The British horror film The Wicker Man (1973) is one of my favorite movies in any genre. The flick is spooky throughout, but this story of a police officer investigating a missing child case on a remote island is also funny, artful, campy and sexy, and it features a ubiquitous soundtrack that makes this macabre masterpiece play almost like a musical. It’s a truly unique movie, and it joins Witchfinder General (1968) and The Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971) on a shortlist of classics in the short-lived folk horror genre.

The Wicker Man‘s director, Robin Hardy died on July 1 at the age of 86. Here are two documentaries about his classic film: Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man and The Wicker Man Enigma…

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