the wicker man Archives - Movies In Focus

Uncovering Curiosities: Waris Hussein’s THE POSSESSION Of JOEL DELANEY

This 1972 chiller directed by Waris Hussein is a supernatural tale that appears to be in the same mould as The Exorcist; however it was released over a year before William Friedkin’s classic. The Possession of Joel Delaney stars Shirley Maclaine [...]

June 20, 2021

Review: SACRIFICE Is A Meandering Scandi-Folk Horror

Andy Collier and Tor Mian’s Sacrifice is a Scandi-folk horror, which is obviously heavily inspired by Robin Hardy’s classic folk horror, The Wicker Man, Ari Aster’s recent Midsommar and the works of H.P. Lovecraft (he even gets [...]

March 21, 2021

Trailer For Scandi-Folk Horror SACRIFICE Starring Barbara Crampton

The mighty Barbara Crampton leads the cast of the new Scandi-folk horror, Sacrifice. This is an atmospheric and well-cut trailer for the film which comes from Andy Collier and Tor Mian. Ludovic Hughes and Sophie Stevens co-star in Sacrifice, as [...]

March 5, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Jerzy Skolimowski’s THE SHOUT

This 1978 British film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski stars the wonderful Alan Bates, John Hurt, Susannah York and Tim Curry. The film sounds like an episode of The Twilight Zone (but it’s so much more); on a summers afternoon a group of villagers [...]

October 22, 2020

Behind The Scenes: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee & Director Robin Hardy On The Set Of THE WICKER MAN

Robin Hardy’s cult horror, The Wicker Man is eerily disturbing on many levels and equally unclassifiable. The 1973 film sees Edward Woodward excel as the uptight Christian policeman searching for a missing child on the remote island [...]

October 2, 2020

Ari Aster’s MIDSOMMAR Proves That Horror Is A Serious Business

Writer/director Ari Aster’s Midsommar is a mind-bending, genre-defying piece of cinema. Yes, superficially the 2019 release has all the traits of a horror film, but Aster’s movie is much more than that (I won’t use the phrase [...]

July 5, 2020

Review: CRUCIBLE OF THE VAMPIRE Looks To A Forgotten Era Of British Horror

Iain Ross-McNamee tries to take British horror back to the late 1960s and early 1970s with Crucible of The Vampire, a solid low budget fright pic that has enough atmosphere, quirky performances and mystery to keep you hooked. The ending is a bit of [...]

February 2, 2019