The Wicker Man (1973): Folk Horror's Founding Text

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000

There is a version of the horror film that keeps the lights on. No shadows to hide the monster, no fog, no midnight — instead a bright Hebridean spring, hedgerows in blossom, children dancing round a maypole while a brass band plays. Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man is the founding document of that tradition, and half a century on it is still the cleanest example of how frightening daylight can be when everyone in the frame is smiling at you and only you don’t know the joke.

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The Wicker Man (1973): Folk Horror's Founding Text