The Wicker Tree
“Accept our sacrifice”
MysteryHorrorThriller
Director Robin Hardy's reimagining of his eerie 1973 film, The Wicker Man. Young Christians Beth and Steve, a gospel singer and her cowboy boyfriend, leave Texas to preach door-to-door in Scotland. When, after initial abuse, they are welcomed with joy and elation to Tressock, the border fiefdom of Sir Lachlan Morrison, they assume their hosts simply want to hear more about Jesus. How innocent and wrong they are.
VIBE
A deeply unsettling, darkly comedic folk horror. It feels like a fever dream set in the Scottish Highlands, where misplaced faith meets ancient, disturbing traditions. The atmosphere is thick with dread and a sense of impending doom, all delivered with a bizarre, campy edge.
eerieunsettlingcampydisturbingslow-burnfolk horrorarthousedark comedygiallo-adjacentfaithcultssacrificemisplaced innocence
based on novel or booksacrificescotlandsupernaturaldark comedyfolk horrorscottish highlandschristian missionaryre-imaginingcompanion piececannibalismindependent filmcomedy thriller
