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Robin Hardy's follow-up to his 1973 cult classic The Wicker Man - which may (or may not) be of interest to CGAA year 1 and their continuing investigation of all things 'unheimlich'...

Summary: One part horror, another part musical -The Wicker Man is as eclectic a British Horror film could be. Police Sergeant, Neil Howie, travels to Summerisle, a remote island situated off the west coast of Scotland to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. A devout Christian, he is horrified at the islanders outwardly Pagan beliefs encouraged by the enigmatic Lord Summerisle. Bewildered at their consistently strange behaviour, he suspects the girl may have been killed by the islanders for sacrificial purposes after a poor harvest. Analysis: “Howie arrives at the Scottish island to a find a secretive, tightly knit neo-pagan society, a world where couples copulate on gravestones, women breast feed in a desecrated church and young children are taught about the importance of the phallus. He is shocked by the islanders open sexuality and devotion to pre-Christian gods.” (Davies, 22:2003) Davies, S. Paul (2003) A-Z of cult films and film-makers USA: Batsford Release: 1973 Direc...

The 1973 British horror film The Wicker Man directed by Robin Hardy has the strange distinction of being defined as a musical horror film that is equally adept in both departments. The films unique brand of unsettling Pagan chills is set to Folk songs composed by Paul Giovanni, come together to create incredibly unnerving, ‘something’s not quite right here’ portrait of the films seemingly peaceful Hebridean island –Summerisle, which never fails to creep me out! Arguably the film’s most well known moment outside of the downbeat ending is the scene where a landlords beautiful daughter (played by Britt Ickland, though a body double stands in place for moments of this particular scene) dances and sings naked against wall in an attempt to seduce the films main protagonist, a devout Christian policeman. Willow's Song The Landlord’s Daughter Gently Johnny Maypole Fire Leap