The Wicker Man

You Are Not My Mother to Jackie Brown: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

A dark and powerful horror film about Celtic myth and mental health, plus Pam Grier shines in Quentin Tarantino’s biggest-hearted movie ever

Simon Wardell

01, Dec, 2023 @9:00 AM

The Wicker Man review – brilliant conspiracy chiller is a one-movie genre in itself

The satirical masterpiece goes well beyond what one expects from folk horror, with Edward Woodward as the priggish cop sent to investigate a pagan island

Peter Bradshaw

21, Jun, 2023 @10:00 AM

Lusty singalongs and Brexit portents: the eternal flame of The Wicker Man soundtrack

With British folk songs done by a New Yorker, the soundtrack disappeared for decades – but has now become a touchstone for artists journeying to a nation’s dark heart

Fergal Kinney

20, Jun, 2023 @4:00 PM

Post your questions for Britt Ekland

She’s done everything from Bond films to I’m a Celebrity, and has found time to inspire a song or two along the way. So now’s your chance to ask the question you always wanted to

Rich Pelley

29, Apr, 2023 @8:25 AM

The Wicker Man: 1973 folk-horror endures to this day as a masterpiece of the form

Free love and folk-singing hides a dark secret on the Scottish island of Summerisle in a film that’s bracing, exciting and downright funny

Shaad D'Souza

31, May, 2021 @1:00 AM

Devils and debauchery: why we love to be scared by folk horror

After films like The Wicker Man and Midsommar, grisly visions of the countryside have made the leap from screen to page, writes horror author Andrew Michael Hurley

Andrew Michael Hurley

28, Oct, 2019 @8:00 AM

Bronco McLoughlin obituary

Stunt performer who appeared in films including The Mission, Total Recall and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Anthony Hayward

31, Mar, 2019 @3:40 PM

From Britannia to The Wicker Man: the welcome return of folk horror

British neo-folk art has seen a renaissance in recent years, and now TV and radio are getting in on the act with psychedelic takes on Albion’s folklore

Phil Harrison

16, Jan, 2018 @6:00 AM

Sorry, Alton Towers. The Wicker Man just isn’t a rollercoaster ride | Stuart Heritage

It’s a move akin to making Don’t Look Now an inflatable bouncy castle set, says Guardian columnist Stuart Heritage

Stuart Heritage

09, Jan, 2018 @9:28 AM

10 of the best horror movie locations

From the town that inspires Stephen King to Hannibal Lecter’s stamping grounds, or the eeriest of Essex islands, here’s our pick of 10 frighteningly good real-life film sets

Will Coldwell

30, Oct, 2017 @6:00 AM

What the F? How Mother! joined the 'bad movie' club

Filmgoers in America have handed the Jennifer Lawrence horror the lowest possible rating, putting it among a select group of F-rated movies that includes Soderbergh’s Solaris and the Nic Cage remake of The Wicker Man. Can it really be ‘the worst film of the century’?

Peter Bradshaw

18, Sep, 2017 @6:03 PM