Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn! Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting!

Starring: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Lesley Mackie, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, Lindsay Kemp, Ian Campbell, Russell Waters, Aubrey Morris, Irene Sunter

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"Come. It is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man." - Lord Summerisle to Sergeant Howie

Why watch this? The Brits spin a nice horror film, as they lean into paganism.

Plot Summary: A conservative, Christian police sergeant travels to a remote Scottish island to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. He is met with hostility and denial from the island's insular, pagan inhabitants, who claim the girl never existed. As the pious outsider probes deeper into the community's strange rituals and practices, he grows more convinced a conspiracy is afoot.

Dad's Preview: Many folks, as was I, were raised under Christian values. Anything deriving spirituality from nature, witches, old gods, or chanting rituals was openly chastised and certainly feared. Here, Edward Woodward, portrays police officer Sgt. Howie who is a devout Christian. As part of a missing girl report, he ends up in the middle of an isolated, secret island where his beliefs are in the minority. As he investigates the disappearance, he comes to meet Christopher Lee (in perhaps his best performance ever), the leader of the community. Things get weirder and scarier as the officer comes to a grim realization. This is extreme psychological horror, and will leave you quite spooked. 

Peter Snell; British Lion Films