21:05 Thursday 10th July
#BBCFour #BBCFourHD
#TheWickerMan
#cinema #films
21:05 Thursday 10th July
#BBCFour #BBCFourHD
#TheWickerMan
#cinema #films
Today, May 1, 1973, Police Sergeant Neil Howie finds that he is unable to leave remote Hebridean island Summerisle. The island residents celebrate May Day with pagan rituals (The Wicker Man, 1973)
I recently translated a book sample, then at the London Book Fair I got to hear the rest of the plot. And it is AMAZING. If you're into creepy twisted folk horror, you're going to want to read this.
The Last Sacrifice – The folk horror documentary premieres in March. Details here https://bit.ly/3X8InkT
YO! #Monsterdon! still thinking about #TheWickerman. can't decide if it is parody or not.
@FE78MLT A bunch of us get together and watch a movie together, _mostly_ a monster movie, and comment along using the hashtag.
It's every Sunday evening and you can get notices by following #MonsterdonAlert
@yatsu ooooh I remember him now
@ranjit @jonny @steggy @Taweret I personally read an implication that this was one of those communities that had held on to a lot more of the old celebrations and rituals of the past, and built on that - I mean, you're not imposing that sort of changeover from the top, you really aren't. But if it's already there (even if thin on the ground) you can certainly encourage it.
"They Did Their Own Research" - A Comparative Study of Folk Religious Practices on Summerisle and the Global Anti-COVID Vaccination Movement (2025, Lord Summerisle et al)
#TheWickerMan is part of the "Unholy Trinity" of #FolkHorror that also includes Witchfinder General and Blood on Satan's Claw.
I recommend both as well as the amazing documentary on folk horror "Woodland Days and Dark Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror" by Kier-La Janisse.
You can watch it online on AMC+, Shudder, Kanopy, etc or find it included in "All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror" , A Monumental Box Set put out by Severin Films including many unseen or under seen films from around the world.
#TheWickerMan is now trending across Mastodon
#唐突なアカウント名の由来紹介 is now trending across Mastodon
BTW it's always hilarious to me that David Bowie is running away from an exceedingly pale Trent Reznor... yeah the front man for Nine Inch Nails
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT3cERVRoQo
this movie is just a whole "Am Afraid Of Americans" vibe... but make it Scotland.
great film, loved pagan christopher lee. goals
My favorite part was the Barbarella acid jazz guitar chase music. #monsterdon #TheWickerMan
the shot of it burning down zooming into the sunset? perfect.
PRAISE THE SUN!
That's a monsterless Monsterdon wrapped.
#Monsterdon #TheWickerMan
this is a fun ceremony, the music is so lovely :)
SUMMER IS A-COMIN' IN