7. The Wicker Man (1973)

Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man was ignored when it was first released but is now considered one of the folk horror classics. The movie is set on a remote Scottish island, where a police officer arrives to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. He finds himself drawn into an odd pagan cult. This chilling atmosphere and performance by Christopher Lee made this film a classic piece of horror. Its disturbing ending, unsettling visuals as well as the theme behind religious extremism, have catapulted it to fame and even turned it into a quintessential cult horror movie.
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