First published in 1978, five years after the release of the classic horror film from which it is adapted, The Wicker Man is a gripping horror classic.
It is the tale of Highlands policeman, Police Sergeant Neil Howie, on the trail of a missing girl. He is lured to the remote Scottish island of Summerisle. As May Day approaches, strange, shamanistic and erotic events erupt around him. Initially he is convinced that the girl has been abducted for human sacrifice – only to find that he may be the revellers’ quarry…
About Robin Hardy
Robin Hardy was a British Film Director. The Wicker Man was his first film and remains his best-known work.
About Anthony Shaffer
Anthony Shaffer was a UK-based screenwriter well-known for such successful thrillers as Sleuth and Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy, in addition to this screenplay and novelization.
choosing a selection results in a full page refresh
