The Wicker Man (1973) | Episode 37 | The Dreadcast

This week The Dreadcast ventures into Aidans favourite horror and film in general of all time! The beautiful part of this, it's Tom first time! So the dreadful duo have much to discuss with this fantstic english folk horror classic from 1973. Topics range from the pagan phenomenon of Mayday and the Maypole, to the bleak ending and how the story could possibly continue?!

Timestamps:

01:10 - Episode 37, Aidans episode

06:00 - Is The Wicker Man Scary?

13:00 - Synopsis

23:00 - Is Howie ‘The Wicker Man’?

27:00 - Old man yells at film run times

BREAK

29:25  - The quality behind a 70’s/80’s horror films look

37:45 - Shooting locations

43:20 - Variations in characters and acting

55:45 - The Maypole and May day

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01:00:00 - Friday 13th & Nightmare on Elm Street trivia game

01:08:30 - The capture and burning

01:13:50 - A jar of foreskins

01:21:00 - Famous pubs in Horror

01:22:45 - Cinematography and the art design

01:26:00 - Is this a film for a first time modern audience?

01:36:45 - The Wicker Man movie posters

01:47:20 - How does the story continue?

01:57:00 - We mess up The Dreadcast timeline

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