I watched an interesting film last night called The Wickerman. It was a 1973 horror film directed by Robin Hardy. A remake was made in 2006 starring Nicolas Cage. It’s about a police officer who investigates the disappearance of a young girl on a remote island in Britain. While there, he uncovers bizarre rituals and the truth to the disappearance of the girl.

The Wickerman movie is based on ancient Celtic rituals where druid priests would burn people alive inside of giant wooden wicker statues in order to make sacrifices to their gods.



SPLAT has discovered that this ancient practice still takes place by neopagans and other religious sects, even right here in Central Pennsylvania. Actual humans don’t get sacrificed anymore, that we know of, but the act of burning a Wickerman does.