This week we ditch slashers for cults as we look into the Wicker Man Cult of Summerisle.

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Sergeant Neil Howie journeys by seaplane to the remote Hebridean island of Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a young girl, Rowan Morrison, about whom he has received an anonymous letter. Howie, a devout Christian, is disturbed to find the Islanders paying homage to the pagan Celtic gods of their ancestors. They copulate openly in the fields, include children as part of the May Day celebrations, teach children of the phallic association of the maypole, and place toads in their mouths to cure sore throats. The islanders appear to be trying to thwart his investigation by claiming that Rowan never existed.

Now this may seem like a group of people doing their best to cover up a suspected suspicious death, but it would soon become apparent that their attempts to frustrate and mislead Sergeant Howie held ulterior ritualistic motives.

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Sources - The Wicker Man (1973) Directed by Robin Hardy, Scteenplay by Anthony Saffer and Distributed by British Lion Films.

And the Novel "Ritual" (1967) by David Pinner

Also used was "The Loathsome Lambton Worm" Audio Play based on the sequeal script treatment by Anthony Saffer adapt for Podcast by Steven Sloss & Roz Menzies available on Spotify @ https://open.spotify.com/episode/3BV93KJf7CWlgxTVDsDWQ7?si=2e9dc65b2ab54168

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