Remember when you were young and horror movies were actually allowed to be weird and scary? Of course you don’t, we deliberately pitch this blog at 7 year olds. Still, if you consider your self a cinematic gourmand (and that doesn’t mean ordering nachos with extra electric cheese) then you may have more than a passing familiarity with Robin Hardy, and his leading man du jour Christopher Lee.
The pair teamed up way, way back in 68, and the naked Britt Ekland filled result was the fantastic, timelessly creepy The Wicker Man.
Unfortunately Hollywood couldn’t leave well enough alone and decided to improve on the concept by… erm… torturing Nic Cage with some bees… ahem, anyway, as if to show them that no one does really, really fucking odd quite like the Brits, Hardy and Lee have coalesced once more and the result is – The Wicker Tree.
Based on the brand new trailer above god only knows what it’s about, but early news hints that we can expect more apple-fuelled child murder, with more than a hint of evangelical christianity butting heads with the ‘hey lets all get wasted and shag on the golf course’ pagan gods that informed the truly odd original.
Is it too much to ask for Count Dracula to don a dress once more? Probably, but there does at least seem to be plenty of shouting, so we can but hope.
The Wicker Tree is scheduled for release later this year- check out the official site for more details.
