The Quest for the Wicker Man

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About the Book: 

One of the greatest films ever to be made in Scotland, The Wicker Man, immediately garnered a cult following on its release for its intense atmosphere and shocking denouement.
This book explores the roots of this powerful, enduring film. With contributors including The Wicker Man director Robin Hardy, it is a thorough and informative read for all fans of this indispensable horror masterpiece.

Reviews: 

This book is a debate, engrossing, thoroughly readable and moreish. The Sunday Herald
One gets the feeling of real passion for the subject. Pentacle
A more balanced and straightforward approach to the reader. Scope

Praise for The Wicker Man:

One of Scotland’s greatest movies. Scotsman
The Citizen Kane of Horror Films. Cinefantastique
How radical it seems as a film, with the folk songs in particular, making it seem increasingly like a horror musical, not just a pagan-themed wig-out. ALISTAIR HARKNESS

About the Author:

BENJAMIN FRANKS is a lecturer in Social and Political Philosophy at the University of Glasgow.

STEPHEN HARPER'S special interest is in media representations of mental health and gender studies; he is a lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Glasgow.

JONATHAN MURRAY teaches in the Centre for Visual and Cultural Studies at Edinburgh College of Art.

LESLEY STEVENSON is a lecturer in Tourism and Leisure at Liverpool Hope University College.