Lord of Misrule

Lord of Misrule

Year: 2023

Runtime: 1 h 44 m

Language: English

Director: William Brent Bell

Echo Score: 53
Horror

When a priest’s daughter disappears during a harvest festival, her world is upended. Driven to find her, the priestess Rebecca Holland begins to investigate, uncovering long-buried secrets within the close-knit community that threaten to destroy everything she knows. She must confront the town’s dark history before it’s too late.

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Timeline & Setting – Lord of Misrule (2023)

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Time period

Present day

The story unfolds in a contemporary rural setting where a new vicar discovers a hidden cult behind the town’s festive rituals. Masked performances, bonfires and forest rites anchor the community’s sense of belonging while past legends bleed into the present. A remembered 1621 tale links ancient promises to current power.

Location

Harvest Festival Village

A rural village centered on an annual harvest festival and old beliefs. Its streets orbit a church and a secluded forest where rituals unfold. The community’s identity hinges on tradition and a looming fear of the legend Gallowgog.

🎭 Folklore 🏛️ Church town 🌲 Rural village

Last Updated: October 27, 2025 at 16:43

Main Characters – Lord of Misrule (2023)

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Rebecca Holland

Newly appointed vicar of a small town, Rebecca is protective of her daughter Grace and committed to her parish. When Grace is drawn into the village's occult rites, Rebecca becomes a determined investigator who will risk everything to bring her back. Her faith is tested as she navigates a dangerous web of secrets, violence and belief.

🕊️ Protective 🧭 Determined 🎭 Complex

Grace Holland

Grace is a quiet, perceptive child whose fascination with the village rituals marks her as both vulnerable and powerful. She seems to communicate with unseen watchers and becomes the focal point of the Harvest festival. Her apparent innocence drives the conflict as the community tries to control her fate.

🧒 Curious 🌫️ Enigmatic

Jocelyn Abney

A charismatic leader of the harvest rites who becomes the terrifying lord of misrule. He masks his true intentions while steering the town toward violent obedience, ultimately facing consequences for his actions.

🪄 Charismatic 🎭 Fanatic 🔥 Violent

Derry Nash

A local man drawn into Grace's plight, whose attempts to help go wrong as he becomes entangled in the cult's reach. He bears the triangle tattoo and tries to navigate the dangerous secrets of Nash's property.

🕯️ Mysterious ⚠️ Risky

Henry Holland

Grace's father, a practical man whose focus on work strains his relationship with Rebecca. He becomes a victim of the village's violence as the cult exposes its brutality.

🛠️ Pragmatic 💔 Tragic 🕯️ Strained

Last Updated: October 27, 2025 at 16:43

Major Themes – Lord of Misrule (2023)

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🩸 Sacrifice

Becoming a mother and pastor, Rebecca is forced to make a brutal choice to save Grace. The ritual demands a price, and hair becomes a symbolic gift that tests humanity against the supernatural. The film frames sacrifice as a personal act and a communal justification that binds the town.

🪄 Folklore vs Religion

The town clings to Gallowgog as a force beyond church doctrine, and the line between devotion and manipulation blurs. The lord of misrule uses ritual to command obedience, while Rebecca challenges this power with a different faith. The clash reveals how belief can be both protective and dangerous.

👥 Community Pressure

The village enforces conformity through ritual and fear. Jocelyn leverages the crowd to justify violence, and the mob's actions escalate toward tragedy. Individual voices are silenced as tradition becomes coercion.

Last Updated: October 27, 2025 at 16:43

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