The Lottery

The Lottery (1996)

Genres - Mystery, Horror, Drama, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Message Movie  |   Run Time - 120 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan

Based on one of Shirley Jackson's spookier stories, this made-for-TV thriller recounts a small New England town's chilling annual ritual, a quasi-pagan affair involving human sacrifice performed in a particularly horrific manner.

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paganism, ritual, human-sacrifice, ceremony, community, small-town