Cool to see Christopher Lee and Boris Karloff together, but it’s unfortunate that the story isn’t worthy of their talents. It’s almost there, but it feels very well worn and I’m not sure the ending really works.
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Come face to face with naked fear on the altar of evil!
Rating
2.5 (1)
Release Date
12/1/1968Runtime
87 minsOverview
When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming, and his niece more demonstrably so, Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of Lavinia Morley, Black Witch of Greymarsh, hanging over everything.
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EnglishBudget
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A creeping gothic mystery where sinister hospitality masks occult danger. The film wraps you in mounting dread as a visitor slowly realizes his polite hosts harbor dark, witchcraft-steeped secrets.
Mood
UnsettlingDread-soakedParanoidTense
Themes
FamilyIsolationSurvival
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
FormalistHigh-contrast
Structure
Single location
Heads up
Sexual violence
Christopher Lee
J.D. Morley
Boris Karloff
Professor John Marsh
Mark Eden
Robert Manning
Virginia Wetherell
Eve Morley
Barbara Steele
Lavinia Morley
Michael Gough
Elder
Roger Avon
Sergeant Tyson (uncredited)
Michael Warren
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Rosemarie Reede
Esther
Denys Peek
Peter Manning (uncredited)
Ron Pember
Petrol Attendant (uncredited)
Rupert Davies
The Vicar (uncredited)
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