Horror ·Mystery · United Kingdom · 1968 · 1h 27m

Curse of the Crimson Altar

Curse of the Crimson Altar poster
Director
Vernon Sewell
Cast
Christopher Lee as J.D. Morley Boris Karloff as Professor John Marsh Mark Eden as Robert Manning Virginia Wetherell as Eve Morley Barbara Steele as Lavinia Morley Michael Gough as Elder
Crew
John Coquillon — Director of Photography Howard Lanning — Editor Peter Knight — Original Music Composer Mervyn Haisman — Screenplay Henry Lincoln — Screenplay H.P. Lovecraft — Novel
Tagline

Come face to face with naked fear on the altar of evil!

Synopsis

When his brother disappears, a man visits the remote country house where he was last seen. While the host seems outwardly friendly and his niece more demonstrably so, there's a feeling of menace in the air with the overhanging legend of Lavinia Morley, the Black Witch of Greymarsh.

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Mood & Themes
witchvirginsacrificepoliceenglandcemeterynieceold dark housewitchcraft
Key Collaborators
Vernon Sewell Director John Coquillon Director of Photography Howard Lanning Editor Peter Knight Original Music Composer Mervyn Haisman Screenplay Henry Lincoln Screenplay H.P. Lovecraft Novel Jerry Sohl Story Louis M. Heyward Producer Michael Southgate Costume Design
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