Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)

19681h 27mdir. Vernon SewellUnited Kingdomhorror film

With Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Mark Eden, Barbara Steele, Michael Gough, Rupert Davies, Michael Warren, Nita Lorraine

Directed by Vernon Sewell

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Curse of the Crimson Altar (also called The Crimson Altar; released in the United States as The Crimson Cult) is a 1968 British horror film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Barbara Steele, Virginia Wetherell and Mark Eden. The film was produced by Louis M. Heyward for Tigon British Film Productions. The screenplay, by Doctor Who writers Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln, was based loosely (uncredited) on the short story "The Dreams in the Witch House" by H. P. Lovecraft. This film also featured the final British film appearance of Karloff.

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