Curse of the Crimson Altar
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Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)

01/12/1968 (GB)
Horror, Mystery
1h 27m

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

Overview

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.

  • Vernon SewellDirector
  • Mervyn HaismanScreenplay
  • Henry LincolnScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • witch
  • virgin
  • sacrifice
  • police
  • england
  • cemetery
  • niece
  • old dark house
  • witchcraft

Top Billed Cast

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

J.D. Morley

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Professor John Marsh

Mark Eden

Mark Eden

Robert Manning

Virginia Wetherell

Virginia Wetherell

Eve Morley

Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Lavinia Morley

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Elder

Roger Avon

Roger Avon

Sergeant Tyson (uncredited)

Michael Warren

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Rosemarie Reede

Esther

Denys Peek

Peter Manning (uncredited)

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