Sandra brennan, rovi in this spooky thriller, an evil sorcerer invites an innocent young man and his girl friend to his. Both were released by american international pictures but were made by tony tensers tigon films, the company responsible for witchfinder general which aip. I remember seeing the crimson cult aka the curse of the crimson altar back in 1970 on a double bill with horror house aka the haunted house of horror which featured frankie avalon. The crimson cult 1968 tigon british film productions. While his host squire morley christopher lee, the oblong box is welcoming, manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of lavinia barbara steele, black sunday, the black witch of greymarsh, hanging over everything.
Acting legend boris karloff makes his final film performance in it. Boris karloff actually played in quite a lot of movies like this, near the end of his career. Watch curse of the crimson altar 1968 feature film gorillas on. Vantassle the 1970s featured major changes in the film industry that would drastically alter the way that films were made and the topics that they featured.
With a more compelling lead at its center, crimson cult might have been that buried treasure i was hoping itd be. Directed by vernon sewell for tigon in 1968, the crimson cult also known as the curse of the crimson altar, which is the title it went by for its original uk run was distributed domestically by american international pictures. The crimson altar curse of the crimson altar curse of the crimson cult the reincarnation spirit of the dead witch house. Released 1968, the crimson cult stars boris karloff, christopher lee, barbara steele, mark eden the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 27 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Oct 03, 2014 from the album tales of doom 2012 alexander hilzensauer bass. From the album tales of doom 2012 alexander hilzensauer bass. Crimson cult are the successors to stygma iv, a powerthrash outfit that i discovered alongside and because of angel dust. Taken on its own terms, the crimson cult is a lot of fun as long as you set aside any hopes of being remotely frightened apart from the horrifying fashion choices by this loose adaptation of lovecrafts dreams in the witch house, later filmed far more faithfully by stuart gordon for masters of horror.
The film did well on the drivein theater circuit, and often played on allnight dusk to dawn bills of aip horrors throughout the 1970s. It is a treat to see boris karloff and christopher lee trading pleasantries in their scenes. In curse of the crimson altar aka the crimson cult 1968, which also features christopher lee and boris karloff, barbara steele plays lavinia morley who leads a witchcraft cult. Trog is a 1970 british science fiction horror film directed by freddie francis, and starring joan crawford in a story about the discovery of a troglodyte or ice age caveman in twentiethcentury england. Opening with a barebreasted dominatrix whipping a sacrificial virgin, the crimson cult aka curse of the crimson altar has to be one of the strangest british productions to have been distributed by american international pictures. Much of the reason for this is that late in life the man made a ton of guest appearances in cheesy horror films, since he was a big name and apparently would work for little money. Lovecrafts short story, dreams of the witch house, but you really cant tell and that fact goes uncredited. The crimson cult by vernon sewell boris karloff, christopher lee. I kind of wish it had kept its metatinged smarts a little more since it devolves so quickly into what can best be described as a bside to the devil rides out. Curse of the crimson altar is a 1968 british horror film directed by vernon sewell and starring. Trog marks crawfords last motion picture appearance. The difference with the crimson cult is that it was filmed in england with a stellar cast who can actually act, unlike poor fishoutofwater miss sandra dee in dunwich. The crimson cult 1968 stream and watch online moviefone. Goats, chickens, men in hoods, strange women, pasties, men in bikini bottoms, blonde businessmen getting branded.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. This film being what it is, a low budget horror, the picture quality is very good. Curse of the crimson altar is a 1968 british horror film directed by vernon sewell and starring christopher lee, boris karloff, barbara steele and mark eden. Great supernatural story starring barbara steele, christopher lee,micheal gough. While its production values and busty beauties resemble those of contemporary aip or hammer films, this was actually produced by the shortlived tigon british company that. Crimson cult is the brand new band around the former members of the critically acclaimed stygma iv, g nter maier and alex hilzensauer. This film, while released in the uk in 1968 was released in the us in 1970making it a fourth postmortem film karloff made. While not a great film, curse of the crimson cult is not without interest and is worthy of a dvd release. Buy the crimson cult movie posters from movie poster shop.
The crimson cult 1968 1982 tv episode this film was featured in this episode. The film also goes by the title curse of the crimson altar. Originally filmed as a 12 chapter series in 1946, the crimson ghost was the sinister title character of the series draped in a hood and cloak, with a skull mask, and skeleton hand gloves. The screenplay, by doctor who writers mervyn haisman and henry lincoln, was based. Released on bluray courtesy of kino lorber, the crimson cult isnt quite the easily enjoyed motion picture the rating suggests. The crimson cult skipped dvd completely and arrives on bluray in an avc encoded 1080p high definition transfer framed at 1. The crimson cult bluray kino lorber studio classics.
The crimson cult was never available on dvd in the u. Blood on satans claw digitally remastered widescreen edition dvd 1970 by patrick wymark dvd. Curse of the crimson altar 1968 feature video dailymotion. The film is also titled curse of the crimson altar and the crimson altar. Michael gough extracts the maximum from his small role as a pitifully unhinged. With boris karloff, christopher lee, mark eden, barbara steele. When his brother disappears, robert manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. Fans will find little room for complaint with the picture quality here, it looks very good. Thirty top cult films of the 1970s super seventies. Lovecraft and involves a man traveling to a remote house where his brother has gone missing. Lee plays an adventurer who infiltrates the island of a mad scientist bent on taking over the world, and soon finds himself battling the villians minions. Released 1968, the crimson cult stars boris karloff, christopher lee, barbara steele, mark eden the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 27 min, and received a. The crimson cult 1968 a man stops at a lodge, where he meets a professor of witchcraft boris karloff and dreams of a greenfaced witch barbara steele.
While the backend of the crimson cult is a little clumsy with its reveals, it manages to subtly surprise, i suppose. Lala land records presents the premiere cd release of les baxters score to the 1970 aip lovecraftinspired horror feature the dunwich horror baxters acclaimed score, anchored by an infectious main theme, whisks the listener away in a lush soundscape, tinged with psychedelic motifs, electronics and rock. Although cauldron of blood 1970, isle of the snake people 1971 and alien terror were all released later, curse of the crimson altar 1968. The crimson cult 1968 yify download movie torrent yts. Your isp can monitor you, unless you use a zero log. When his brother disappears, robert manning mark eden pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. It is up to manning to uncover the truth about this cult of the crimson altar.
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. Starting in 1960, american international pictures aip had been successfully associated with adapting the macabre writings of edgar allen poe for an extended series of films which lasted over a decade. Enter the dragon 1973, robert clouse bruce lee in his cultmaking kungfu epic. The movie opens with antique collector peter manning denys peek taking part in a satanic ritual. The crimson cult aka the curse of the crimson altar back in 1970 on. She also appeared with vincent price in the pit and the pendulum. Curse of the crimson altar dvd by boris karloff dvd. 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.
Not available on dvd curse of the crimson cult we are. Its something you could more refer to as gothic horror. I will be screening a 9 minute condensed version of curse of the crimson cult on super8 sound film on the evening of october 4th at the way out club 2525 jefferson avenue in st. The crimson cult 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film was edited and released as the crimson cult in the united states. Boris karloff gives a good performance in one of his last movies. We could go on listing her devilish films and her appearances in dark shadows but we hope you will discover her magic. Fortunately for the young couple the sage professor march 80yearold boris karloff in one of his final films is also a skilled magic maker and is there to save them.
Jun 02, 2011 great supernatural story starring barbara steele, christopher lee,micheal gough. Boots of the traveler crimson cult boots crimson cult chestplate crimson cult helm crimson cult hood crimson cult greaves crimson cult leggings crimson cult robe crimson praetor chestplate crimson praetor greaves crimson praetor helm goggles of revealing thaumaturges boots thaumaturges. Named after the 1968 horror film starring boris karloff. Curse of the crimson altar 1968 r 1h 27min horror 15 april 1970 usa. Popularized in the late 1970s by jerry only, founder of the band misfits, the crimson ghost character can actually be traced back to the 1940s. Louis as part of my monthly super8 movie madness show. When the film begins we meet robert manning mark eden, an antiques dealer who depends on his brother peter denys peek to keep him. Boris karloff, christopher lee, barbara steele, michael gough, vernon sewell. 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. The screenplay was written by peter bryan, john gilling, and aben kandel. The screenplay, by doctor who writers mervyn haisman and henry.
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