Curse of the Crimson Altar
Come face to face with naked fear on the altar of evil!
1968 · 1h 27m · R
Horror, Mystery
Directed by
Vernon Sewell
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Curse of the Crimson Altar
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Vernon Sewell Director
- 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
- Roger Avon as Sergeant Tyson (uncredited)
- Michael Warren as Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Rosemarie Reede as Esther
- Denys Peek as Peter Manning (uncredited)
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