Curse of the Crimson Altar
Come face to face with naked fear on the altar of evil!
1968 · 87 min · ★ 5.2 · Horror, Mystery
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.
Directed by Vernon Sewell · Written by Henry Lincoln
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Christopher Lee J.D. Morley -
Boris Karloff Professor John Marsh -
Mark Eden Robert Manning -
Virginia Wetherell Eve Morley -
Barbara Steele Lavinia Morley -
Michael Gough Elder -
Roger Avon Sergeant Tyson (uncredited) - M Michael Warren Chauffeur (uncredited)
- R Rosemarie Reede Esther
- D Denys Peek Peter Manning (uncredited)
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Ron Pember Petrol Attendant (uncredited) -
Rupert Davies The Vicar (uncredited)
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