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Curse of the Crimson Altar

aka The Crimson Cult

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Terror fills the night as she stalks her prey!

Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) follows an antiques dealer who travels to the ancestral estate of Craxted Lodge in search of his missing brother, only to find himself drawn into a sinister web of witchcraft and occult ritual. As he uncovers the mansion’s dark history, nightmarish visions and a secret cult of witch-descendants converge upon the house and its guests. This gothic-horror thriller blends psychedelic dread and ritualistic menace in a haunting study of ancestral guilt and occult resurrection.

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Extras
Kino box art
Kino BD-A/US/OOP 2015
88 Films box art
88 Films BD-B/UK 2024
Wicked-Vision box art
Wicked-Vision BD-B/DE 2018
Odeon box art
Odeon BD-ALL/UK/OOP 2014
DD Video box art
DD Video DVD-0 PAL/UK/OOP 2005
Audio Commentary by Actress Barbara Steele, Moderated by David Del Valle
Audio Commentary by Daniel Perée, Jörg Kopetz and Ingo Strecker (In German)
Audio Commentary by Sean Hogan and Kim Newman
Creating “Curse of the Crimson Altar” [Extended] (35:01)
Creating “Curse of the Crimson Altar” (25:20)
“British Legends of Stage and Screen: Sir Christopher Lee” (TV Episode, 2012, 47:12)
The Altar of Sacrifice - Interview with Sean Hogan (20:31)
Music Macabre - Interview with Composer Kendall Roclord Schmidt (13:07)
On the Cutting Room Floor - Interview with Editor Howard Lanning (18:04)
Interview with Actor Christopher Lee (About Boris Karloff) - Conducted by Marcus Hearn (2004, 25:04)
Audio Interview with Actor Christopher Lee (12:16)
Alternate German Opening Title Sequence (2:11)
Censored Opening Title Sequence (4:04)
Stills Gallery [88 Films]
Stills Gallery [DD Video] (1:43)
Stills Gallery [Odeon] (2:31)
Stills Gallery [Wicked-Vision] (x7, 13:32)
German Theatrical Trailer (2:41)
German Theatrical Trailer (Unrestored) (2:41)
UK Theatrical Trailer (2:44)
UK Theatrical Trailer (Unrestored) (2:41)
US Theatrical Trailer (2:03)
US Theatrical Trailer (Unrestored) (2:00)
US Radio Spots (x2, 1:43)
Super 8 Version (In German, 39:23)
Super 8 Version: “Curse of the Crimson Altar” (9:14)
Super 8 Version: “The Crimson Cult” (7:37)
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Notes

  • Kino’s Blu-ray uses an alternate score due to US rights issues.
  • 88 Films’ Blu-ray includes a 24-page booklet with writing by Andrew Graves (“Sauce & Sorcery: Tigon, Sex and the ‘Curse of the Crimson Altar’ (1968)”).
  • Wicked-Vision’s Blu-ray is also available in three Mediabook editions, each containing a 24-page booklet with writing by Dr. Rolf Giesen and Uwe Sommerlad (in German); and an alternate “Nostalgic” version (in German, 82:22) on DVD.
  • DD Video’s “Collector’s Edition” DVD includes a 24-page booklet with writing by Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby.

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Curse of the Crimson Altar title screen
  • Screen shot for Creating “Curse of the Crimson Altar” [Extended]
    Creating “Curse of the Crimson Altar” [Extended] (35:01)
  • Screen shot for “British Legends of Stage and Screen: Sir Christopher Lee”
    “British Legends of Stage and Screen: Sir Christopher Lee” (TV Episode, 2012, 47:12)
  • Screen shot for The Altar of Sacrifice
    The Altar of Sacrifice (20:31)
  • Screen shot for Music Macabre
    Music Macabre (13:07)
  • Screen shot for On the Cutting Room Floor
    On the Cutting Room Floor (18:04)
  • Screen shot for Interview with Actor Christopher Lee (About Boris Karloff)
    Interview with Actor Christopher Lee (About Boris Karloff) (2004, 25:04)
  • Screen shot for Audio Interview with Actor Christopher Lee
    Audio Interview with Actor Christopher Lee (12:16)
Presentation
Kino box art
Kino BD 2015
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 17.82 Mbps
      • 1.67:1
      • 1:27:26.986
      • 12.93 GiB
  • Audio
      • English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
      • 48 kHz
      • 1590 kbps
      • 16-bit
      • US Score
  • Subtitles
    • None
88 Films box art
88 Films BD 2024
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 34.88 Mbps
      • 1.67:1
      • 1:27:25.325
      • 22.85 GiB
  • Audio
      • English LPCM 2.0 Mono
      • 48 kHz
      • 2304 kbps
      • 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Wicked-Vision box art
Wicked-Vision BD 2018
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 28.00 Mbps
      • 1.67:1
      • 1:27:09.482
      • 26.83 GiB
  • Audio
      • English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
      • 48 kHz
      • 1601 kbps
      • 16-bit
      • German DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
      • 48 kHz
      • 1827 kbps
      • 24-bit
      • Theatrical Dub
      • German DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
      • 48 kHz
      • 1869 kbps
      • 24-bit
      • TV Dub
  • Subtitles
    • English
    • German
Odeon box art
Odeon BD 2014
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p24
      • 20.00 Mbps
      • 1.67:1
      • 1:27:04.250
      • 14.03 GiB
  • Audio
      • English LPCM 2.0 Mono
      • 48 kHz
      • 1536 kbps
      • 16-bit
      • Original Score
  • Subtitles
    • None
Extras Audio Commentary by Actress Barbara Steele, Moderated by David Del Valle Kino BD
Audio Commentary by Sean Hogan and Kim Newman 88 Films BD
Creating “Curse of the Crimson Altar” [Extended] (35:01, 720p) 88 Films BD
“British Legends of Stage and Screen: Sir Christopher Lee” (TV Episode, 2012, 47:12, 1080p) Kino BD
The Altar of Sacrifice - Interview with Sean Hogan (20:31, 1080p) 88 Films BD
Music Macabre - Interview with Composer Kendall Roclord Schmidt (13:07, 1080p) Kino BD
On the Cutting Room Floor - Interview with Editor Howard Lanning (18:04, 1080p) 88 Films BD
Interview with Actor Christopher Lee (About Boris Karloff) - Conducted by Marcus Hearn (2004, 25:04, 1080p) Wicked-Vision BD
Audio Interview with Actor Christopher Lee (12:16) Wicked-Vision BD
Censored Opening Title Sequence (4:04, 1080p) Wicked-Vision BD
Stills Gallery [88 Films] 88 Films BD
Stills Gallery [Odeon] (2:31, 1080p) Odeon BD
Stills Gallery [Wicked-Vision] (x7, 13:32, 1080p) Wicked-Vision BD
UK Theatrical Trailer (2:44, 1080p) Kino BD
UK Theatrical Trailer (2:39, 1080p) 88 Films BD
US Theatrical Trailer (2:03, 1080p) Kino BD
US Theatrical Trailer (2:00, 1080p) 88 Films BD
US Radio Spots (x2, 1:43) Wicked-Vision BD
Super 8 Version: “Curse of the Crimson Altar” (9:14, 1080p) Wicked-Vision BD
Super 8 Version: “The Crimson Cult” (7:37, 1080p) Wicked-Vision BD

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