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Boris Karloff (Actor), Christopher Lee (Actor), Vernon Sewell (Director) Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: Blu-ray
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  • Actors: Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Mark Edeon, Virginia Wetherell, Barbara Steele
  • Directors: Vernon Sewell
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Odeon Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 13 Oct. 2014
  • Run Time: 87 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
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When his brother disappears, Robert Manning (Mark Eden) pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. Whilst his host Squire Morley (Christopher Lee) is outwardly welcoming - and his house-keeper`s beautiful niece Eve (Virginia Wetherell) his niece willing to fulfil his needs - Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of Lavinia (Barbara Steele), the Black Witch of Greymarsh, hanging over everything. Will the village's renowned expert on witchcraft, Professor John Marshe (Boris Karloff), be able to shed light on the wicked going-ons at Craxted Lodge? This adaptation from Lovecraft`s `Dream in the Witch House` was shot in Grims Dyke, the allegedly haunted house of W S Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan fame. It is remarkable for being the only time that Lee, Karloff and Steele appeared in the same film and is also the last British film to star Karloff, which was innovatively filmed by John Coquillon.

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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat Cast! Great Psychedelic Camerawork! Good Mystery!
By S. E Hand on 25 Mar. 2005
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
Do yourself a favor and check this title out. The cast is really good. The movie has some creepy graveyard scenes complete with dense fog. Altogether a mystery of sorts. Barbara Steele looks superb in her green makeup and costume. Karloff is a real gas! Check out his man-servant Clive. Lee and Karloff's scenes together are very well done. Some really tripped out sound effects complement some dazzling optical effects throughout, they are real treats. Overall not the bomb it is made out to be. A fun and a solid mystery. A few creepy scenes. Includes a good interview with Lee which is pretty informative. A minor classic!
The soundtrack/music/dialog/ suffers a bit from top end clipping. The image is anamorphic 16x9 but is not taken from a negative or interpositve. Looks to be a pretty clean theatrical print. It is as good as it has looked since the release, so get a copy now. If Anchorbay or Blue Underground get it they may be able to secure a better print.
Warning: Current MTV generation Avoid! Does not contain CGI effects, mindless dance music, jumpy editing and a politicaly correct message.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFantastic Blu-ray from OEG and the FULL UNCUT VERSION for the first time ever on home video!
By Robert on 22 Oct. 2014
Format: Blu-ray
The PQ is beautiful and the sound good & clear. And for the first time ever on home video, it's the full uncut version! The German DVD had the opening whipping footage as an extra feature but wasn't included in the print itself whereas OEG have included it! Special features are plenty including recent interviews with stars Mark Eden (Robert Manning) & Virginia Wetherell (Eve). Fantastic!
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4.0 out of 5 starsHaunting.
By M P Crouch on 13 Oct. 2014
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When I first saw this film at the cinema I wasn't impressed, but strangely it stuck in my memory and much later I bought it on DVD, and now I have it on this Blu-ray. It certainly is a curious little film of cult status I would think, based on a story by H P Lovecraft (The Dreams in the Witch-House). There's a strong cast, Boris Karloff is magnificent, Barbara Steele Visually stunning, and a fine performance from Virginia Wetherell. This Blu-ray has a great picture quality, doing justice to this atmospheric movie but I would of liked an audio commentary much more about and sympathetic to the subject matter. The film gets a lot of flak from some quarters so I feel I must write this to defend it.
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4.0 out of 5 starsA sleeper of a horror film- Karloff and Lee together = essential buy
By Colonel Decker on 5 Nov. 2014
Format: DVD
Very enjoyable horror starring horror greats Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee. Lee again plays the bad guy as a devil worshiping son of a...... and Mark Eden better known as Alan 'Tram' Bradley from Britains long running soap Coronation Street plays the good guy, who believes that his brother has been one of Lee's victims during a worship.

Lee is terrific and so is a very aging Karloff, indeed Crimson Altar would be one of Karloff's final films. The film is certainly lightweight though a few psychadelic scenes are sprinkled throughout (this was 1968). Watch out for the scene with Eden who when referring to Lee's house being something out of a horror film, then mentions that he expects to bump into Boris Karloff any minute. Seriously good for the horror fan.

This DVD comes with a superb booklet and a Lee interview talking about Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. It's side spilttingly funny and gold for fans. Though Lee does call this film a disaster. He was always very harsh on the films he made mind.
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3.0 out of 5 starsSlow but worthwile
By Richard K. Sweeney on 7 Mar. 2015
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Slow moving, but with Karloff, Lee and Steele and Micheal Gough as a half wit how could you miss. The picture is great and the Blu-ray is region free. Nice commentary with Steele. I'd been wanting to see this for a long time and I am glad I waited for this release. The male lead is a still Virginia Wetherell is good. The in conversation with Christopher Lee is a nice added feature. Not a must have, but worth getting for Karloffs' last film.
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4.0 out of 5 starsOne of my favourite "bad" films
By A. W. Wilson TOP 500 REVIEWER on 26 Oct. 2014
Format: DVD
One of my favourite "bad" films. Here given a splendid tranfer 1.66.1 from OEG (Odeon) )2014 release) Good picture colour and soundtrack. The film stars Karlofrf, and he IS the star. Just watch his facial reaction as his vintage Brandy is slugged down by Mark EDEN! Priceless! Lee does Lee, which is always watchable. Virginia Wetherall as a party girl turning good girl is sexy and fun. Mark Eden makes a good stab at a hero. Only Michael Cough and sadly Barbara Steele can't do much with their parts. It all rattles along nicely and whilst not a classic, it is fun. Recomended if only for Boris (Do watch his face!)
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3.0 out of 5 starsCurse Of The All Star Cast
By Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett on 22 Aug. 2008
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The cast list is very impressive-Christopher Lee,Boris Karloff, Michael Gough, Rupert Davies and Barbera Steele. It reads like a whos who of horror films. The plot is intriguing. An antiques dealer, played by a young Mark Eden travels to the place of his anscestors, when he recieves a mysterious note from his brother, who has subsequently dissapeared. He arrives during celebrations to mark the anniversary of the burning of a local witch, and soon uncovers all sorts of sinister goings on, whilst staying as a guest at the house of one of the Witches descendants.
However, its all a bit of a mess. Theres lots of running around to little purpose, and the ending is extremely dissapointing. It is of course an enjoyable mess, as the cast all equip themselves admirably with the material. Karloff must be given special praise, for he spends the majority of the film confined to a wheelchair, but still towers over the rest of the cast. Michael Gough also does well in a thankless role.
I think its the sort of film that you have to be in a certain forgiving mood to enjoy. Don't expect too much, just enjoy the performances.
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