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04 September 2024

88 Films is struck by the CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR (review)

An antiques dealer goes looking for his missing brother and encounters a witch's curse in this Tigon chiller with Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, and Barbara Steele.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR Blu-ray specs:

  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
  • English LPCM 2.0 Mono
  • Optional English HoH Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary by film critics Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
  • "On the Cutting Room Floor - Howard Lanning on Editing Tigon Films" 
  • "The Altar of Sacrifice - Sean Hogan on H.P. Lovecraft and CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR" 
  • "Creating the CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR" documentary with actors Mark Eden and Virginia Wetherell, continuity supervisor Mary Spain, and editor Howard Lanning 
  • CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR Theatrical Trailer 
  • THE CRIMSON CULT Theatrical Trailer 
  • Stills Gallery 
  • Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore and original US THE CRIMSON CULT poster. 
  • The first pressing includes a reverse-board gloss O-ring slipcover and booklet notes by Andrew Graves.

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