46 min
Episode 27 - The Crimson Cult (1968) The Cast of Cthulhu
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- Film Reviews
Our UK listeners may know it by its original name, The Curse of the Crimson Altar, but whether you're European or American, we can all agree on one thing: this film is weird. And boring. And a bit incomprehensible. And it's a bad Lovecraft adaptation.
Okay, so maybe that's four things, but if a full of himself Christopher Lee called this one of the worst films of his career, then maybe it's something to consider. This loose - and uncredited - adaptation of "The Dreams in the Witch House" ditches the cosmic and mathematic elements of Lovecraft's original story, but don't worry - it replaces them with, umm...S&M and psychedelics? Brown Jenkins would be very upset...if he were even in this.
Head over to 1000 Misspent Hours to read the background info on The Crimson Cult that we cited in this episode (WARNING: white text on a black background).
Our UK listeners may know it by its original name, The Curse of the Crimson Altar, but whether you're European or American, we can all agree on one thing: this film is weird. And boring. And a bit incomprehensible. And it's a bad Lovecraft adaptation.
Okay, so maybe that's four things, but if a full of himself Christopher Lee called this one of the worst films of his career, then maybe it's something to consider. This loose - and uncredited - adaptation of "The Dreams in the Witch House" ditches the cosmic and mathematic elements of Lovecraft's original story, but don't worry - it replaces them with, umm...S&M and psychedelics? Brown Jenkins would be very upset...if he were even in this.
Head over to 1000 Misspent Hours to read the background info on The Crimson Cult that we cited in this episode (WARNING: white text on a black background).
46 min