Movies Like Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)

Curse of the Crimson Altar is a 1968 horror, mystery film from Vernon Sewell with a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Crowhaven Farm and The Wicker Man.

Horror Mystery

Crowhaven Farm

1970

A couple, Maggie and Ben Porter, inherit an old farmhouse and move in, hoping to reinvigorate their marriage. When they learn the home was occupied long ago by a woman who was executed for practicing witchcraft, Maggie begins to have nightmares about her.

6.0

MagicScore

The Wicker Man

1973

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.

7.3

MagicScore

Superstition

1982

A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.

6.1

MagicScore

The Blood on Satan's Claw

1971

In early 18th-century England, the children of a village slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.

6.2

MagicScore

You Won't Be Alone

2022

In an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young feral witch accidentally kills a peasant. She assumes the peasant's shape to see what life is like in her skin, igniting a deep seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others.

6.6

MagicScore

Patient Seven

2016

Dr. Marcus, a renowned psychiatrist, has selected 6 severe mentally ill and dangerous patients from the Spring Valley Mental Hospital to interview as part of research for his new book. As Dr. Marcus interviews each patient, one by one the horrors they have committed begin to unfold. However, Dr. Marcus soon learns that there is one patient who ties them all together - Patient Seven.

5.2

MagicScore

Burnt Offerings

1976

A couple and their twelve-year-old son move into a giant house for the summer where things aren’t quite what they seem. Every time someone gets hurt on the grounds, the beat-up house seems to repair itself…

6.5

MagicScore

Webcast

2018

Stranded in the suburbs, student filmmaker Chloe begins to make a documentary about her family's troubled past. Whilst filming, she and best friend Ed, witness an hysterical girl appearing to escape from a neighbour's house, only to be quickly dragged back inside again. Is she a recovering drug addict like the neighbours say? Or is she really in danger from those who claim to be caring for her?

5.9

MagicScore

Dragonslayer

1981

A sorcerer and his apprentice are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed according to a pact that the King himself made with the dragon to protect his kingdom.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

The Beastmaster

1982

Dar, is the son of a king, who's hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man, his new father is murdered by savages and he discovers that he's the ability to communicate with the animals, which leads him on his quest for revenge against his father's killers.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Night of the Demon

1957

American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cult lead by Dr. Julian Karswell. Though a skeptic, Holden is suspicious of the devil-worshiping Karswell. Following a trail of mysterious manuscripts, Holden enters a world that makes him question his faith in science.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

The Tobacconist of Vallecas

1987

Leandro, an unemployed mason and his friend, Tocho, attempt to rob a tobacconist in the Vallecas district of Madrid, but Mrs. Justa, the tobacconist, impedes it alerting the neighbors who notify police. Inside the shop, the confrontation between the two friends and their 'hostages', the tobacconist and her niece Angeles, is relaxing, and a budding sympathy arises between them.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

Weapons

2025

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Fear Street: 1994

2021

After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

The City of the Dead

1960

In Whitewood, Massachusetts, a presumed witch places a curse on the town before she is burned at the stake. 300 years later, a college student arrives and checks into the mysterious Raven's Inn to research the town's history with witchcraft.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

The Blair Witch Project

1999

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.

6.4

MagicScore

#17

The Circle

2015

An otherworldly evil is slipping into a small town in Sweden. Six unrelated girls have been chosen to fight this evil. Together they must overcome their differences in order to save themselves and the world.

5.3

MagicScore

#18

Bride of the Monster

1955

Dr. Eric Vornoff, with the help of his mute assistant Lobo, captures twelve men for a grisly experiment; His goal to turn them into supermen using atomic energy. Reporter Janet Lawton, fiancée of the local lieutenant, vows to investigate Vornoff's supposedly haunted house.

4.4

MagicScore

#19

The Reckoning

2004

In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

Ghoulies

1985

A young man and his girlfriend move into the man's old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a need to control ancient demons.

4.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Curse of the Crimson Altar?

The top films similar to Curse of the Crimson Altar by MovieMagicScore are Crowhaven Farm (6.0), The Wicker Man (7.3), Superstition (6.1). Each shares horror/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Curse of the Crimson Altar worth watching?

Curse of the Crimson Altar holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10 from 74 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Curse of the Crimson Altar?

Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) is a horror, mystery film directed by Vernon Sewell, starring Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Mark Eden.

Where can I find more recommendations like Curse of the Crimson Altar?

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About movies like Curse of the Crimson Altar

This ranked list pairs Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968), a horror and mystery film from Vernon Sewell, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Christopher Lee take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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