Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Okay low-budget horror film is bolstered by a strong supporting cast of veteran horror actors and a solid story, which I didn't realize until the end of the film that it was based on H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dreams in the Witch House," athough Lovecraft did not receive any onscreen credit. The story follows a young man who visits a remote manor in the English countryside after his brother's disappearance. Once there he senses a Lovecraftian sense of dread, which leads to (as the title would suggest) a secret devil cult. Scary old actors who may or may not be part of the cult include the great Boris Karloff and the equally great Christopher Lee. While the supposing cast is strong, the primary lead actors are not as good. Also to the film's detriment is it's low budget, which at times make the film laughable, particularly one especially bad dream sequence. The film also oddly and unnecessarily breaks the third-wall when one character jokes that the spooky old manner makes him expect to see Boris Karloff at any moment. Overall, "The Crimson Cult" is not terrible, but it's nothing to go out of your way to watch either. If you're a fan of witch and devil cult movies, this film may be worth checking out since the list of good and great films in this horror sub-genre is pretty short ("Rosemary's Baby" "The Devil Rides Out" "Curse of the Demon" "Suspiria" "Black Sunday" "The Wicker Man" and "House of the Devil" are probably the only films that fit that category, but feel free to add to that list if you can think of any others. I sure can't.).

The casting is super: Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Michael Gough and Barbara Steele!! The atmosphere most of the time eerie & strange but some of it is rather over the top (the parties). It's something about this story that is lacking, rather dry - very drab. For me, this is not one of Tigon's better horror films. It is a watchable film just doesn't have what it takes to really bring me deeply into the story.It's your basic witch queen and devil worshiping cult type of film - it really needed something to make this film stand out more, I just don't know what. Maybe it was needing a bit more mysterious scenes or more bizarre characters? I like the film - but it's not a favorite.7/10

"Robert Manning" (Mark Eden) is an antiques dealer who has become concerned about his brother not showing up at his office for over 10 days. So he decides to go to the last place his brother visited which happens to be at a large manor in a village called Greymarsh. The notable feature of this town is that every year the villagers put on a ceremony reenacting the burning of a witch named "Lavinia Morley" (played by "Barbara Steele") which happened over 200 years previously. Since the owner of the manor, "J. D. Morley" (Christopher Lee) happens to have a room that is readily available he offers it to Robert so that he can continue his search. However, later that night Robert has a strange nightmare which involves his being held against his will by a woman who greatly resembles Lavinia Morley. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that the combination of 60's psychedelia with a Hammer-style occult backdrop was most enjoyable. Likewise, the inclusion of Boris Karloff (as "Professor Marsh") along with the aforementioned Christopher Lee and Barbara Steele was equally appreciated. On top of that, having an attractive actress like Virginia Wetherell ("Eve") certainly didn't hurt either. Unfortunately, that's where the positives end and the negatives begin as the story devolved into mediocrity which culminated into a rather disappointing ending. To add insult to injury, Barbara Steele's role was woefully inadequate and essentially wasted. In short, what could have been a fantastic horror film turned out to be essentially adequate. No more and no less.

I saw this movie when I was an adolescent, and I remember it made quite an impression on me Witchcraft movies were the rage in the wake of "Rosemary's Baby." I was fascinated by the subject, and I would get my mother to take me to many of these movies. I loved this movie back then, and after viewing it recently, I still like it. I agree with the consensus on the cult aspects of the movie, the bizarre S/M costumes, atmospheric quality, etc., and all of these aspects, including the trio of horror movie vets, make the movie entertaining.However, I feel that I should put a word in for Mark Eden. Mr. Eden made quite an impression on me when I first saw the movie, especially in the scence in which he removes his pajama top. I thought he brought a strong, masculine presence to the movie, and I didn't find him bland in any way. I think his performance still holds up, and I am sorry that he did not appear in more movies.