The Curse of the Crimson Altar
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The Curse of the Crimson Altar is a 1968 British horror film loosely inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, featuring a cast that includes Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, and Hazel Court.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Curse of the Crimson Altar | 1 |
| The Crimson Cult | 1 |
| The Curse of the Crimson Altar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10090347 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Curse of the Crimson Altar Context triple: [Hazel Court, notableWork, The Curse of the Crimson Altar]
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A.
The Cursed Ones
The Cursed Ones is a Ghanaian-Nigerian drama film that explores themes of superstition, injustice, and religious exploitation in a rural African community.
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B.
Behind the Crimson Veil
Behind the Crimson Veil is a studio album by American violinist Scarlet Rivera, known for its fusion of rock, folk, and world music elements centered around her distinctive violin work.
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C.
The Accursed
The Accursed is a Gothic historical novel by Joyce Carol Oates that blends supernatural horror with social and political commentary in early 20th-century Princeton, New Jersey.
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D.
Dreadful Sanctuary
Dreadful Sanctuary is a science fiction novel by Eric Frank Russell that blends mystery and paranoia in a story about a man uncovering a conspiracy that challenges the very nature of humanity and reality.
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E.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Curse of the Crimson Altar Target entity description: The Curse of the Crimson Altar is a 1968 British horror film loosely inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, featuring a cast that includes Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, and Hazel Court.
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A.
The Cursed Ones
The Cursed Ones is a Ghanaian-Nigerian drama film that explores themes of superstition, injustice, and religious exploitation in a rural African community.
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B.
Behind the Crimson Veil
Behind the Crimson Veil is a studio album by American violinist Scarlet Rivera, known for its fusion of rock, folk, and world music elements centered around her distinctive violin work.
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C.
The Accursed
The Accursed is a Gothic historical novel by Joyce Carol Oates that blends supernatural horror with social and political commentary in early 20th-century Princeton, New Jersey.
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D.
Dreadful Sanctuary
Dreadful Sanctuary is a science fiction novel by Eric Frank Russell that blends mystery and paranoia in a story about a man uncovering a conspiracy that challenges the very nature of humanity and reality.
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E.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British horror film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Curse of the Crimson Altar
ⓘ
linked to:
The Curse of the Crimson Altar
The Crimson Cult ⓘ
linked to:
The Curse of the Crimson Altar
|
| basedOn | The Dreams in the Witch House ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ |
| castMember |
Barbara Steele
ⓘ
Boris Karloff ⓘ Christopher Lee ⓘ Hazel Court ⓘ Mark Eden ⓘ |
| cinematography | John Coquillon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Vernon Sewell ⓘ |
| distributor | Tigon Film Distributors ⓘ |
| editor | Howard Lanning ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
ⓘ
supernatural horror film ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
works of H. P. Lovecraft
ⓘ
linked to:
Cthulhu Mythos
|
| mainCharacter | Robert Manning ⓘ |
| musicBy | Peter Knight ⓘ |
| notableFor | featuring one of Boris Karloff's final film roles ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Tony Tenser ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Tigon British Film Productions ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Henry Lincoln
ⓘ
Mervyn Haisman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Curse of the Crimson Altar Description of subject: The Curse of the Crimson Altar is a 1968 British horror film loosely inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, featuring a cast that includes Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, and Hazel Court.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Curse of the Crimson Altar
linked to: The Curse of the Crimson Altar