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Stars: Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Mark Eden, Barbara Steele, Michael Gough, Virginia Wetherell, Rosemarie Reede, Derek Tansley | Written by Mervyn Haisman, Henry Lincoln, Jerry Sohl | Directed by Vernon Sewell

The Tigon-produced The Curse of the Crimson Altar is often regarded as a classic of the genre due to its eerie atmosphere and notable cast, which includes genre icons Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, and Barbara Steele. Directed by Vernon Sewell, the movie loosely adapts H.P. Lovecraft’s short story The Dreams in the Witch House but takes creative liberties in its storytelling.

The film centres around Robert Manning (Mark Eden), an antique dealer who visits a remote mansion while searching for his missing brother. He is invited by the seductive Eve (Virginia Wetherell) to stay at the mansion, which is presided over by the mysterious Morley family, led by the imposing J.D. Morley (Christopher Lee). During his stay, Manning begins to experience strange,...

The most heartbreaking Doctor Who companion exit wasn't Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) or Adric (Matthew Waterhouse), and happened 54 years ago. Donna Noble's tragic ending could get fixed when she returns alongside the Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) in Doctor Who's 60th anniversary specials. However, while it was heartbreaking to see Donna lose all her memories of traveling with the Doctor, she was returned to a vastly improved home life. Her mother Sylvia Noble (Jacqueline King) appeared to become more supportive, while she met the love of her life, Shaun Temple (Karl Collins), both of whom return in the 60th anniversary.

Meanwhile, the death of Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) companion Adric was arguably more heroic than the selfish and petulant young mathematician deserved. However, Adric's noble sacrifice to save the Earth from the Cybermen showed how much he had grown. Adric got a hero's death, while Donna Noble lost her memories...

This story contains minor spoilers for the "Doctor Who" episode "The Bells of Saint John." New "Doctor Who" fans might have enjoyed hearing Ian McKellen's voice as the Great Intelligence, but may not have fully realized that not only is this the new big bad guy for the second half of Season 7, but it's an old foe as well. In "The Snowmen," the Great Intelligence connects with a young boy in the 19th century, and uses its control over snow to nearly take over London. However, The Doctor is able to stop it, along with the now grown man, Dr. Simeon, played by Richard E. Grant. The episode, however, had a number of Easter eggs that delighted classic fans of the series. That's because the Great Intelligence is not a new villain at all. In fact, he was first created by writers Henry Lincoln ...

By: Mark Julian Imagine a gritty, crime story that's centered around Jim Gordon and his partner Frank Castle and you'd have a general idea of what Damaged is all about. Make Commissioner Gordon and The Punisher brothers and you'd be a step closer. Put another twist on this concept with the fact that a dark secret has been held by both of these men for the last 35 years and you'd have Damaged nailed to a tee. Two brothers, Frank and Henry Lincoln, were once young cops but went down incredibly separate paths the night they decided to take the law into their own hands. Now, thirty-five years later, the elder brother Frank is a Captain in the San Francisco police department but is being forced into early retirement by a scheming Mayor looking to to secure his re-election. However, the situation changes when Henry returns to town, looking to...

Are you around in London on 23rd and 24th October? Then you might want to pop along to the return of the Fortean Times UnConvention, with a special talk on Doctor Who…

The Fortean Times UnConvention returns after a year off, with two weirdness-packed days of fascinating sounding talks, live psychic experiments, off-the-wall comedy and lots of lively discussion about all manner of strange phenomena.

Everything from conspiracy theory to cryptozoology is on offer, with speakers promising to explore such topics as The Blue Dogs of Texas, Headless Ghosts, Vampire Rabbits and the 30th anniversary of the Rendlesham Forest UFO encounter.

Among the temptations are a couple of talks focusing on science fiction as well as science fact. Matthew Alford and Robbie Graham will be focusing on little-known cases of clandestine government and military interference in Hollywood in their talk, entitled "Lights, Camera, Covert Action: The Deep Politics Of Hollywood...

Now that’s the way to do a sequel. Hot on the heels of the popular Abominable Snowmen, Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln were invited back to pen another Yeti tale only this time, they were given the challenge of making the Yeti a little less cuddly. And wow, did they succeed.

The Web Of Fear comfortably lodges at the top of my Desert Island Troughton Tales. After the James Bond intrigue of The Enemy Of The World, we’re plunged right back into the two staples of Season Five: Scary Monsters and Base-Under-Siege Scenario. To be honest, there’s not much deep subtext at work in The Web Of Fear, unless you count the underlying message that TV journalists are a pain in the arse. Instead, the key aim is to entertain and scare the viewers in equal measure. A personal bonus is that Haisman and Lincoln put an...