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Crucible of the Vampire

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Crucible of the Vampire

2019

1h 36m

Drama

Fantasy

Horror

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A junior curator is sent to a remote manor to inspect the missing half of an ancient cauldron.

Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

There are one or two enjoyable moments in this cheerfully ridiculous erotic horror from director and co-writer Iain Ross-McNamee; sadly it doesn't quite work.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 31, 2019

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Chris Ward

Flickering Myth

Despite its best efforts Crucible of the Vampire just doesn't have enough weight behind it to achieve what it really wants to.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 21, 2019

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Nick Hasted

The Arts Desk

Style, scares and audacious ideas are all finally much too thin on the ground to elevate this film beyond its budget.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 3, 2019

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Niall Browne

Movies in Focus

Iain Ross-McNamee tries to take British horror back to the late 1960s and early 1970s with Crucible of The Vampire, a solid low budget fright pic that has enough atmosphere, quirky performances and mystery to keep you hooked.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 2, 2019

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

Mixing 17th century history with the present, Ross-McNamee conjures up a tale which is both creepy and intelligently crafted.

Jan 28, 2019

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Martin Unsworth

Starburst

As it is, it's a fine stab at bringing back a style of movie that is sorely missed by many.

Rated: 8/10

Mar 26, 2018

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David R

The lead actress, Ms Goldfinch, was quite good. The movie was a slow-burn which had a few moments of interest. But, flipping the heroine from the don't-drink-that-you-idiot patsy to the you-can't-strap-me-down ass-kicker was a bit of a stretch.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/26/24

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The Belfast Viking M

After watching it am still trying to figure out things like. Why she takes days to dig out the already nearly dug out half. Why she not complain about her phone. Only 3 people in house phone goes missing ?. She scared she's seen the ghost so she leaves the house to phone to say she's leaving but didn't take her stuff so she had to go back ?. Just a very funny looking vampire.parts just didn't make sense

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/23

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Audience Member

Neil Morrissey should've had more to do in this.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Acting is so unconvincing I keep thinking I'm watching a bad soap, watched on youtube. an ad appeared in the middle without me noticing I suddenly thought this film had got better.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Synopsis

A junior curator is sent to a remote manor to inspect the missing half of an ancient cauldron.

Director: Iain Ross-McNamee
Producer: Amanda Murray
Screenwriter: Darren Lake, Iain Ross-McNamee, John Wolskel
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 31, 2019
Runtime: 1h 36m

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