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The Skull

The Skull

6.0/ 10

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1965

Release Year

83 min

Runtime

Horror
Thriller

Overview

Esoterica collector Dr Maitland buys an unusual skull from his ordinary source; the artifact is what remains of the Marquis De Sade. Much too soon, Maitland discovers that the skull is turning him into a frenzied killer.

Keywords

london, england
auction
possession
evil spirit
murder
statuette
grave robber
based on short story
demonic possession
occult detective

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Reviews(2)

5.5avg rating
Wuchak

Wuchak

March 28, 2020

4
4/10

**_Features Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee, but way too much filler_** A researcher of the occult and esoterica (Peter Cushing) apprehends the skull of the nefarious Marquis de Sade and learns that something evil is attached to it, which negatively influences its owners. Patrick Wymark plays his

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

January 18, 2025

7
7/10

When Christopher Lee tells you to leave well alone, well you should - even if you are Peter Cushing! The latter is "Maitland" who is offered a gruesome artefact by his rather dubious supplier "Marco" (Patrick Wymark) and when he mentions it to his collecting rival "Sir Matthew" (Lee) he is told that

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