The Masque of the Red Death (1964) is another of Roger Corman's loose adaptations of the stories of Edgar Allan Poe with Vincent Price in the starring role, this time as the debauched and heartless Prince Prospero, a ruler who holds lavish parties while his people die of a horrific plague. Lik read more
The Masque of the Red Death
Directed by Roger Corman
Written by Charles Beaumont and R. Wright Campbell from a story by Edgar Allen Poe
1964/USA
Alta Vista Productions
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This has long been my favorite of Corman’s Edgar read more
(1964) Directed by Roger Corman; Written by Charles Beaumont
and R. Wright Campbell; Based on the story “The Masque of the Red Death,” by
Edgar Allan Poe; Starring: Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, Patrick
Magee and Skip Martin; Available on Blu-ray (import) and DVD
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Masque of the Red Death was the second of three movies I watched while randomly perusing Netflix Watch Instantly. This was sandwiched right in-between first time viewings of Countess Dracula and Caligula (yes this is true). With Countess Dracula being a Hammer film there were preconceived notions read more
