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The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

★ 6.9Not Rated86 minDirector: Roger Corman

1964 horror film by Roger Corman

The Masque of the Red Death is a 1964 horror film directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price. The story follows a prince who terrorizes a plague-ridden peasantry while merrymaking in a lonely castle with his jaded courtiers. The screenplay, written by Charles Beaumont and R. Wright Campbell, was based upon the 1842 short story of the same name by American author Edgar Allan Poe, and incorporates a subplot based on another Poe tale, "Hop-Frog". Another subplot is drawn from Torture by Hope by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam.

It is the seventh of a series of eight Corman film adaptations largely based on Edgar Allan Poe's works made by American International Pictures.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Masque of the Red Death about?
The Masque of the Red Death (1964) — The evil Prince Prospero is riding through the Catania village when he sees that the peasants are dying of Red Death plague. Prospero asks to burn down the village and he is offended by the villagers Gino and his father-in-law Ludovico. He decides to kill them, but Gino's wife, t
Is The Masque of the Red Death based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Masque of the Red Death scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.