Masque of the Red Death, The

film by Corman [1964]

Written by

Lee Pfeiffer

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Masque of the Red Death, The, American horror film, released in 1964, that was loosely based on two short stories by Edgar Allan Poe. The film afforded Vincent Price one of his most memorable film roles. Satanist Prince Prospero (played by Price) resides comfortably in an opulent medieval European castle while the abused populace around him is devastated by a plague called the Red Death. He offers his castle to nobles as a refuge from...