The Masque of the Red Death is a 1964 American International Pictures horror film starring Vincent Price in a tale about a prince who terrorizes a plague-ridden peasantry while merrymaking in a lonely castle with his jaded courtiers. The film was directed by Roger Corman; the screenplay by Charles Beaumont and R. Wright Campbell was based upon an 1842 short story of the same name by American author Edgar Allan Poe. The film is one in a series of eight Corman film adaptations of Poe's works, and incorporates a sub-plot based on another Poe tale, "Hop-Frog".
saw this at the drive in when it was new. a true classic....
A bit of trivia..the voice of the red death is clearly that of Christopher Lee although he name does not appear in the credits..correct me if I'm wrong.
loxleymendoza 3 months ago