The Masque of the Red Death

The Masque of the Red Death1964

Stars: Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, David Weston
Genre: Horror
Rating: NOT RATED
Runtime: 89 minutes

"The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy", is an 1842 short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red De… more »



Alfredo:
[to a party-goer] Let me speak to you about the, uh, "anatomy of terror."

Prospero:
[Interrupting] Terror? What would you know of terror, Alfredo? Your senses are much too blunt! What is "terror?" Come. [Leads the party into an adjoining chamber with a clock] Silence! [the clock ticks] Listen. Is it to awaken and hear the passing of time? Or is it the failing beat of your own heart? Or the footsteps of someone who, just a moment before, was in your room? But let us not dwell on terror. The knowledge of terror is vouchsafed only to the precious few.

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