CBB Presents The Bear Cave of Terror - Ep. 15 - Masque of the Red Death (1964)

We've talked about the gothic horror coming out of the UK from Hammer Studios, but what was the US answer to those colorful, gripping tales of terror? Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe cycle of films from American International Pictures, of course! In this episode of the Bear Cave of Terror, we're joined by Rob Staeger, who brings with him Corman's 1964 masterpiece, The Masque of the Red Death, starring none other than the macabre talents and eyebrows of Vincent Price himself! We look at the colorful, symbolic spectacle, adapting a short but ever-timely story of Death popping by a little party and making a mess of things. From combining the plots of this and another Poe short story, Hop-Frog, to the inclusion of Satan as a motivation for Prince Prospero's sadistc ways, Corman presents a feast for the eyes, enhanced by Price's sonorous portrayal. You ...