The Masque of the Red Death

"Horror has a face."

Oct 30 1964 Not Rated 1h 29m
Horror

A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.

Plot

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, the young and beautiful Francesca, begs for the lives of her husband and her father and Prospero brings them alive to his castle expecting to corrupt Francesca. Propero worships Satan and invites his noble friends to stay in his castle that is a shelter of depravity against the plague. When Prospero invites his guests to attend a masked ball, he sees a red hooded stranger and he believes that Satan himself has attended his party. But soon he learns who his mysterious guest is.

Written by

Charles Beaumont, R. Wright Campbell, Edgar Allan Poe

Directed by

Roger Corman

Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

American International Pictures, Alta Vista Productions

Languages

Latin, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
17,726
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
77
Popularity
NA