The Masque Of The Red Death (DVD)

(This is a review of the MGM DVD.) Roger Corman has become a legendary figure in American exploitation cinema. The archetypal low-budget director, churning out films in a matter of days and raking in the money for his distributors, he’s probably best known for his Edgar Allan Poe adaptations of the early 60s. Brightly coloured period gothic melodramas which usually owed little beyond their names to Poe, they made heaps of money and turned Vincent Price into one of the greatest of all horror stars. This one, the best by a long way, was one of the last. It was made in 1964 in England (Corman brought the production over the Atlantic for tax reasons) ...

Masque Of The Red Death (FILM ONLY REVIEW) Some think of Halloween as a time to scare people or scare themselves. A few years back if you mentioned scary movies you had to talk about one of the all time great horror stars Vincent Price. His career spanned many decades from studio actor in the 30’s, 40’s to film baddie in the 50’s and to being the star of many horror films in the 60’s and 70’s. Many will remember him as the voiceover in the famous ‘Thriller’ video by Michael Jackson or more recently playing the creator of Edward Scissorhands, one of his last roles. The 60’s was probably his best creative period and it is at this time when he made a ...