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| The Hype: "We defy you to stare into this face." What The Hell Is This All About?: 12th Century Italy. Devil-worshippers shelter in the castle of the evil Price Prospero (Vincent Price), who enjoys torturing the poor in sadistic games. He chooses to adopt pretty peasant girl Jane Asher as his ward, much to the distaste of his current lover (Hazel Court) who sells her soul to Satan to impress him. But the even the satan-loving Price isn't safe, when Death comes a-calling. Classic, Cult or Crap?: This great addition to Poe-Price-Corman series is probably Roger Corman's best overall picture. It successfully captures the devastation of the plague-struck middle-ages, and the decandance of the rich who enjoy the protection of the Devil. It's a real down-cast affair; you'll wonder whether you'd rather suffer the torments of the plague than enjure the horrors inside the supposedly comfortable castle. Indeed, the peasants are the only likable characters, whilst Price puts on one his greatest performance as on of the most corrupt individuals in cinema history. The great colourful imagery should be accredited to director of photography Nicholas Roeg (who later directed 'The Man Who Fell to Earth'). The plot (like most in the series) is made up of several Poe stories; the great segment with Patrick Magee and Skip Martin is based on 'Hop Toad'. Proof that, dispite all that crap he churned out in the 1950's, Corman can be a director of high standards. Darkwebonline.com Awards Won: Top 100 Horror Movies: No. 58 (Previously No. 19). "Interesting" Facts: 'Masque' took longer to make than the average Corman feature, this one was knocked out in five weeks. Corman produced the inferior 1989 version. This version was filmed in England. |
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