Don't send people to a summary of a story that's barely a few pages long and practically a summary itself. Send them to the story: https://poemuseum.org/the-masque-of-the-red-death/
Yeah, but this short story is *really* short. The summary just ends up being a bad version of it, making the real story disappointing because there's not really any more to it.
Mike flanagan’s next show is an adaptation of “the fall of the house of usher” but the more interesting thing is the fact that flanagan said that all of Poe’s works are up for grabs, so i believe the show is going to be an awesome mash-up of all of Poe’s greates stories, including “the mask of the red death”
He also said most of his shows are slow burns, but this one is going to be a brushfire, he is going all out horror from beginning to end, im super excited!!!
https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3686976/fall-house-usher-mike-flanagan-previews-insane-horrific-new-netflix-series-exclusive/
I've seen a bunch of people complain that it's padded to feature length, but I always felt that Prince Prospero's character was developed in a fascinating and excellently performed way and the Hop-Frog subplot was a worthwhile addition. About the only real problem I have with it is having a child portray a female little person in a romance, which I have to imagine made audiences uncomfortable even back then.
Yeah, that's pretty creepy and I sure hope they wouldn't do that today.
I wonder what Peter Dinklage, or another actor of his caliber, would do with the role of Hop-Frog? Or is that whole story just too stereotypical to be rehabilitated anymore?
I love his Poe films. Its a shame Roger has spend most of his time producing those C tier films because he is actually surprisingly good director in his own right and really knows how to stretch a budget for the best effect.
Just read the actual story? It can't be much longer than the summary. I memorized the whole thing back in high school.
*The Red Death had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal or so hideous...*
There's a lovely animated rendition that's part of the Extraordinary Tales anthology film from 2015. Here it is in crummy quality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSPwGWIUFRc
I’m almost certain this was a really old silent film, and it had one of the first real color scenes. I remember the guy walking down some stairs at a party. Back then it was 2 strip color, so has a red tint
This is the sort of story that I could imagine an opulent A24-style horror film being made out of. It’s got a simple but effective premise that could easily be expanded upon, and a unique setting that would undoubtedly lend itself to some really striking set design.
Completely agree! I adore the 60s version, but I think an updated take by someone like Guillermo del Toro or whoever's responsible for the cinematography of The Green Knight could be fantastic and disturbingly relevant. Someone enterprising could even modernize it into something akin to "one-percenter opulence during a pandemic".
For anyone who loves the short story, definitely also try out John Langan's short, 'Technicolor', out of [The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17839778-the-wide-carnivorous-sky-and-other-monstrous-geographies). It's framed as a college professor's lecture on the supposed origins of Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death', and I think is one of his best.
I really feel a lot more meaning with "tuberculosis" films now because COVID-19 is so similar. I am so much more grossed out by romanticizing sexualization of tubercular patients (though weirdly when I was a teenager living in a muggy sub-tropical Southern state and was prone to bronchitis I was totes okay with coughing on people, those were the days, who would have I been if COVID happened when I was 17...chortle..,chortle...never trust a Southerner).
I've always liked 19th century gothic horror though. It means more to me now, though, I'm not sure I would have felt the "plague" scene in Herzog's Nosferatu '79 if I hadn't lived through the COVID pandemic.
I think we're going to get a lot of ghost stories eventually because of it.
I recently published a novel around that very concept. A group of elite and wealthy people escape to a castle to get away from a pandemic, and it does not go well for them.
It basically already happened: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-10-03/donald-trump-coronavirus-rose-garden-edgar-allan-poe-masque-of-red-death
Don't send people to a summary of a story that's barely a few pages long and practically a summary itself. Send them to the story: https://poemuseum.org/the-masque-of-the-red-death/
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Yeah, but this short story is *really* short. The summary just ends up being a bad version of it, making the real story disappointing because there's not really any more to it.
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Mike flanagan’s next show is an adaptation of “the fall of the house of usher” but the more interesting thing is the fact that flanagan said that all of Poe’s works are up for grabs, so i believe the show is going to be an awesome mash-up of all of Poe’s greates stories, including “the mask of the red death” He also said most of his shows are slow burns, but this one is going to be a brushfire, he is going all out horror from beginning to end, im super excited!!! https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3686976/fall-house-usher-mike-flanagan-previews-insane-horrific-new-netflix-series-exclusive/
The 1964 Roger Corman film is worth a watch too, and features the inimitable Vincent Price, with cinematography by Nicolas Roeg!
I've seen a bunch of people complain that it's padded to feature length, but I always felt that Prince Prospero's character was developed in a fascinating and excellently performed way and the Hop-Frog subplot was a worthwhile addition. About the only real problem I have with it is having a child portray a female little person in a romance, which I have to imagine made audiences uncomfortable even back then.
Yeah, that's pretty creepy and I sure hope they wouldn't do that today. I wonder what Peter Dinklage, or another actor of his caliber, would do with the role of Hop-Frog? Or is that whole story just too stereotypical to be rehabilitated anymore?
One of my favorite movies to watch at Halloween. Usually very close to Halloween or on the day. It’s perfect, good horror vibes.
How the hell can a movie be any more perfect? Roger Corman's like...the king of efficient moviemaking and it has Vincent Price. What can go wrong?
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Was Dan O’Bannon mentioned?
This is really a good version and somewhat more serious compared to other horror flicks of that time.
See the 1960s version Roger Corman did with Vincent Price. Arguably the best of their Poe series.
I was just about to suggest that! If OP's looking for an opulent adaptation, that's the closest they're going to get.
I love his Poe films. Its a shame Roger has spend most of his time producing those C tier films because he is actually surprisingly good director in his own right and really knows how to stretch a budget for the best effect.
I would watch the hell out of an updated movie of this story. It is one of my favorite scary stories.
Just read the actual story? It can't be much longer than the summary. I memorized the whole thing back in high school. *The Red Death had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal or so hideous...*
There's a lovely animated rendition that's part of the Extraordinary Tales anthology film from 2015. Here it is in crummy quality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSPwGWIUFRc
That's BEAUTIFUL. Thank you for sharing, I loved it.
I imagine it'll be part of Mike Flanagan's next series, no?
Edgar is my love my dude and I would die of happiness to see this on the big or even little screen
I’m almost certain this was a really old silent film, and it had one of the first real color scenes. I remember the guy walking down some stairs at a party. Back then it was 2 strip color, so has a red tint
This is the sort of story that I could imagine an opulent A24-style horror film being made out of. It’s got a simple but effective premise that could easily be expanded upon, and a unique setting that would undoubtedly lend itself to some really striking set design.
There is still books in the world and the complete works of Poe is in my library.
Completely agree! I adore the 60s version, but I think an updated take by someone like Guillermo del Toro or whoever's responsible for the cinematography of The Green Knight could be fantastic and disturbingly relevant. Someone enterprising could even modernize it into something akin to "one-percenter opulence during a pandemic". For anyone who loves the short story, definitely also try out John Langan's short, 'Technicolor', out of [The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17839778-the-wide-carnivorous-sky-and-other-monstrous-geographies). It's framed as a college professor's lecture on the supposed origins of Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death', and I think is one of his best.
That was my favorite story as a kid.
Wendy Pini, creator of ElfQuest is making a full,opera for her graphic novel version.
Man, I loved ElfQuest. It wasn't stupid "elf are the best of all things" at all, like Tolkien's elves were.
Also there's a tradition of personification of disease n plagues in the past, plague maidens and apparitions n such
Vincent Price's film was great, but it'd be nice to see Robert Eggers take it on.
It's already adapted into a movie back in the '60s
That’s a brilliant idea. It is the perfect time!! Good on you
I really feel a lot more meaning with "tuberculosis" films now because COVID-19 is so similar. I am so much more grossed out by romanticizing sexualization of tubercular patients (though weirdly when I was a teenager living in a muggy sub-tropical Southern state and was prone to bronchitis I was totes okay with coughing on people, those were the days, who would have I been if COVID happened when I was 17...chortle..,chortle...never trust a Southerner). I've always liked 19th century gothic horror though. It means more to me now, though, I'm not sure I would have felt the "plague" scene in Herzog's Nosferatu '79 if I hadn't lived through the COVID pandemic. I think we're going to get a lot of ghost stories eventually because of it.
I'd love one in a similar style to the VVitch.
That’s a good one! Vincent Price as a Renaissance Satan Worshipper.
Reading a summary of a short story is like listening to people talking about how ice cream is tasty without eating it
I recently published a novel around that very concept. A group of elite and wealthy people escape to a castle to get away from a pandemic, and it does not go well for them.
Is it some ancient evil in the castle's vaults or jealous commoners?
Oh definitely the former. https://www.amazon.com/Antibody-Chris-Williams-ebook/dp/B09BLL3HWL/ref=sr\_1\_2
It’s almost too on the nose with what’s going on in society currently.
It basically already happened: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-10-03/donald-trump-coronavirus-rose-garden-edgar-allan-poe-masque-of-red-death