Episode 164: Delightfully Wicked - The Masque of the Red Death & The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Test Pattern: A Horror Movie PodcastShow Notes
We honor one of the horror greats by looking at two of his most colorful films. Join us as we party with Vincent Price in The Masque of the Red Death and The Abominable Dr. Phibes! Sources: Vincent Price Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography by Victoria Price "Vincent Price: 'Master of Horror' on film, but great day off screen" by Kelley Vlahos, WTOP News "Remembering Vincent Price: A Conversation with His Daughter Victoria Price", Halloween Every Night "Vincent Price's Daughter Confirms Her Famous Father was Bisexual" by Colin Murphy, Queerty The Masque of the Red Death (1964) "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe "Hop-Frog" by Edgar Allan Poe Friends and Enemies: Women in the Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Richard P. Benton, pg. 1-25 "The Long-Simmering Feud Between Edgar Allan Poe and Rufus Griswold" by Kim Reynolds, Boston Public Library "A Short Analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death", Interesting Literature "The Masque of the Red Death" by Jeff Stafford, TCM
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" by Eric Weber, TCM "The Abominable Dr. Phibes Still Hits the Right Notes After 45 Years" by Jon Wamsley, Cryptic Rock
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