The Masque of the Red Death premieres in London and Los Angeles in 1964. Directed by Roger Corman — the seventh of his eight Poe-based films — co-written by Charles Beaumont, and starring Vincent Price, the film doesn’t do as well as the others but is regarded as some of Corman’s and Price’s best work.
This Day in Halloween: Roger Corman's "The Masque of The Red Death" premieres in London and Los Angeles in 1964. / Illustration by Allen Sison