Dec 31st  
The Masque of the Red Death*                
GB 1964. American International/James H. Nicholson-Samuel Z. Arkoff. 89m. ws

The devil-worshipping Prince Prospero indulges in decadent parties, whilst outside the nearby village is ravaged by the plague.
Long-winded and very luscious adaptation with more camp atmosphere than Gothic menace.

Written by: Charles Beaumont, R. Wright Campbell, based on stories by Edgar Allen Poe.
Producer/Director: Roger Corman.
Starring: Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, Patrick Magee, David Weston, Nigel Green, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Robert Brown, Skip Martin.
Photography: Nicolas Roeg.
Music: David Lee.
Costume: Laura Nightingale.
Production Design: Daniel Haller.