A classic tale from American master of horror Edgar Allan Poe advises that wealth, excess and self-imposed isolation are no defence against the inevitable march of time. Though for the Prince Prospero, it may come somewhat sooner when an uninvited guest makes an appearance at his grand festival. The clock strikes, the orchestra falls silent, the revelries cease and the masked-figure begins his deadly work.

The Masque of the Red Death is taken from the Victorian Anthologies series featuring short stories by classic writers of the spooky, the scary and the supernatural. Guaranteed to give you the shivers, each collection includes familiar and loved creepy tales as well as those less well-known. With music by Benedict Edwards. 

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