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Horror masters Vincent Price and Christopher Lee are both at their best in this eerie Gothic tale of the macabre, inspired by a story by Edgar Allan Poe. In shadow-clad Victorian England, Sir Julian Markham (Price) is a landowner who hides a terrible family secret, while Dr. Neuhartt (Lee) is a surgeon who performs horrific experiments on stolen corpses. When their different fates collide—and a mysterious killer in a red mask begins a vendetta—a series of daring, bloody atrocities ensues.

The actors and film crew who worked on the horror classic Witchfinder General reunited for this stylishly filmed and fast-paced Grand Guignol film—with the usual strong performances from the charismatic actors.

Bonus material

Presented in high-definition format

Audio commentary by film historian Steve Haberman (2015)

The Immortal Mr. Price (2024, 17 minutes): Vincent Price's daughter discusses her father's career and his travels to England in the late 1960s. Edgar Allan Poe's poignant poem forms the basis for this silent film rarity, which tells a melodramatic story of love and death

Prelude (1927, 7 min): Rachmaninov's wonderfully stirring "Prelude in C-sharp minor" sets the tone for a quiet, nightmarish reflection on Poe's The Premature Burial. The Pit (1962, 27 min): a strange and experimental Gothic short film, adapted from Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum.p>

Roger Corman on Edgar Allan Poe (2015, 9 min): the legendary director and producer discusses his Poe adaptations, including The Pit and the Pendulum and The Masque of the Red Death

Image gallery: original stills and promotional material

Theatrical trailer

**FIRST PRINTING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with essays by Peter Fuller and Benjamin Halligan, as well as archival material on The Pit by BFI's James Bell