The Masque of the Red Death in popular culture

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Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story "The Masque of the Red Death" has been depicted and referenced numerous times in popular culture.

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The Phantom of the Opera dressed as the Red Death in the 1925 film. Phantomtechnicolor.jpg
The Phantom of the Opera dressed as the Red Death in the 1925 film.

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