Read by Christopher Lee The Masque of the Red Death
by Edgar Allan Poe

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The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy", is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842.

The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey.  He, along with many other wealthy nobles, hosts a masquerade ball within seven rooms of the abbey, each decorated with a different colour.  

In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms.  Prospero confronts this stranger, whose "costume" proves to contain nothing tangible inside....