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A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land. Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter Genre: Comedy , Drama. A girl running from her past is forced to confront her future when her friends perform an impromptu seance. Dirty secrets are revealed and an uninvited guest joins the party Genre: Horror. the masque of the red death castleThe American poet Edgar Allen Poe wrote a short story called The Masque of the Red Death about a prince who holds a fancy costume ball in his castle, even though a plague — the Red Death — is running through the world outside. He can pull up his drawbridge. His friends are wealthy and glamorous. Probably the Red Death is, like, a hoax or something.
So the ball goes ahead and is a great, if slightly spooky, success.
Eventually a late reveller arrives in a mocked-up plague victim costume. The partygoers are, understandably, a little weirded out by this. Prospero confronts this mystery guest as he strides from room to room.
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He pulls off his mask. The costume is empty.
The guest is Death. In these fraught times the moral of the story seems pretty clear. And if you do, well, you can expect a visit from the man on the pale horse. If this seems a little msque, it is also a fairly apt analogy for the current plans to stage a full summer Olympic Games.
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This week marked days until Tokyowhich will see 90, people fly in from around the world to share, spread and super-spread their own mutant variations on the Olympic ideal. Citius, altius, bat virus. This is still really happening. The milestone passed with a blast of on-message Games PR. Here is the countdown clock. Here are great moments from Olympic history.
Never mind cranking up the excitement or pushing the brand. In reality this is a moment to ask: what, exactly, is going on here?
The Masque of the Red Death
The world is closed. Mass cremations are taking place. The Red Death is still striding from room to room.]
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