31 Days of Horror Day 13 Madhouse

Madhouse
1974
MGM/TGG Direct double feature DVD

Ever since I saw House on Haunted Hill back in the early 80s I have been a fairly big Vincent Price fan. Last year in October,my local Walmart had a bunch of these double feature Vincent Price DVDS. With them being $5 each I grabbed 2 of the packs.

Now this pack I had seen Masque of Red Death before. IIRC I had the old MGM dvd. But some flaky asshole stole it. But I had not seen or heard of Madhouse.

Price plays a washed up horror star that has a mental breakdown. After he recovers he agrees to take his most famous role and play that part on a tv show.Quickly the cast and crew of the tv show start dying in ways that are similar to the deaths in his films.

Mr Price is great in the lead role of Paul Toombe/Dr Death. I might be wrong but I think this is the first time Price and Peter Cushing were in the same film.Also Count Yorga aka Robert Quarry has a part in the film.

This was the last film Mr Price did for AIP. And sadly it didn't do that well at the box office. I am not sure why. I really enjoy this and would love to see it on the big screen

The dvd is barebones.No extras at all. But hell for $5 it is worth it.

Madhouse gets an A.