I first saw this in the early 90s on a vhs n found it to be boring.
Revisited it recently n found it to be engrossing n a different horror film.
It has a lovely performance by Price, amazing cinematography n i feel this is Corman's best directorial effort.
Comparisons with The Seventh Seal n Salvador Dali's imagery is bound to crop up but like the artist Dali himself quoted, "Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing".
The hallucination scene aka the psychedelic dream sequence is top notch.
The plague infested villages, isolated castles, decked halls, sumptuous bathrooms, the altar-rooms, the dungeons, the torture chambers, etc are amazingly captured.
Another highlight is the character Hop Toad played wonderfully by Skip Martin.
Revisited it recently n found it to be engrossing n a different horror film.
It has a lovely performance by Price, amazing cinematography n i feel this is Corman's best directorial effort.
Comparisons with The Seventh Seal n Salvador Dali's imagery is bound to crop up but like the artist Dali himself quoted, "Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing".
The hallucination scene aka the psychedelic dream sequence is top notch.
The plague infested villages, isolated castles, decked halls, sumptuous bathrooms, the altar-rooms, the dungeons, the torture chambers, etc are amazingly captured.
Another highlight is the character Hop Toad played wonderfully by Skip Martin.