In the end, aren't we all Elizabeth, trapped in an iron maiden in a forbidden pit...screaming?

G'Night kids!

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#monsterdon Hahahaha omg that last shot!!

That was great!

And that's a wreck!

Thank you, @Taweret@octodon.social, for this series and this tribute; thank you Vincent Price for an amazing performance; thank you Roger Corman.

Awww, well that was fun, thank you Roger Corman and thank you Vincent Price!

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#monsterdon "Are you leaving then? Will you accept the hospitality of my carriage?"

Look: do not get into ANY KIND OF BOX AS DIRECTED BY THIS DOCTOR whether or not it has horses hitched to it

#monsterdon Real talk: Vincent Price is doing an amazing job carrying this whole section of the movie essentially solo, but let's spare a moment to appreciate the truly excellent moving camera work to keep him and his face perfectly in frame as he flutters around.

Ricooolaaa

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Whoa, I wasn't expecting them to put in an appearance:

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I feel bad for the pendulum really. It probably thought this movie was its big break. #Monsterdon

This place is a scream a minute.

"Was that the one o'clock scream already?"

*everyone checks their watches*

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Should I be expecting the Spanish Inquisition?

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You can thank Edgar Allen Poe for the Supervillain's weakness for elaborate deaths of their enemies

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those little candle snuffers are cute, but a chore if you had to do it every fucking day

Hurrah for the humble light switch!

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#monsterdon Legitimately chilling sarcophagus scene.

your sister died in sex games and there are perhaps some things a brother does not need to know

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If those painting's eyes don't start moving around by the end of the first act, I'm going to need some compensation.`

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#monsterdon VINCENT PRICE APPEARS

If this movie includes a rubber suit monster I shall be overjoyed.

now that is what you call style

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pit_and_the_Pendulum_(1961_film)#/media/File:MONSTROUS_MARQUEE_-_Pit_and_the_Pendulum,_The_-_Roosevelt_-_Chicago,_Illinois_-_August,_1961.jpg

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The pendulum shadows in the other shots are a really nice touch. #Monsterdon #ThePitAndThePendulum

Food $200
Horses $150
Land fees $800
Candles $3,600
Housekeeping $150

someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is buried alive
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#monsterdon _Doc checks Vincent_ "He's gone."

THAT MEANS HE'S DEFINITELY STILL ALIVE, consider the track record of diagnoses!!

#monsterdon A second silent flashback with the first thirty minutes?? Truly we are blessed

"HOIST BY MY OWN PIT!"

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I mean who wouldn't want to do this to a billionaire right now? Be honest

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Starting to think this Elizabeth is a bit of wrong'un...

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"You ever been so high the secret entrance in your room opened up and a voice called you into it?"

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"What is it with people and this forbidden chamber of mystery?!"

Just say it's 'nuclear waste' mate, try that

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When Vincent is fully aroused his ruff extends like that lizard in Jurassic park

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y'all that was in fact a real pendulum #monsterdon

#monsterdon This castles review on Zillow sucks.

"My ultimate device of torture, I call it.....THE INTERNET!"

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Vincent Price with the fakeout insanity then surprising upper body strength power moves

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lol, that doctor really has it in for Maria, is she pressing charges or something?

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lol, everyone knows castles have secret passages.....GET YOUR HANDS OFF VINCENT PRICE!

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OK guy goes into secret door hole, so this is where the plot gets rolling

oh wait, nevermind...

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Elizabeth was at LEAST mostly dead. #Monsterdon

@moira In the distant future of 1999, all humans will have that cut #monsterdon

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#monsterdon Vincent is very touchy touchy. Just can’t crack the English Elon Musk…

#monsterdon “No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!”

Now which of these chains lifts the pendulum up? Whoops, sorry there buddy… #Monsterdon #ThePitAndThePendulum

That ending felt abrupt

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Dude. How many times do you go to open some drapes and pull the wrong damn chain? I get it that we're in a hurry. But if I was the one pulling the chain, it woulda sliced him in half. #monsterdon

✅ pit
✅ pendulum

fuckin SORTED.

Thanks @Taweret for an unusually superb #Monsterdon!

Wow, circumcisions back in the day were pretty complicated affairs, huh? #Monsterdon

"This Bisexual is gonna bisect you!"

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nobody does indeed expect the Inquisition, it is one of their numerous weapons.

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#monsterdon He found the pit!!

almost but not quite the Wilhelm scream

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Yes! LOCK HER UP! LOCK HER UP! #Monsterdon

i feel like we shouldnt leave the guy who just tried to kill himself alone

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I would say nothing more to the Doctor until you speak to a lawyer first Nicholas

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OOoo it's like the Clue house! #Monsterdon

that 'duster' was one of those anal plug furry tail things

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CHILD ?!?

She's 40+

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#monsterdon "Your mother was walled up in her tomb... while still alive."

For the love of god!

"hey, funny story, your ma was walled up here, alive...."

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lol, didn't see that one coming!
That's some Game Of Thrones level fratricide

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flahsback back back....

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@moira So far, him not having quite enough servants so that the castle is crumbling fits, so I'll accept it.

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#monsterdon Uhh there is a bit is vaseline or something on the lens during this flashback. Bit of goo there.

"A torture chamber?!"

"My man, the Sybian is not a device of torture....unless in the RIGHT hands!"

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#monsterdon I highly advise people avoid bringing spoilers to the chat.

These are definitely all 'sex people' in this castle, Mr Barnard will see some things

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I think Scott Thompson from “Kids in the Hall” should play the lead in a Vincent Price biopic. #Monsterdon

I'm hoping there's a sex dungeon down there,....

OH HEY HO! VINCENT PRICE!

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stephen king wrote a novelization before getting ratted out by some cop teacher #monsterdon

Usually I just enjoy scrolling through the commentary, but tonight I actually watched the film. Thanks for a first full creepy and cheesy #Monsterdon

@bunnyhero that could make for a good Monsterdon movie I reckon

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that ending shot kind of reminded me of THE BLACK HOLE (1979) #Monsterdon

that tracks fs #monsterdon

Oh, screenplay by Richard Matheson. No wonder.

This one was great.

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#monsterdon That was a lovely time! Thank you @Taweret@octodon.social for another wonderful cinematic experience! 👌

Tonight's #monsterdon plot line, visualised.

thanks to all for observing the passing of Roger Corman together, even tho i know almost nothing about him, i hope this was a fitting memorial #monsterdon

That was an unusually well-put-together movie for #Monsterdon, and yet there were SO MANY brilliant toots mocking it. A+ event. Thanks everyone for tooting along and @Taweret for hosting!

I still think it could have used vampire Elizabeth though

You can't go wrong with Vincent Price. #Monsterdon

Maximillian saves the day!

He used to be Maxithousand, but he's proved invaluable to several employers during his career.

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@Taweret@octodon.social thanks for hosting! #monsterdon

That was great, I loved The Pit and the Pendulum. It's got a pit, it's got a pendulum, it's got Vincent Price chewing scenery like he's fresh out of the dentist's chair, it's great :D #Monsterdon

"How good are you at stopping huge sharp pendulums, Maximillian?"

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lol, how many times can that shirt be cut?

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#monsterdon "Maximilian, we must break into the torture chamber! Quickly!"

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A MAN begging a woman for help?

This has to be a first

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That's a quality matte painting.

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FUCKING FINALLY. THE PENDULUM. #monsterdon

"Hi everyone, what's going on down here? Supper ready soon?"

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#monsterdon I hate that a scene break comes when Vincent doesn’t freak out while walking through spider webs. Everyone freaks out when they walk through spider webs. It’s like a reflex.

Time to crank-up the machinery of industry

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#monsterdon I fucking knew they were con artist

Vincent is very good at confronting his fears

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Awwww, Vincent really emoting horror and madness there, what a king!

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Whats with all the shot glasses in the secret passage way, it's this Maria's secret gin palace for the servants?

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@CactuarJoe it's fabulous and comfortable #monsterdon

Oooo I hope he sues that doctor! Sues him right to hell! #Monsterdon

I'm a doctor of medicine, not a doctor of death! #Monsterdon

#monsterdon omg Medusa got Elizabeth

Not a bead of sweat on Vincent's brow as he wields an axe, classy fuck

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yeeeaaahhh, it ain't a party until you exhume a corpse!

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#monsterdon Is this dude Jekyll and Hyde?