Élisabeth of France (1764–1794) to the spirit of equality proclaimed by the Republic [...] representing to the General Council of the Commune the absurdity of keeping three persons in the Temple Tower, who caused extra service and excessive expense", and Hébert insisted on her execution. Although Robespierre himself wished to avoid such a "useless cruelty", the political climate was such that he "hid his thought of reprieve under words of insult. He dared not claim that innocent woman from the ferocious impatience of Hebert without insulting the victim he desired to save. He called her the 'despicable sister of Capet'." On 9 May 1794,
Terror in the Crypt Terror in the Crypt Terror in the Crypt () is a 1964 Italian-Spanish horror film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. The film is based on "Carmilla" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. "Terror in the Crypt" is based on Sheridan Le Fanu's novel "Carmilla". It is the third adaptation of the novel, following Carl Theodor Dreyer's "Vampyr" and Roger Vadim's "Blood and Roses". According to Tonino Valerii, the films script was written in three days while Ernesto Gastaldi states it was written in 24 hours. Gastaldi stated that he lied to a producer that they had a script ready, and then returned