Phantom of the Rue Morgue Phantom of the Rue Morgue Phantom of the Rue Morgue is a 1954 feature film directed by Roy Del Ruth (known for directing "The Terror") and starring Karl Malden and Claude Dauphin. The film is an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue". Warner Bros. released 3D productions during the 1950s, including the big-budget "The Charge at Feather River" (1953). Following another western, "The Moonlighter" (1953), starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray, the studio attempted to repeat the success they had with "House of Wax" the previous year. This movie was based on the
Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales of the Red Death setting combines real-world history with legends and literature. Thus, necromancers practice dark arts among the slave traders of New Orleans, while Buenos Aires agricultural barons attempt to squelch rumors of monstrous winged serpents. Spirit creatures stalk the settlers of the American West. Sherlock Holmes shares a railroad car with Count Dracula. Unlike the basic Ravenloft setting, where mysterious mists divide the realm into distinct settings, the Gothic Earth setting has no divisions. "Masque" begins by replacing the traditional character classes with soldiers (like fighters, but can’t specialize in favored weapons), adepts (wizards with limited magic and