#prince prospero

[professorambrius]

Happy Heavenly Birthday, Vincent Price and Sir Christoper Lee

A Very Happy Birthdays in Heaven to Vincent Price and Sir Christopher Lee.

Two of the finest Gentlemen of Horror, Vincent Proce and Sir Christopher Lee have delighted fans with their roles in the macabre and beyond. Both were true delights and professionals according to fellow castmates and had wonderful senses of humor and showed great kindness with those they worked with.

Vincent Price would have turned 114 years old today.

Sir Christopher Lee would have turned 103 years old today.

[contentabnormal]

Vincent Price as Prince Prospero in The Masque Of The Red Death

Watercolors on Paper, 8.5" x 11", 2024

By Josh Ryals

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Vincent Price - The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

[scenephile]

She has just married a friend of mine.

[enbyaxolotl67]

so I'm watching The Masque of The Red Death from I think the 1960s (restored in 2018) and like. I know Prince Prospero is very obviously the villain. but lowkey hold the fuck up what the hell the six year old has the voice of a woman wh a t the fuck. Okay anyway lowkey if prince prospero weren't a monarch I think he'd be pretty chill. Also if he were less fucked up i think

[beasanfi1997]

I Hope that Laika Studios will adapts The Mask of the Red Death made It becoming in Beauty and the Beast style with Happy Ending Just like a Disney Classic(You know? In America are Always Disney since the european navigators Discover the America in 1492 and even the ancestor of Walter Disney was Born in France and Is that because they build Disneyland at Paris) and Hayden Christensen will voice The Mask of the Red Death while Alice Englert will voice the heroine and Marwan Kenzari will voice the Prince Prospero the main antagonist

[coconut530]

GETAWAYS

[wordsgood]

violently struck by the urge, nay the need, for sapphics in the new story, which is working-titled maze rats atm

[alpacahat67]

something about the arcana and the masque of the red death post now. idk. im thinking real hard abt it rn. cooking, maybe, if you will.

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

Vincent Price as Prince Prospero --

THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964)

[professorambrius]

Happy Birthdays to Vincent Price and Sir Chrostopher Lee

Happy Birthdays in Heaven to two of the finest Kings of Horror, Vincent Price and Christopher Lee!

Today, Vincent Price would have turned 113 years old, and Sir Chirstopher Lee would have turned 102 years old.

[its-yesterdays-story]

Philip was sinking deeper into the morbid devotional misery that afflicted in their decline, so many of his race. His only son, Philip Prospero, after a life of four years of almost constant sickness, was snatched from him early in November 1661, as a younger boy had been a year previously. The bereaved father, who had watched over his son's bed until the last, nearly lost heart at this heavy blow; and was so much overcome, as he confesses, as to be unable even to write for a time to his one refuge, the nun of Agreda. When he did so, the usual self-accusing cry of agony went up – 'I assure you,' he wrote, 'what troubles me most, much more even than my loss, is to see clearly that I have offended God, and that He sends all these sorrows as punishment for my sins. I only wish I knew how to amend myself and comply entirely with His will. I am doing, and will do, all I can; for I would rather lose my life than to fail to do it. Help me as a good friend, with your prayers, to placate the righteous anger of God, and to implore our Lord, who has seen good to take away my son, to bless the delivery of the Queen, which is expected every day, and to keep her in perfect health and the child that is to be born, if it is to be for his good service, for otherwise I desire it not The Queen has borne this last blow with much sorrow but Christian resignation. I am not surprised at this for she is an angel, Oh! Sor Maria: I had only carried out your doctrines, perhaps I should not find myself in this state.'

A few days after this was written, Mariana once more bore a son, a weak, pulling infant, that seemed threatened with an early death; but whose birth threw Spain into a whirlwind of rejoicing as extravagant as any that had gone before. But Philip was sunk too deep now into despondency, by witchcraft, the people said, to be aroused much even by the birth of a son; and, as the shadows fell around him the power of Mariana grew. Philip in declining health and bitter disappointment, could look nowhere now for help and solace. His illegitimate son, Don Juan, bitterly opposed to the new German interest in Spain, retired to his town of Consuegra in disgust and disgrace. His minister Haro was dead, and the saintly nun of Agreda, his refuge for so many years, also went to her rest in the spring of 1665. There was now no one at Philip's side but Mariana, already intriguing for uncontrolled power when her husband should die and her German confessor Nithard, whose one aim was to use what was left of Spanish resources for the ends of Austria. All Europe regarded the King as a dying man whose work in the world was done.

As Philip sank lower in despondency, the importance of Mariana rose. In 1664 Mariana was already regarded almost as the reigning sovereign. The total and final defeat of the Spaniards on the Portuguese frontier, in June 1665, made the recovery of the lost kingdom hopeless, and broke Philip's heart. He had written in spring to the dying nun, saying that he desire no more health or life than was meet for God's service, and was ready to go when he was called. The call came in September 1665. His chronic malady had been aggravated to such an extent by anxiety and worry, that by the middle of the month his physicians confessed themselves powerless. Philip bade a tearful farewell to Mariana, and blessed his two children. He then took an affectionate of the Duke of Medina de las Torres and other nobles beseeching them with irrepressible tears to work harmoniously together, and help the widow and the poor child to whom this heavy heritage was passing.

Philip struggled through the night in agony and the next day the image of the Virgin of Atocha was carried past the windows of the palace to be deposited in the royal Convent of Barefoots hard by, whilst the dead bodies of St. Diego and St. Isidro were brought to the royal chapel for veneration. Around the bed of the dying monarch evil passions were already rampant, for the Court was divided thus early into two factions; one in favor of Mariana and the other looking to Don Juan. The Duke of Medina de las Torres, the principal minister, retired from the palace as soon as he had taken leave; and an unseemly wrangle almost a fight, took over the deathbed between rival friars, as to whether the viaticum might be administered or not, until they had to be bundled out of the room by the Marquis of Aytona.

No sooner was this scene over than Count Castrillo entered the chamber and announced that Don Juan had come and was waiting to see his father. Philip knew, and bitter the knowledge was, that his wife and son would be in open strife from the day the breath left his body; but that Don Juan should return from exile unbidden, and dared to disobey his King whilst he yet lived, aroused one more spark of sovereign indignation in the moribund man. 'Tell him,' he said, 'to return whence he came until he be bidden. I will see him not; for this no time for me to do other than die.' At early dawn on Friday 17, September, poor Philip the Great breathed his last. 'And curious it is,' said a contemporary courtier, 'that in the chamber of his Majesty when he died, there was no one but the Marquis of Aytona and two servants to weep for the death of their King and master. In all the rest of the court not one soul shed a tear for him. A terrible lesson is this for all humankind; that a monarch who had granted such great favors, and raised so much honor, had no sigh breathed for him when he died.'

[auroracoriolis]

It's amazing how easy this song was to adapt to the burning of Prospero. My favorite is the Magnus/Rameses part:

You who I called brother How could you have come to hate me so? Is this what you wanted?

I left these lines completely unchanged from the original, they already fit perfectly.

Then the rest just fell together:

I wish my heart was harder my sons and I were poisoned long ago Fate has made it so I will have to let my legion go

The poison of course refers to Chaos corruption.

The biggest change is that in the original Rameses sings his lines with anger and bitterness while Moses is lamenting the situation. In this version I have switched up who is angry and who is sad - I imagine that Leman, who has the "Moses" part of the song, sings with frustration building into anger, while Magnus is just miserably sad.

[Song Lyrics] Let My Legion Go

If there was a musical about the Heresy this could be the song for the Burning of Prospero - a tragic tale of brothers turned enemies.

Lyrics based on "The Plagues / Let My People Go" from The Prince of Egypt (1998). The art is also from that movie (but it fits pretty well, doesn't it)

[Chorus]

(whispered)

Thus saith our Lord

Thus saith our Lord (x12)

All hear the news – the Lord of Terra issues a writ of censure

(louder)

I send the Space Wolves and their king

to apprehend my traitor son

he shall be brought to me to kneel

I want him humbled, get it done

I send my Talons and their fleet

Destroy his weapons and his shields

and shake the earth beneath his feet

until he breaks, until he yields

(even louder)

I send my scourge, I send the Wolves

Thus saith our Lord

[Leman] (gestures angrily at pyramid)

Once I called you brother

I thought I had a chance

to make you learn

if only you would listen

[Chorus]

I send the thunder from the sky

I send the fire raining down

[Leman]

And even now, I wish that you

would just surrender

that you would make your sons lay down their arms

or at least come out and face me

[Chorus]

I send a hail of burning ice

On ev'ry field, on ev'ry town

[Leman]

Will you not save your home?

Stop hiding in your tower

or I'll have to come inside!

Behold the innocents who suffer

from your stubbornness and pride!

[Chorus]

I send exterminatus beams

such as the world has never seen

at every continent and sea

until there's nothing left in green

I send my scourge, I send the Wolves

Thus saith our Lord!

[Leman]

Then be a coward, brother

Wait and see how high the cost will grow!

[Chorus]

I send my scourge, I send the Wolves

[Leman]

Watch your legion go

[Leman and Chorus]

Thus saith our Lord

Thus saith our Lord

[Magnus] (crying inside the pyramid)

You who I called brother

How could you have come to hate me so?

Is this what you wanted?

[Chorus]

I send my scourge, I send the Wolves

[Magnus]

I wish my heart was harder

my sons and I were poisoned long ago

Fate has made it so

I will have to let my legion go

[Chorus]

Thus saith our Lord

[Leman]

Thus saith our Lord

[Magnus]

I cannot...

(together)

[Magnus] … let my legion go

[Leman] Let your legion go

(scene ends with Magnus leaping from the pyramid)

[staticymaticyyourlifeisatravesty]

My understandings of what Primarchs are currently alive and dead, what their status' are: Loyalists: Leman Russ: Running butt ass naked in the Warp, if the armour if any indication. Probably a Wulfen and horribly mutated like Corvus. Possibly could be fine. Chances very slim for him not be a mutated wolf thing with viking braids. Anyway his sons are mildly disturbed by the armour they keep finding Lion: Alive and pissed. Commits so many war crimes behind Guilliman's back. May or may not be making it his personal goal to give Guilliman as many grey hairs as possible. Roboute Guilliman: Stressed and thinks humans can't rule themselves. Asshole. Needs a break and to actually spend time with humans and actually thinking about the fact it's been ten thousand fucking years. That's impressive for an empire. Corvus Corax: Fucked up bird man in the warp. Probably learning that feathers suck to get blood out of and questioning how the fuck his white winged brother kept his feathers so fucking clean even though said brother routinely caused blood baths in life. Has probably pecked someone to death. Vulkan: Probably alive. Somewhere. Might actually be in a volcano somewhere. His death goes against his lore so who knows what the fuck is going on here. Jaghatai Khan: Also in the warp, has no idea where the fuck he is and isn't stopping for directions. Honestly he's actually existed the warp couple of times he was going so fucking fast. Probably also slowly getting mutated. Might be fine though. Probably passed a naked Leman a couple of times and is really confused by the fucked up bird thing calling itself Corvus. Rogal Dorn: Could be dead, could have a sick ass prosthetic hand. No idea what's going on with him. Sanguinius: Incredibly dead. Probably a good thing that he is. Otherwise he'd probs be a traitor primarch too with the Imperium in its current state- Ferrus Manus: Also very dead. Probably was seething mad at being killed by Fulgrim. Very likely died seething mad. Traitors: Fulgrim: Is a four armed winged snake thing. Having mad sex and doing way too many drugs. Probably also eating a lot too. And then sleeping it off because snake. Has a chunky boyfriend if Tumblr is to be believed. Magnus: Trying to rebuild, also an arrogant prick. I support him even if he's a dick. If only because what happened to Prospero was a travesty of the highest order. You go my weird rainbow nipple horned demon prince. What is your obsession with titty horns??? Mortarion: Depressed but has family. Is infected with diseases that are probably not even invented yet. Probably also not a skinny rail of a man anymore courtesy of Papa Nurgle who is a better dad then the Emperor ironically. Probably can't stand to look himself in the Mirror. Angron: Angy, so very angy. And obsessed with blood. Even if he wasn't immortal by virtue of being a demon prince, he'd probably be too angry to die. Not entirely sure if this is actually better then being dead. Lorgar: Not entirely sure, but I assume he's somewhere in the warp spreading the word of chaos like some sort of messed up anti jesus or something.

Alpharius /Omegon: One's dead, the other is alive. Which twin died and which one is alive is a damn good question. Possibly neither are even dead. Absolute bastards (affectionate). Perterabo: Grumpy old man wanting to be left alone and forge. He yearns for it. Mostly content to just make stuff and burn his skin off. Good things he's a demon now I guess. Go make stuff, have a hobby that's kinda healthy. Sort of. Konrad: Pretty dead. Saw it happen and let it happen. Probably for the best because dear god this man as a demon prince is terrifying. Horus: Also very dead. Might actually be even more dead then Sanguinius considering Horus' soul was probably destroyed.

[jockw]

Quick ass nevermore headcanon ideas in modern au cause the sun is killing me with a permanent tan;

Lenore works at a drag king cafe and she's the prince charming

Prospero is a professional veterinarian 'cause he hates socializing people

Berenice once got fired for drinking the alcohol when she worked as a bartender whilst on the clock

Duke steals pigeons off of the streets and actually takes really good care for them, he teaches them to steal wallets and shit on Montresor

Pluto went to Dubai With Eulalie (smoking room at the airport)

Morella tried questionable dishes in Poland

Annabel secretly speaks Russian and Will was the only one who found out

Will went to the drag king bar thinking it was men, he found out Lenore's job by total accident

Montresor eats the kibbles first before feeding it to the beagle dog

[r0sy-maple-m0th]

⊱♕- lavender lovers -♗⊰

proof of concept for the eah au, DO WE SEE THE VISION YET BC I AM VERY HYPED WITH THIS IDEA AND I WILL NOT SHUT UP ABOUT IT

ok so prospero is technically the daring stand-in, but he is SO un-daring-like + all the characters are keeping their nevermore personalities, so it felt wrong giving him darings outfit 😭but he works so well as annabels 'prince charming'

i wanted to design annabel her own fit too, but lowkey i did nawt have the motivation for that today so maybe she'll get a new look in the future, who knows. shes hot either way

last little note, NO IDEA who blondie wouldve been so thats why shes jus like a random girly 💔💔 im just making shit up as i go, haha :>

sketch + reference below the cut