Chapter Two: The Masque of the Red Death

**"Chapter Two: The Masque of the Red Death"** is the second episode in the series *Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party*. The episode follows the death of Eddie Dantes and subsequent chaos.

## Plot

Initially, all of the guests besides Annabel believe Eddie's "death" to be part of the game and don't understand Edgar's insistence that this wasn't planned. The guests are mostly concerned with trival things such as the soup, game, placecards, and egos. Louisa May Alcott is also overcome with coughing fits; Mary Shelley gives her some water to try to soothe it, but it does little to help. Once again, Annabel tries to disrupt the game talk because of her concern for Eddie.

Eventually, Charlotte decides to check Eddie's pulse and confirms that he is, in fact, dead. The others are very worried. They turn to Edgar for answers, but he can offer few. Lenore deflects accusations. Poe is displeased. And, a disagreement over whether they should go to fetch help or stay together begins. During this, Fyodor reveals that he previously knew Eddie. Eddie had helped him after he was released from prison. After some more argument, Louisa leaves the dining room in a coughing fit and intending to go for help. The guests hear her coughing fit cease and a thud. When they run out to the hallway, Alcott is dead on the floor.

## Credits

### Cast

* Sean Persaud as Edgar Allan Poe
* Sinéad Persaud as Lenore
* Mary Kate Wiles as Annabel Lee
* Sarah Grace Hart as Emily Dickinson
* Whitney Avalon as Mary Shelley
* Ashley Clements as Charlotte Brontë
* Tom DeTrinis as Oscar Wilde
* Ryan Garcia as Eddie Dantes
* Lauren Lopez as George Eliot
* Tara Perry as Louisa May Alcott
* Joey Richter as Ernest Hemingway
* Blake Silver as HG Wells
* Clayton Snyder as Fyodor Dostoevsky

### Crew

* Production Designer: Katie Moest
* Art Director: Kim Brunner
* Composer: Dylan Glatthorn
* Sound Design: Justin Lee Dixon
* Editor: Raymond Fraser
* Director of Photography: Alex Gallitano
* Assistant Director: Wes Middleton
* Executive Producers: Gregg Gibbons & April Morris
* Shipwrecked Comedy Producers: Sean Persaud, Sinéad Persaud, Mary Kate Wiles, & Sarah Grace Hart
* American Black Market Producers: Brent Madison & Ryan M. Murphy
* Gaffer: Devin Hassan & Zach Ziedman
* First Assistant Camera: Allan Chavarria & Daniel De Menezes
* Key Grip: Sebastian Johnson & James Sowka
* Wardrobe: Sarah Grace Hart, Sinéad Persaud, & Mary Kate Wiles
* Hair & Makeup: Morgan McDonnell
* Script Supervisor: Taylor Brogan
* Grip/Swing: Nick Leucking & Jamie Gonçalves
* Assistant Hair & Makeup: Keely Williams
* Logo, Animation, Thumbnail & Endscreen: David Cater
* Site Rep: Darlena Roberts
* BTS: Christopher Higgins
* Production Assistants: Tia Workman, Oriana Scafidi, Stacy Baker, Kelly Baker, Kelsey Geller, Erin Wert, Delaney Peterson, Caitlin Olsen, Ilana Elroi, Jennifer Richee
* Camera Services: Neinhuis Camera Services, Inc.
* Catering: Boyz in the Kitchen

## Production

Chapter Two was filmed in parts over the 10 days in May of 2016 spent at Sunny Gables.

To substitute alcohol in the scenes, they used apple juice and grape juice. Additonally, the "red herring" soup was actually very watered down tomato soup. Becuase of evaporation, they actually had to refill the soup bowls. The soup was very cold, but the crew tried to make the bowls comfortable for the cast (Ryan Garcia and Blake Silver) to put their face in.

To make the appearance of it being night, they blacked out the windows.To know other general details about production, you can read the production section of *Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party*.

## Trivia

* After the credits, there is a scene of several authors standing around. Charlotte Bronte says, "Okay. So?"
* In the dining room scenes, there were not enough seats for everyone to sit. So, they had to move the chairs depending on the shot.
* Lauren was unable to keep a straight face when delivering the line, "Haunt these halls no more." So, they had to include a cut where she was partially laughing.