This is a trifle of a segment but I noticed recently while binge watching some Vincent Price scarefests that a lot of his films conclude with a purging fire breaking out and ridding the story of some of the evil situations and characters thus far encountered. Maybe it was a favored conclusion for director Roger Corman who concluded “The Fall of the House of User” (1960) and “The Haunted Palace” (1963) in such a fashion. It certainly is a flamboyant way to conclude a movie with the set catching fire and falling down into flaming pieces! Price or another actor invariably gets buried beneath a loosened beam or some similar fire engulfed material. It appears this method of demise began with Price’s mad sculptor getting immolated at the conclusion of “House of Wax” (1953). Corman didn’t direct that one but may have gathered inspiration from it.
Well, that’s all I’ve got. Go check these films out and luxuriate in the cleansing fires!
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