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The Mask – re-released as Eyes of Hell October 27, 1971 in anaglyph 3D at The Johnny All-Weather Drive-In.

Eyes of Hell is a 1961 Canadian horror film produced in 3-D by Warner Bros. It was directed by Julian Roffman, and stars Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, and Bill Walker. It was shot in Toronto, Ontario and is the first Canadian horror film.

Plot: A young scientist, Doctor Allen Barnes (Stevens), obtains a mysterious ancient tribal mask. Whenever he puts on the mask, Barnes experiences dream-like visions which become increasingly disturbing and violent. The visions begin to alter Barnes’ personality, and eventually drive him insane…

Background: Most of the story is presented in conventional black-and-white. However, whenever Doctor Barnes is about to put on the mask, Barnes’ voice (heavily processed with reverb) urges the viewer to

“Put the mask on, NOW!”

This was the cue for theatergoers to put on the red/green 3D glasses (shaped like masks) which they were given upon entering the theater. The terrifying visions experienced by Doctor Barnes were then presented in anaglyph 3-D.

Presented in anaglyphic 3-D - The 3D sequences, four in all, last only a few minutes each.

They were initially designed by montage expert Slavko Vorkapich, and feature an array of distinctively psychedelic visuals, some of which are mildly gruesome. A bizarre electronic music score (billed as “Electro Magic Sound” in publicity materials) enhances the strangeness of the 3-D scenes.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -