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In Neil Gaiman's 1996 novel Neverwhere, a minor character briefly mentions the story "The Masque of the Red Death" when describing a fancy event at a museum.

In the 374th issue of the comic book series " Journey Into Mystery" this story is quoted and referenced while Thor is burning bodies of dead mutants as a way to honor them after learning that he has been banished from Hel and could never die.In Tom Wolfe's novel The Bonfire of the Vanities, this story is referenced in a speech given at a socialite's party by an elderly British poet and house guest, rumored to be afflicted with AIDS.It is alluded to more directly in volume six of his " Dark Tower" series. For example, the line "and the red death held sway over all" seems to reference the final line of Poe's story. Stephen King's novel The Shining contains several allusions to the story.In the book, much of humanity has been wiped out by a disease sometimes referred to as "Red Death". Jack London's novella The Scarlet Plague (1912) was inspired in part by Poe's story.In The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Erik appears at the masquerade dressed as the Red Death.