Phantom of the Paradise

This years (2013) Simpson's Treehouse of Horror episode's opening secquence is made up of a multitude of scenes from horror movies, a huge percentage of which I had never even heard of.  There was one scene with 4 or 5 "phantoms" from the various versions of Phantom of the Opera, inculding one who looked kind of scifi.  After doing a little research, I found it was from the movie "The Phantom of Paradise" a 1974 film directed by Brain De Palma and featuring Paul Williams (song writer).  This I had to see.

The film is extremely quirky.  The phantom costume is made up of a bird-like mask and a voice synthesizer.  There are a few instances where events happen that have have explanation, like how the phantom is able to break through brick wall.

This film has a kind of Rock Horror feel to it, but the music and the atmosphere are not quite on the same level as that film.