March 14, 2025

This Day in Halloween: Revenge horror thriller "The Walking Dead" -- featuring Boris Karloff -- opens across the U.S. in 1936. / Illustration by Alexandria Howard

The Walking Dead opens across the U.S. in 1936. The Michael Curtiz film features Boris Karloff as a resurrected man seeking revenge for being wrongly convicted and executed for murder. The film was a success and is notable for Karloff’s subtle performance.

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