This Day in Halloween: Sherlock Holmes horror mystery "The House of Fear" -- featuring Basil Rathbone -- opens across the U.S. in 1945. / Illustration by Alexandria Howard
The House of Fear opens across the U.S. in 1945. The 10th film of Basil Rathbone’s-staring series of Sherlock Holmes films is a horror mystery centered around a series of brutal murders. The film is a success and is followed by four more films.
