April 24, 2025

This Day in Halloween: Pre-code horror film "Night of Terror" -- starring Bela Lugosi -- opens across the U.S. in 1933. / Illustration by Henry Ploch

Night of Terror opens across the U.S. in 1933. The hour-long pre-code horror film also known as He Lived to Kill and Terror in the Night features Bela Lugosi. The ending is notable for breaking the fourth wall.

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