Feb. 21, 2026

This Day in Halloween: British anthology horror film "The House That Dripped Blood" opened across the U.K. in 1971. / Illustration by Meiling Chen

The House That Dripped Blood opened across the U.K. in 1971. The British anthology horror film stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Denholm Elliot and is written by Robert Bloch. It receives mixed reviews but has grown in stature over time.