Nov. 21, 2020

This Day in Halloween: Classic French thriller "Diabolique" opens across the U.S. in 1955. / Illustration by Justin Pakneshan.

Diabolique opens across the U.S. in 1955. The classic French thriller starring Simone Signoret is considered very Hitchcockian in composition and story. It’s a hit and inspires several other thrillers and filmmakers and has been remade at least three times.