April 12, 2020

This Day in Halloween: "Dr. Cyclops" opens across the U.S. in 1940. / Illustration by Ari Fuyumuro

Dr. Cyclops opens across the U.S. in 1940. The people-shrinking thriller is directed by Ernest Schoedsack and is the first horror film in full Technicolor as well as a Best Visual Effects Oscar nominee. The film receives mixed reviews but is a success.