April 12, 2021

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

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