Aug. 14, 2022

This Day in Halloween: Cult favorite -- and kid friendly -- horror comedy "The Monster Squad" opens across the U.S. in 1987.

The Monster Squad opens across the U.S. in 1987. The horror comedy features the Universal monsters of Dracula, Frankenstein’s creature, the wolfman, the gill-man and the mummy. Though not a success on its release, it has since become a cult favorite.