July 15, 2025

This Day in Halloween: Gothic thriller "The Black Room" -- starring Boris Karloff -- opens across the U.S. in 1935. / Illustration by Laura Peyton Maurer

The Black Room opens across the U.S. in 1935. Roy William Neill directs an under seen Boris Karloff gothic thriller featuring him in twin roles. Still regarded as one of Karloff’s best performances.

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