This Day in Halloween: Folk horror film "Cry of the Banshee" -- starring Cincent Price -- opens across the U.S. in 1970. / Illustration by Laura Peyton Maurer
Cry of the Banshee opens across the U.S. in 1970. Though marketed as an Edgar Allan Poe-based story, it’s not, and stars Vincent Price as a cruel magistrate who crosses a witch. Despite mixed reviews, it’s a success and a lesser-seen film for Vincent Price fans.
