June 1, 2025

This Day in Halloween: The Spanish-Italian film "No profanar el sueño de los muertos" -- a.k.a. "The Living Dead in Manchester Morgue" -- opens across the U.S. in 1975. / Illustration by Quinn Moody

The Spanish-Italian film No profanar el sueño de los muertos opens across the U.S. in 1975. The eco-themed and Romero-inspired zombie film is released under at least 11 different titles internationally, including Let Sleeping Corpses Lie and The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue. It maintains a cult following.

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