March 8, 2023

This Day in Halloween: The stop-motion animated musical comedy "Mad Monster Party" starring Boris Karloff premieres in New York in 1967. / Illustration by Andrew Truong

Mad Monster Party premieres in New York in 1967. The Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated musical comedy is a cult classic featuring the voices of Boris Karloff (in one of his final performances) and Phyllis Diller in a sendup of classic monster movies.

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