This Day in Halloween: Rankin/Bass stop-motion animation horror spoof "Mad Monster Party" premieres in New York in 1967. / Illustration by Alexandria Howard
Mad Monster Party premieres in New York in 1967. The Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated horror spoof 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.