This Day in Halloween: Erotic Countess-Bathory-themed horror film "Daughters of Darkness" premieres in New York in 1971. / Illustration by Amelia Stebbing
Daughters of Darkness premieres in New York in 1971. The erotic horror film features a modern Countess Bathory in psychological and physical ménage à trois with a newlywed couple. The film remains one of Europe’s best regarded horror films by critics, fans and filmmakers.
