Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park premieres on NBC in 1978. The iconic hard rock band make their film debut in a tongue-in-cheek action thriller about battling an inventor to save Magic Mountain amusement park in Los Angeles. Though it’s a hit, the band disowns it and fans originally hate it. Eventually, it becomes a cult favorite.
This Day in Halloween: Tongue-in-cheek action thriller "Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park" premieres on NBC in 1978. / Illustration by Brooke Ramirez