This Day in Halloween: Ghost story "Isle Of The Dead" -- starring Boris Karloff -- opens across the U.S. in 1945. / Illustration by SA Hart
Isle Of The Dead opens across the U.S. in 1945. The unusual Balkan War ghost story stars Boris Karloff. Though a small success at the time, prominent fans include director Martin Scorsese, who considers it one of the scariest films ever made.
