The City of the Dead opens across the U.S. in 1962. The British film about New England witches and devil worshippers starring Christopher Lee was originally intended to be a TV pilot for Boris Karloff. Several lines from the coven members during the opening sequence were cut for American audiences, but the original British version is the one now shown on Turner Classic Movies.
This Day in Halloween: British film about New England witches "The City of the Dead" starring Christopher Lee opens across the U.S. in 1962 / Illustration by Dominic Ho