May 19, 1934 –
The very truly perverse pre-code horror film from Universal, The Black Cat, opened in NYC on this date.
This film was made just before the Hays code went into effect. It is chockablock filled with Satanism, black mass orgies, necrophilia, pedophilia, sadistic revenge, murder and incest.
Oh, I forgot to mention Bela Lugosi slices off Boris Karloff’s face.
The Haus of Dcaligari 