2016 is the sixteenth year of the 21st century. It follows 2015 and takes place before 2017. This is a Leap Year, which means we get an extra day in February, which tends to cock everything up. Chicks who were born in 2001 are celebrating their 16th birthday this year, and are encouraged to avail themselves of the 1983 slasher flick Sweet Sixteen.
January[]
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- January 2nd: Saturday. Ash vs Evil Dead episode "The Dark One" premieres on Starz.
- February 2nd: Saturday. All Hallows' Eve 2 is released on Region 1 DVD.
- January 5th: Tuesday: Teen Wolf episode "The Last Chimera" airs on MTV.
- January 5th: Tuesday: Little Dead Rotting Hood premieres in the United States.
- January 6th: Wednesday: American Horror Story: Hotel episode "Battle Royale" airs on the FX Network.
- January 8th: Friday: The Forest premieres in the United States.
- January 9th: Saturday: Phantasm star Angus Scrimm passes away in Tarzana, California at the age of 89.
- January 11th: Screenwriter Stanley Mann dies at the age of 87 in Los Angeles, California.
- January 12th: Tuesday. iZombie episode "Method Head" airs on the CW Network.
- January 12th: Tuesday. Sinister II is released on Blu-ray + Digital HD by Universal Studios.
- January 13th: Wednesday. American Horror Story: Hotel episode "Be Our Guest" airs on the FX Network.
- January 14th: Thursday: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street actor Alan Rickman succumbs to cancer in London, England at the age of 69.
- January 18th: Monday. The Abandoned opens to limited theatrical release and is made available on VOD.
- January 20th: Wednesday: Supernatural episode "The Devil in the Details" airs on the CW Network.
- January 22nd: Friday: The Boy is released theatrically in the United States.
- January 22nd: The Greasy Strangler premieres at the Sundance Film Festival.
- January 23rd: Saturday. 31 is screened at the Sundance Film Festival.
- January 26th: Tuesday: Teen Wolf episode "The Sword and the Spirit" airs on MTV.
- January 26th: Actor Abe Vigoda passes away in Woodland Park, New Jersey at the age of 94.
- January 27th: Wednesday: Supernatural episode "Into the Mystic" airs on the CW Network.
- January 31st: The Love Witch premieres at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
February[]
Humbert Allen Astredo passes away on February 19th.
- February 2nd: Saturday. All Hallows' Eve 2 is released on Region 1 DVD.
- February 2nd: Tuesday: iZombie episode "Fifty Shades of Grey Matter" airs on the CW Network.
- February 3rd: Wednesday: Supernatural episode "Don't You Forget About Me" airs on the CW Network.
- February 6th: Saturday: Director Mike Flanagan marries actress Kate Siegel.
- February 8th: Monday: Lucifer episode "The Would-Be Prince of Darkness" airs on the FOX Network.
- February 10th: Wednesday: Supernatural episode "Love Hurts" airs on the CW Network.
- February 12th: Friday: The remake of Cabin Fever opens to limited theatrical release in the United States.
- February 13th: Saturday. Paranormal Activity Security Squad premieres in the United States.
- February 14th: Sunday: The Walking Dead episode "No Way Out" airs on AMC.
- February 15th: Monday. Lucifer episode "Manly Whatnots" airs on the FOX Network.
- February 19th: Friday: Dark Shadows actor Humbert Allen Astredo passes away in Guilford, Connecticut at the age of 86.
- February 19th: Friday: The Witch opens theatrically in the United States.
- February 21st: Sunday: The Walking Dead episode "The Next World" airs on AMC.
- February 26th: Friday: The Forest premieres in the United Kingdom.
- February 28th: Sunday: The Walking Dead episode "Knots Untie" airs on AMC.
March[]
- March 1st: Wednesday. Pieces is released as a limited Puzzle to 3000 edition Blu-ray by Grindhouse Releasing.
- March 2nd: Thursday. Filmyard Holdings sells Miramax, and all of its holdings such as Dimension Films, to the beIN Media Group.
- March 4th: Friday: Ava's Possessions is released in the United States.
- March 6th: Sunday: The Walking Dead episode "Not Tomorrow Yet" airs on AMC.
- March 7th: Monday: Bates Motel episode "A Danger to Himself and Others" airs on A&E.
- March 7th: Monday: Damien episode "The Beast Rises" airs on A&E.
- March 11th: Friday: 10 Cloverfield Lane is released theatrically in the United States.
- March 11th: The Greasy Strangler is screened at the South by Southwest Film Festival.
- March 12th: Saturday: Hush premieres at the South by Southwest Film Festival.
- March 13th: Sunday: The Walking Dead episode "The Same Boat" airs on AMC.
- March 14th: Monday: Bates Motel episode "Goodnight, Mother" airs on A&E.
- March 17th: Thursday: Dr. Giggles star Larry Drake passes away in Los Angeles, California at the age of 67.
- March 17th: Thursday: The Forest closes out of theaters.
- March 20th: Sunday. The Walking Dead episode "Twice as Far" airs on AMC.
- March 21st: Monday: Bates Motel episode "'Til Death Do You Part" airs on A&E.
- March 22nd: The Black Sleep is released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber.
- March 23rd: Wednesday. Diederik van Rooijen is hired to direct Cadaver, which is renamed The Possession of Hannah Grace.
- March 23rd: Wednesday. Production begins on Mayhem.
- March 27th: Sunday. The Walking Dead episode "East" airs on AMC.
- March 28th: Fortune Cookie is released in the United States.
- March 28th: Damien episode "The Number of a Man" airs on A&E.
- March 30th: Walking Dead, Volume 25: No Turning Back is published by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
April[]
- April 1st: Friday. Darling is released on video-on-demand and receives limited theatrical screening in New York City, New York.
- April 1st: Meet the Blacks is released in the United States.
- April 3rd: Sunday. The Walking Dead episode "Last Day on Earth" airs on AMC.
- April 4th: Monday. Production begins on Alien: Covenant.
- April 4th: Monday. Damien episode "Seven Curses" airs on A&E.
- April 5th: Tuesday. Creep is released on DVD in Region 1 format by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
- April 10th: Sunday. Fear the Walking Dead episode "Monster" airs on AMC.
- April 11th: Monday. Bates Motel episode "Refraction" airs on A&E.
- April 11th: Monday. Damien episode "Temptress" airs on A&E.
- April 12th: Tuesday. Camp Massacre is screened at Marble City Comicon.
- April 12th: Tuesday. The It Follows SteelBook Edition is released on Blu-ray by Starz and Anchor Bay Entertainment.
- April 12th: Tuesday. The Forest is released on Blu-ray with digital HD download by Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
- April 13th: Tuesday. Doug Jones is cast in the role of Graf Orlok for Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.
- April 17th: Sunday. Fear the Walking Dead episode "We All Fall Down" airs on AMC.
- April 18th: Monday: Bates Motel episode "The Vault" airs on A&E.
- April 24th: Sunday: Fear the Walking Dead episode "Ouroboros" airs on AMC.
- April 25th: Monday: Bates Motel episode "There's No Place Like Home" airs on A&E.
- April 27th: Wednesday: The Walking Dead: Here's Negan! graphic novel ships to retailers in trade paperback format.
May[]
In May, you will hear... The Wailing.
- May 1st: Sunday. Fear the Walking Dead episode "Blood in the Streets" airs on AMC.
- May 2nd: Monday. Bates Motel episode "Unfaithful" airs on A&E.
- May 2nd: Monday. Damien episode "The Devil You Know" airs on A&E.
- May 2nd: Monday. Filming begins on Annihilation.
- May 8th: Sunday. Fear the Walking Dead episode "Captive" airs on AMC.
- May 9th: Monday. Bates Motel episode "Forever" airs on A&E.
- May 9th: Monday: Damien episode "Ave Satani" airs on A&E.
- May 12th: Thursday. The Wailing premieres in South Korea.
- May 13th: Friday. May 13th of this year is a "Friday the 13th".
- May 13th: Train to Busan is screened at the Cannes film festival.
- May 15th: Sunday. Fear the Walking Dead episode "Sicut Cervus" airs on AMC.
- May 16th: Monday. Bates Motel episode "Norman" airs on A&E.
- May 17th: Tuesday. The Witch is released on Blu-ray by Lionsgate Films.
- May 20th: The Wailing opens to limited theatrical release in the United States.
- May 22nd: Sunday. Fear the Walking Dead episode "Shiva" airs on AMC.
- May 24th: Actor Buck Kartalian passes away in Mission Hills, California at the age of 93.
- May 30th: Monday. Scream: The Series episode "I Know What You Did Last Summer" airs on MTV.
June[]
Anton Yelchin is killed by his own car on June 19th, 2016.
- June 3rd: The Wailing is released theatrically in the United States.
- June 6th: Monday. Scream: The Series episode "Psycho" airs on MTV.
- June 6th: Monday. Actress Theresa Saldana passes away in Los Angeles, California at the age of 61.
- June 6th: Shay Mitchell is hired to play Megan Reed in The Possession of Hannah Grace.
- June 7th: The Abandoned is released on Blu-ray by Shout Factory.
- June 7th: Monster Land is released direct-to-video and on video-on-demand.
- June 10th: Friday. The Conjuring 2 premieres theatrically in the United States.
- June 10th: Friday. Production begins on The Cloverfield Paradox.
- June 10th: Friday. Witchfinder General is released on Blu-ray, Australian import edition, by Shout Factory.
- June 12th: Sunday. Preacher episode "The Possibilities" airs on AMC.
- June 13th: Monday. Scream: The Series episode "Vacancy" airs on MTV.
- June 14th: Tuesday. Jaws 3 is released on Blu-ray by Universal Studios.
- June 14th: Tuesday. Jeepers Creepers and Jeepers Creepers 2 are released on Blu-ray by Shout! Factory.
- June 18th: Saturday. Sadako vs. Kayoko premieres in Japan.
- June 19th: Sunday. Fright Night star Anton Yelchin is killed in an automobile-related accident at his home in Studio City, California.
- June 19th: Sunday. Preacher episode "Monster Swamp" airs on AMC.
- June 20th: Monday. Scream: The Series episode "Happy Birthday to Me" airs on MTV.
- June 26th: Sunday. Preacher episode "South Will Rise Again" airs on AMC.
- June 28th: Tuesday. Scream: The Series episode "Dawn of the Dead" airs on MTV.
- June 28th: Production begins on Death Note.
July[]
- July 3rd: Sunday. Preacher episode "Sundowner" airs on AMC.
- July 5th: Tuesday. Scream: The Series episode "Jeepers Creepers" airs on MTV.
- July 7th: Thursday. Terror Tales is screened at Emerging Filmmakers Project.
- July 12th: Tuesday. Scream: The Series episode "Let the Right One In" airs on MTV.
- July 16th: Saturday. Principal photography on Alien: Covenant concludes.
- July 17th: Sunday. Preacher episode "El Valero" airs on AMC.
- July 19th: Tuesday. Scream: The Series episode "Village of the Damned" airs on MTV.
- July 20th: Wednesday. Train to Busan opens theatrically in South Korea.
- July 22nd: Friday. Lights Out premieres theatrically in the United States.
- July 22nd: Friday. Train to Busan opens to limited theatrical release in the [[United States.
- July 24th: Sunday. Preacher episode "Finish the Song" airs on AMC.
- July 26th: Tuesday. The Invitation is released on DVD and Blu-ray by Drafthouse.
- July 26th: Tuesday. Scream: The Series episode "The Orphanage" airs on MTV.
- July 27th: Wednesday. Comic book artist Jack Davis passes away in Athens, Georgia.
- July 31st: Sunday. Preacher episode "Call and Response" airs on AMC.
- July 31st: Sunday. Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens premieres on Syfy.
August[]
- August 2nd: Tuesday. Meet the Blacks is released on DVD and Blu-ray by Lionsgate Films.
- August 2nd: Tuesday. Scream: The Series episode "The Vanishing" airs on MTV.
- August 4th: Comic book letterer Gaspar Saladino passes away in New York City, New York.
- August 9th: Tuesday. Scream: The Series episode "Heavenly Creatures" airs on MTV.
- August 15th: Monday. Production begins on The Shape of Water.
- August 15th: Monday. Crying Wolf is released for digital download in the United Kingdom.
- August 16th: Tuesday. Scream: The Series episode "When a Stranger Calls" airs on MTV.
- August 18th: Thursday. Isle of the Dead premieres on Syfy.
- August 21st: Sunday. Fear the Walking Dead episode "Grotesque" airs on AMC.
- August 23rd: Tuesday. Ash vs Evil Dead: The Complete First Season is released on Blu-ray by Starz Productions and Anchor Bay Entertainment.
- August 26th: Friday. Don't Breathe premieres in the United States.
- August 28th: Sunday. Fear the Walking Dead episode "Lost Muertos" airs on AMC.
- August 29th: Monday. Production begins on Insidious: The Last Key.
- August 29th: Monday. Young Frankenstein star Gene Wilder passes away in Stamford, Connecticut at the age of 83.
September[]
- September 1st: Thursday. Actor Jon Polito passes away in Duarte, California at the age of 65.
- September 1st: Thursday. Principal filming begins on Little Evil.
- September 1st: Thursday. Prevenge is screened for the first time at the Venice Film Festival in Italy.
- September 4th: Sunday. Fear the Walking Dead episode "Do Not Disturb" airs on AMC.
- September 9th: Principal filming on Death Note concludes.
- September 11th: Sunday. Transgender actress Alexis Arquette passes away in Los Angeles, California at the age of 47.
- September 11th: Sunday. Fear the Walking Dead episode "Pablo & Jessica" airs on AMC.
- September 12th: Monday. Prevenge is screened at the Toronto International Film Festival.
- September 14th: Wednesday. American Horror Story Chapter One, "My Roanoke Nightmare", airs on the FX Network.
- September 16th: Friday. Halloween Horror Nights 26 begins at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida with an emphasis on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, American Horror Story, and The Walking Dead.
- September 16th: 31 opens to limited theatrical release.
- September 16th: Blair Witch premieres theatrically in the United States.
- September 18th: Sunday. Fear the Walking Dead episode "Pillar of Salt" airs on AMC.
- September 19th: Monday. Lucifer episode "Everything's Coming Up Lucifer" airs on the FOX Network.
- September 22nd: Better Watch Out premieres at Fantastic Fest in the United States.
- Van Helsing episodes "Help Me" and "Seen You" airs on Syfy.
- September 25th: Sunday. Another WolfCop premieres at Fantastic Fest in the United States.
- September 25th: Sunday. Fear the Walking Dead episode "Date of Death" airs on AMC.
- September 26th: Production begins on Jigsaw.
- September 26th: Principal filming on Insidious: The Last Key concludes.
- September 27th: Slugs is released on Blu-ray by Arrow Video.
- September 29th: Lights Out closes out theaters.
- September 30th: Van Helsing episode "Stay Inside" airs on Syfy.
October[]
Halloween Horror Nights 26. You won't stand a chance.
- October 1st: Saturday. Scream Queens star Keke Palmer lands endorsement deal with online accessory service ShoeDazzle.
- October 2nd: Fear the Walking Dead episodes "Wrath" & "North" air on AMC.
- October 3rd: Monday. Lucifer episode "Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire" airs on the FOX Network.
- October 3rd: Monday. Vamp is released on Region 2 DVD in the United Kingdom by Arrow Video.
- October 4th: Tuesday. Krampus: The Devil Returns premieres in the United States.
- October 4th: Tuesday. Vamp is released on Region 1 DVD in the United States by Arrow Video.
- October 4th: The Wailing is released on Blu-ray by Well Go USA.
- October 5th: Wednesday. American Horror Story: Hotel becomes available for instant streaming on Netflix.
- October 5th: Wednesday. American Horror Story: Roanoke episode "Chapter 4" airs on the FX Network.
- October 5th: Wednesday. The Walking Dead: Book Thirteen trade paperback collection ships to retailers.
- October 7th: Friday. Day 1 of the Spooky Empire horror convention at the Orlando Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Cancelled due to Hurricane Matthew.
- October 7th: Friday. The Greasy Strangler opens to limited theatrical release in the U.S., and is released on VOD.
- October 8th: Saturday. It Stains the Sands Red premieres at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain.
- October 9th: Sunday. Ash vs Evil Dead episode "The Morgue" premieres on Starz.
- October 10th: Monday. All ten episodes from season one of Freakish premiere on Hulu.
- October 13th: Prevenge is screened at the London Film Festival in England.
- October 13th: Production begins on The Meg.
- October 16th: Ash vs Evil Dead episode "Last Call" premieres on Starz.
- October 16th: Sunday. The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far documentary airs on AMC. Recaps seasons 1-6.
- October 18th: Minutes Past Midnight is released on video-on-demand.
- October 19th: American Horror Story episode "Chapter 6" airs on the FX Network.
- October 20th: Thursday. The Crow actor Michael Massee passes away at the age of 61.
- October 21st: Friday. Ouija: Origin of Evil premieres theatrically in the United States.
- October 22nd: Saturday. Preacher co-creator Steve Dillon passes away at the age of 53.
- October 23rd: Sunday. The Walking Dead episode "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" airs on AMC.
- October 25th: Tuesday. Lights Out is released on Blu-ray and DVD.
- October 25th: Actress Toni Gilpin passes away in Dorset, England at the age of 81.
- October 25th: Manhattan Baby is released as a 3-disc Blu-ray collection by Blue Underground.
- October 28th: Friday. Stana Katic is hired to play Lisa Roberts in The Possession of Hannah Grace.
- October 30th: Ash vs Evil Dead episode "Confinement" premieres on Starz.
- October 30th: Sunday. The Walking Dead episode "The Well" airs on AMC.
- October 31st: Monday. Happy Halloween, bitches!
- October 31st: Final night of Halloween Horror Nights 26 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
- October 31st: Principal filming begins on Wish Upon.
November[]
- November 1st: Tuesday. Hell House LLC is made available on video-on-demand in the United States.
- November 1st: Tuesday. "The Last Illusion" is released as a hardcover novella by Fiddleblack, Ltd..
- November 6th: Sunday. The Walking Dead episode "The Cell" airs on AMC.
- November 6th: Sunday. Ash vs Evil Dead episode "Trapped Inside" premieres on Starz.
- November 6th: Sunday. Principal shooting on The Shape of Water concludes.
- November 7th: Monday. Production begins on The Possession of Hannah Grace.
- November 8th: Tuesday. Principal filming begins on The Possession of Hannah Grace.
- November 12th: Saturday. Actress Lupita Tovar passes away at the age of 106.
- November 13th: Ash vs Evil Dead episode "Delusion" airs on Starz.
- November 15th: Tuesday. Principal photography on Jigsaw concludes.
- November 16th: Wednesday. American Horror Story: Roanoke episode "Chapter 10" airs on the FX Network.
- November 20th: Ash vs Evil Dead episode "Ashy Slashy" airs on Starz.
- November 22nd: David Cronenberg's Rabid is released on Blu-ray by Scream Factory.
- November 22nd: C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud is released on Blu-ray by Lions Gate Entertainment.
- November 26th: Actor Fritz Weaver passes away in New York City, New York at the age of 90.
December[]
- December 1st: Return of the Living Dead actor Don Calfa passes away in Yucca Valley, California at the age of 76.
- December 2nd: The Greasy Strangler is released on Special Director's Edition blu-ray by FilmRise.
- December 4th: Actress Margaret Whitton passes away in Palm Beach, Florida at the age of 67.
- December 4th: Ash vs Evil Dead episode "Home Again" airs on Starz.
- December 8th: Friday the 13th Part 3 actress Gloria Charles passes away in Marina Del Ray, California at the age of 61.
- December 9th: Exorcist: The Series episode "162" airs on the FOX Network.
- December 11th: Ash vs Evil Dead episode "Second Coming" airs on Starz.
- December 13th: Tuesday. Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete Second Season is released on DVD and Blu-ray by Anchor Bay Entertainment.
- December 16th: Friday: Exorcist: The Series episode "Three Rooms" airs on the FOX Network.
- December 17th: Saturday: Principal filming on The Possession of Hannah Grace concludes.
- December 25th: Sunday. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter premieres in Japan.
- December 26th: Monday. American Horror Story actress Barbara Tarbuck passes away in Los Angeles, California at the age of 74.