- 1893: Actor Cedric Hardwicke is born in Lye, Worcestershire, England.
- 1909: Screenwriter Dwight V. Babcock is born in Iowa.
- 1944: Producer/writer Donald F. Glut is born in Pecos, Texas.
- 1962: Thriller episode "Cousin Tundifer" airs on NBC.
- 1963: Actress Jessica Tuck is born in New York City, New York.
- 1966: Actress Justine Bateman is born in Rye, New York.
- 1967: Wolfman actor Benicio del Toro is born in Puerto Rico.
- 1968: Producer Mark Hudis is born in Tarrytown, New York.
- 1969: Dark Shadows episode 698 is recorded.
- 1970: The Bird With the Crystal Plumage premieres in Italy.
- 1974: Production on Young Frankenstein begins.
- 1982: Swamp Thing premieres in the United States.
- 1985: Actress Arielle Kebbel is born in Winter Park, Florida.
- 1989: Freddy's Nightmares episode "Cabin Fever" airs for the first time.
- 1992: Army of Darkness is released theatrically in the United States.
- 2004: Actress Millie Bobby Brown is born in Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.
- 2006: Charmed episode "The Last Temptation of Christy" airs on the WB Network.
- 2012: The Walking Dead episode "Triggerfinger" airs on AMC.
- 2013: Sinister is released on DVD and Blu-ray by Summit, Inc. and Lions Gate Entertainment.
- 2013: Night of the Demons 2 is released on DVD and Blu-ray by Olive Films.
- 2016: Dark Shadows actor Humbert Allen Astredo passes away in Guilford, Connecticut at the age of 86.
- 2018: Principal filming on David Gordon Green's Halloween concludes.
- 2021: Are You Afraid of the Dark? episode "The Tale of the Night Frights" airs on Nickelodeon.
- 2023: Actor Jansen Panettiere passes away in New York City at the age of 28.
- 2023: Actor Richard Belzer passes away in France at the age of 78.
- 2023: Mayfair Witches episode "Tessa" airs on AMC.
- 2023: The Last of Us episode "Kin" airs on HBO Max.