January 19th

• 1934: Actor John Richardson is born in Worthing, Sussex, England.

• 1946: Producer Kim Henkel is born in Virginia.

• 1953: Actress Linda Hayden is born in Stanmore, Middlesex, England.

• 1961: Production on The Pit and the Pendulum concludes.

• 1967: Dark Shadows episode 154 is recorded.

• 1971: Actor/comedian Shawn Wayans is born in New York City, New York.

• 1976: Actor Drew Powell is born in Noblesville, Indiana.

• 1981: Production begins on Ghost Story.

• 1981: Television writer Gordon Russell passes away in New York City, New York.

• 1982: Venom is released theatrically in the UK.

• 1991: She-Wolf of London episode "Big Top She-Wolf" airs on NBC.

• 1995: Mutant Species premieres in the United States.

• 1996: From Dusk Till Dawn is released theatrically in the United States.

• 1998: Production begins on Dario Argento's The Phantom of the Opera.

• 1998: Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Surprise" airs on the WB Network.

• 1998: Production begins on From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money.

• 1999: Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Helpless" airs on the WB Network.

• 1990: Brain Dead is released theatrically in the United States.

• 2000: Principal shooting on What Lies Beneath concludes.

• 2001: FreakyLinks episode "Subject: Me and My Shadow" airs on the Fox Network.

• 2002: Dark Water premieres theatrically in Japan.

• 2003: Charmed episode "Centennial Charmed" airs on the WB Network.

• 2006: Resident Evil: Deadly Silence is released in Japan by Capcom for the Nintendo DS.

• 2007: Masters of Horror episode "The Black Cat" airs on Showtime.

• 2007: Teeth premieres at the Sundance Film Fesetival.

• 2007: The remake of The Hitcher is released theatrically in the United States.

• 2009: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Undead premieres at the Slamdance Film Festival in the United States.

• 2010: Eastwick episode "Red Bath and Beyond" airs in the UK.

• 2012: The Vampire Diaries episode "The Ties That Bind" airs on the CW Network.

• 2012: The Secret Circle episode "Witness" airs on the CW Network.

• 2012: Lost Girl episode "I Fought the Fae (and the Fae Won)" airs on Syfy.

• 2014: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night premieres at the Sundance Film Festival.

• 2014: What We Do in the Shadows premieres at the Sundance Film Festival.

• 2017: Actor Miguel Ferrer passes away at the age of 61.

• 2018: Mandy is screened for the first time at the Sundance Film Festival.

• 2014: Life After Beth premieres at the Sundance Film Festival.