January 7th

Production begins on Red Dragon in 2002.

• 1912: American cartoonist and Addams Family creator Charles Addams is born in Westfield, New Jersey.

• 1913: Actor Francis De Wolff is born in Essex, England.

• 1928: The Exorcist author William Peter Blatty is born in New York City, New York.

• 1942: Director Danny Steinmann is born in New York City, New York.

• 1943: Production begins on Son of Dracula.

• 1950: Actress Erin Gray is born in Honolulu, Hawaii.

• 1971: Actor Jeremy Renner is born in Modesto, California.

• 1972: Stunt performer Zoltan Papp is born in Budapest, Hungary.

• 1888: Actress Myrtle Damerel is born in Joliet, Illinois.

• 1965: The Munsters episode "Grandpa's Call of the Wild" airs on CBS.

• 1988: Principal shooting begins on Child's Play.

• 1992: Actress Jhean Burton passes away in Los Angeles, California.

• 1993: Production begins on Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead.

• 2002: Production begins on Red Dragon.

• 2010: Principal shooting on Hatchet 2 begins.

• 2013: Dead of the Nite is released direct-to-video in the United States.

• 2015: American Horror Story: Freak Show episode "Magical Thinking" airs on the FX Network.

• 2020: Actor Harry Hains passes away in Los Angeles, California at the age of 27.

• 2020: Snatchers is released on streaming platforms and digital media.