July 22nd

The Hills Have Eyes is released theatrically in 1977.

• 1889: Director James Whale is born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.

• 1944: Actor Guich Koock is born in Austin, Texas.

• 1955: Actor Willem Dafoe is born in Appleton, Wisconsin.

• 1958: Production begins on House on Haunted Hill.

• 1959: Return of the Fly is released theatrically in the United States.

• 1959: Plan 9 from Outer Space is released theatrically in the United States.

• 1963: Actress Joanna Going is born in Washington, D.C..

• 1964: The Last Man on Earth is released in Canada.

• 1969: Dark Shadows episode 808 is recorded.

• 1977: The Hills Have Eyes is released theatrically in the United States.

• 1978: Actress A.J. Cook is born in Ontario, Canada.

• 1983: Jaws 3 premieres in 3-D in the United States.

• 1988: Actor Duane L. Jones passes away in Long Island, New York.

• 1992: Tales from the Crypt episode "What's Cookin'" airs in HBO.

• 1996: Actor Skyler Gisondo (Rob Zombie's Halloween) is born in Palm Beach County, Florida.

• 1998: An American Werewolf in Paris is released on DVD in Region 1 format by Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment.

• 2002: A Bay of Blood region 2 DVD is released.

• 2002: Principal shooting begins on the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

• 2003: Final Destination 2 is released to DVD by New Line Home Video.

• 2003: Sorority House Massacre and Sorority House Massacre II are released as a double-billed DVD collection by New Concorde Home Video as part of their "Massacre Collection".

• 2005: The Devil's Rejects is released theatrically in the United States.

• 2008: The Exorcism of Emily Rose is released on Blu-ray by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

• 2010: Legion is released theatrically in the United States.

• 2012: True Blood episode "In the Beginning" airs on HBO.

• 2015: Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! premieres on Syfy.

• 2016: Lights Out is released theatrically in the United States.

• 2016: Train to Busan opens to limited theatrical release in the United States.

• 2018: Preacher episode "The Coffin" airs on AMC.

• 2021: American Horror Stories episode "Drive In" premieres on Hulu.

• 2021: Kandisha is made available as a Shudder original on Shudder.

• 2022: Nope is released nation-wide in the United States.

• 2022: Barbarian is first screened at the San Diego Comic-Con.

• 2022: House of Darkness is screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada.