- 1943: Production designer Alfred Sole is born in Paterson, New Jersey.
- 1946: Actor James Canning is born in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1951: Actress Elisabeth Brooks is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- 1955: Actor Andrew Divoff is born in San Tome, Venezuela.
- 1959: Actress Jeré Fields is born in Onslow County, North Carolina.
- 1964: Director and producer Tim Sullivan is born in Plainfield, New Jersey.
- 1969: Dark Shadows episode 792 is recorded.
- 1969: Actor John Emmet Tracy is born in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1970: Dark Shadows episode 1049 airs on ABC.
- 1973: Actor George Macready passes away in Los Angeles, California.
- 1977: Supernatural episode "Mr Nightingale" airs on BBC One in the United Kingdom.
- 1986: Psycho III is released theatrically in the United States.
- 1993: Actor Fred Gwynne passes away in Taneytown, Maryland.
- 1995: Screenwriter John C. Higgins passes away in Los Angeles, California.
- 1998: Scream 2 is first released on DVD in Region 1 format by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
- 2002: Hellraiser: Bloodline and Hellraiser: Inferno are released to DVD as a double-feature collection by Dimension Films.
- 2008: Production begins on Stan Helsing.
- 2012: A Nightmare on Elm Street actor Ed Call passes away in Salem, Oregon.
- 2017: Fear the Walking Dead episode "Red Dirt" airs on AMC.
- 2021: Fear Street Part One: 1994 premieres on Netflix.
- 2021: The Forever Purge is released theatrically in the United States.