
- 1922: Actor Bill Smilie is born in Stewarton, Scotland.
- 1945: Horror fiction author Dean R. Koontz is born in Everett, Pennsylvania.
- 1946: Cinematographer Arthur Albert is born in Caracas, Venezuela.
- 1975: Actor Nathaniel Marston is born in Sharon, Connecticut.
- 1978: Actor Kyle Davis is born in Downey, California.
- 1984: Actress Hanna Hall is born in Denver, Colorado.
- 1990: Director Robert Rodriguez marries producer Elizabeth Avellán.
- 1999: Candyman: Day of the Dead premieres on television and home video in the United States.
- 2002: Horror of the Blood Monsters and Doctor Dracula is released to DVD by Image Entertainment.
- 2003: Production begins on The Zodiac.
- 2005: 2001 Maniacs is first screened at the Fantasia Film Festival in Canada.
- 2009: Producer Judi Ann Mason passes away in Los Angeles, California.
- 2010: Blacula actress Vonetta McGee passes away from a heart attack in Berkeley, California.
- 2011: Production begins on Zombie Apocalypse.
- 2012: Teen Wolf episode "Restraint" airs on MTV.
- 2017: Fear the Walking Dead episodes "The Unveiling" and "Children of Wrath" air on AMC.