- 1953: Actor/singer Erland van Lidth is born in the Netherlands.
- 1953: Actor/author Del Howison is born in Detroit, Michigan.
- 1968: Dark Shadows episode 507 is recorded.
- 1970: Stunt man Henry Kingi, Jr. is born in Los Angeles, California.
- 1971: Director Peter Thorwarth is born in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- 1972: Baron Blood is screened in Rome, Italy.
- 1980: Actor Billy Slaughter is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- 1982: Actor Sebastian Armesto is born.
- 1988: American Gothic premieres in the United States.
- 1990: Monsters episode "The Family Man" airs in syndication.
- 1991: Principal photography on The People Under the Stairs concludes.
- 1993: Comic book inker Vince Colletta passes away.
- 1992: Publisher William M. Gaines passes away in New York City, New York.
- 2003: Killer Rats is releaseed to DVD by Key DVD.
- 2008: Sleepy Hollow is released on Blu-ray by Paramount Home Video.
- 2008: The remake of The Eye is released on DVD in Region 1 format by Lions Gate Entertainment.
- 2009: Leprechaun #1 is published by Bluewater Productions.
- 2014: True Blood: The Complete Sixth Season is released on DVD in Region 1 format by HBO Studios.
- 2016: The Wailing is released theatrically in the United States.
- 2019: Production begins on The Conjuring 3.
- 2019: The LGBTQ Pride Edition version of The Babadook is released on Blu-ray by Shout! Factory.