- 1921: Actress Eleanor Summerfield is born in London, England.
- 1926: Actor Alan Sues is born in Ross, California.
- 1935: Principal filming on The Bride of Frankenstein concludes.
- 1942: Cinematographer Phil Parmet is born.
- 1947: Actor Richard Lawson is born in Loma Linda, California.
- 1947: Director Thom E. Eberhardt is born in Los Angeles, California.
- 1951: Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man is released theatrically in the United States.
- 1958: Actor/comedian Rik Mayall is born in Essex, England.
- 1959: Actor Nick Searcy is born in Cullowhee, Alabama.
- 1962: Premature Burial is released theatrically in the United States.
- 1968: Dark Shadows episode 444 airs on ABC.
- 1970: Actress Rachel Weisz is born in Westminster, London, England.
- 1971: Sorority Row writer Josh Stolberg is born in Columbia, South Carolina.
- 1975: Kolchak: The Night Stalker episode "The Knightly Murders" airs on ABC.
- 1978: Illustrator Ben Templesmith is born in Perth, Australia.
- 1988: Friday the 13th: The Series episode "Tattoo" airs in syndication.
- 1988: Production begins on To Die For.
- 1999: Director Stanley Kubrick passes away in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England.
- 2000: Full Moon High is released on VHS.
- 2005: Producer/Screenwriter Debra Hill passes away in Los Angeles, California.
- 2011: Being Human (US) episode "Children Shouldn't Play With Undead Things" airs on Syfy and the Space Channel.
- 2011: Production begins on Underworld: Awakening.
- 2013: Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 closes out of theaters.
- 2016: Bates Motel episode "A Danger to Himself and Others" airs on A&E.
- 2016: Damien episode "The Beast Rises" airs on A&E.
- 2017: Galaxy of Horrors is released on video-on-demand in North America.
- 'Ouija Shark is screened at the Grand Gerrard Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.