Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood premieres on Friday, May 13th, 1988.
- 1935: Werewolf of London premieres in the United States.
- 1937: Actress Beverley Owen is born. She is best known for playing the role of Marilyn Munster on The Munsters.
- 1942: Director Roger Young is born in Champaign, Illinois.
- 1946: Comic writer/editor Marv Wolfman is born in Brooklyn, New York.
- 1950: Director Joe Johnston is born in Fort Worth, Texas.
- 1955: Revenge of the Creature premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1957: True Blood series creator Alan Ball is born in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 1957: Japanese author Kôji Suzuki is born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan.
- 1959: Cinematographer Simon Duggan is born in Wellington, New Zealand.
- 1965: The Munsters episode "Munster the Magnificent" airs on CBS.
- 1980: Actor Joshua Brunken is born in Omaha, Nebraska.
- 1981: Zombie Lake premieres in France.
- 1983: Friday the 13th Part 3 is re-released to theaters.
- 1985: Actor Kenner G. Kemp passes away in Los Angeles, California.
- 1987: Hellraiser premieres at the Cannes Film Festival.
- 1988: This day falls on a Friday the 13th.
- 1988: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood is released theatrically in the US.
- 1988: Maniac Cop is released theatrically in the US.
- 1988: Tales of the Unexpected episode "Mr. Know-All" airs on ITV in the United Kingdom.
- 1994: Night of the Demons 2 is released direct-to-video by Republic Pictures.
- 1995: Forever Knight episode "The Code" airs in first run syndication.
- 2000: Actor Paul Bartel passes away in New York City, New York.
- 2002: Angel episode "Benediction" airs on the WB Network.
- 2003: Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "End of Days" airs on UPN.
- 2004: Drowning Ghost is screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
- 2004: Principal photography begins on The Ring Two.
- 2007: Blood Ties episode "Post Partum" airs in Canada on CHUM Television and in the US on Lifetime TV.
- 2010: Supernatural episode "Swan Song" airs on the CW Network.
- 2012: Production begins on Contracted.
- 2013: Bates Motel episode "Underwter" airs on A&E.
- 2014: I, Frankenstein is released on Blu-ray (3-D) by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
- 2014: From Dusk Till Dawn episode "Boxman" airs on the El Rey Network.
- 2016: May 13th of this year is a "Friday the 13th".
- 2016: Train to Busan is screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
- 2018: Amityville Horror actress Margot Kidder passes away in Montana at the age of 69.
- 2021: The first fifteen minutes of Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead leaks online.
- 2022: The remake of Firestarter premieres theatrically in the U.S., and on the Peacock streaming service.
- 2022: It's that time again hockey fans. Happy Friday the 13th!