Puppet Master premieres direct-to-video in 1989.
- 1903: Actress Josephine Hutchinson is born in Seattle, Washington.
- 1924: Actor Adrian Cairns is born in Finchley, London, England.
- 1936: Cujo editor Neil Travis is born in Los Angeles, California.
- 1937: Actor Jim McCrell is born in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- 1946: Actor Dalton Cathey is born in Florida.
- 1947: Voice actress Julie McWhirter is born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- 1951: Actor Ivan F. Simpson passes away in New York City, New York.
- 1963: Actress JoAnn Willette is born in Lewiston, Maine.
- 1986: Tales from the Darkside episode "The Bitterest Pill" airs in syndication.
- 1987: Production begins on Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland.
- 1989: Puppet Master is released direct-to-video by Full Moon Entertainment.
- 1990: Troll 2 is released direct-to-video by MGM Home Entertainment.
- 1990: Principal filming on Stuart Gordon's remake of The Pit and the Pendulum concludes.
- 1996: Goosebumps episode "Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes" airs on FOX Kids.
- 1999: Angel episode "Lonely Hearts" airs on the WB Network.
- 1999: The Guardian is released on DVD in Region 1 format by Universal Studios.
- 2000: Charmed episode "Magic Hour" airs on the WB Network.
- 2003: Charmed episode "The Power of Three Blondes" airs on the WB Network.
- 2004: Principal photography on The Amityville Horror remake concludes.
- 2005: Essential Werewolf by Night, Volume 1 is published by Marvel Comics.
- 2006: The Descent closes out of theaters.
- 2007: Blood Ties episode "D.O.A." airs on Lifetime TV in Canada.
- 2007: Moonlight episode "Dr. Feelgood" airs on CBS.
- 2008: True Blood episode "Cold Ground" airs on HBO.
- 2010: Lost Boys: The Thirst is released on DVD and Blu-ray by Warner Home Video.
- 2010: Ghost Whisperer: The Final Season is released on DVD in Region 1 format by Paramount Home Video.
- 2010: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Series is released on DVD in Region 1 format by Warner Home Video and 20th Century Fox Television.
- 2014: The Walking Dead episode "No Sanctuary" airs on AMC.
- 2016: American Horror Story episode "Chapter 5" airs on the FX Network.
- 2018: Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween is released theatrically in the United States.
- 2018: All ten episodes from season one of The Haunting of Hill House premieres on Netflix.
- 2019: Scare Package is screened in the U.S. at the Telluride Horror Show.
- 2019: Demons Inside Me is screened at the Festival of Fear in Canada.
- 2021: Chucky episode "Death by Misadventure" airs on Syfy.
- 2022: Christmas Bloody Christmas is screened at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain.
- 2022: Chucky: The Series episode "The Sinners Are Much More Fun" airs on Syfy.
- 2023: Actress Lara Parker passes away in Los Angeles, California at the age of 84.