- 1882: Actor Bela Lugosi is born in Lugoj, Austria-Hungary.
- 1942: Night Monster is released theatrically in the United States.
- 1946: Director Richard Loncraine is born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.
- 1956: Actor David Henesy is born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
- 1956: Director Danny Boyle is born in Manchester, England.
- 1958: Actor Viggo Mortensen is born in Manhattan, New York.
- 1958: Production begins on Horrors of the Black Museum.
- 1958: Producer Carl Mazzocone is born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
- 1977: Actor Sam Witwer is born in Glenview, Illinois.
- 1980: Actor Niall Matter is born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- 1987: The Hidden is released theatrically in the United States.
- 1989: Stephen King's The Dark Half is released in hardcover format by Viking Press.
- 1990: Principal photography on Happy Hell Night concludes.
- 1993: Tales from the Crypt episode "Two for the Show" airs on HBO.
- 1995: Actor Christopher Stone passes away in Los Angeles, California.
- 1995: American Gothic episode "Meet the Beetles" airs on CBS.
- 1998: Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Beauty and the Beasts" airs on the WB Network.
- 1998: The Werewolf Reborn! premieres direct-to-video by Full Moon Entertainment.
- 2002: FreakyLinks episode "Subject: Edith Keeler Must Die" airs on the Fox Network.
- 2002: Angel episode "The House Always Wins" airs on the WB Network.
- 2004: Predator 2 is released on DVD (Region 1) by 20th Century Fox.
- 2005: Night Stalker episode "Burning Man" airs on ABC.
- 2006: Return to Halloweentown premieres on the Disney Channel.
- 2006: Ghost Whisperer episode "A Grave Matter" airs on CBS.
- 2009: Production begins on 30 Days of Night: Dark Days.
- 2009: Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead is released on Blu-ray by 20th Century Fox and has limited theatrical release in the U.S.
- 2010: The three-disc Ultimate Edition of The Last House on the Left is released to DVD.
- 2011: The Secret Circle episode "Wake" airs on the CW Network.
- 2013: The Walking Dead episode "Infected" airs on AMC.
- 2014: Production begins on 10 Cloverfield Lane.
- 2015: iZombie episode "Real Dead Housewife of Seattle" airs on the CW Network.
- 2016: The Crow actor Michael Massee passes away at the age of 61.
- 2020: Fear No Evil and Ritual of Evil are released as a double feature Blu-ray collection by Kino Lorber.
- 2022: Christmas Bloody Christmas is screened at the Philadelphia International Film Festival.