- 1914: Actor Nelson Olmsted is born in Minnesota.
- 1933: Director/screenwriter Jack Hill is born in Los Angeles, California.
- 1941: Actor Joel Crothers is born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- 1959: Director/producer Frank Darabont is born in Montbéliard, Doubs, France.
- 1965: The Munsters episode "Eddie's Nickname" airs on CBS.
- 1970: Dark Shadows episode 951 is recorded.
- 1972: Lady Frankenstein premieres in West Germany.
- 1977: Stephen King's The Shining is first published by Doubleday Publishing Group.
- 1980: Director Erle C. Kenton passes away in Glendale, California.
- 1994: Principal filming on Wes Craven's New Nightmare concludes.
- 2003: Piranha II: The Spawning is re-released on DVD by Sony Pictures.
- 2004: Angel episode "Damage" airs on the WB Network.
- 2005: Alone in the Dark is released theatrically in the United States.
- 2010: Supernatural episode "Swap Meat" airs on the CW Network.
- 2010: Disney shuts down Miramax Films.
- 2011: Supernatural episode "Like a Virgin" airs on the CW Network.
- 2012: The Haunting Hour episode "Headshot" airs on Discovery Family.
- 2013: Being Human episode "The Teens, They Are a Changin'" airs on Syfy.
- 2013: Production begins on Insidious: Chapter 2.
- 2020: Actress Monique van Vooren passes away at the age of 92.
- 2023: Actress Lisa Loring passes away at the age of 64.