October 16

• 1912: Actress Maidie Norman is born in Villa Rica, Georgia.

• 1912: Actor Giovanni Nuvoletti is born in Gazzuolo, Mantua, Lombardia, Italy.

• 1924: Cinematographer Alan Hume is born in London, England.

• 1934: Director Tom Clegg is born in Lancashire, England.

• 1947: Director David Zucker is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

• 1949: Producer David Greenwalt is born in Los Angeles, California.

• 1953: Actress Martha Smith is born in Cleveland, Ohio.

• 1962: Actor Christian Stolte is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

• 1968: The Boston Strangler is released theatrically in the United States.

• 1970: Dark Shadows episode 1128 is recorded.

• 1970: Production begins on Let's Scare Jessica to Death.

• 1971: Director and writer Pascal Laugier is born in France.

• 1975: Producer Kane W. Lynn passes away in New York City, New York.

• 1975: Actor Nelson Lee is born in Taipei, Taiwan.

• 1976: Monster Squad episode "No Face" airs on NBC.

• 1977: Actor Matt Gillanders is born in Christchurch, New Zealand.

• 1981: Actress Brea Grant is born in Marshall, Texas.

• 1987: Slumber Party Massacre II opens to limited theatrical release in the United States.

• 1988: Freddy's Nightmares episode "It's a Miserable Life" airs in syndication.

• 1989: Fright House is released direct-to-video in VHS format in the United States by Studio Entertainment.

• 1990: She-Wolf of London episode "The Bogman of Letchmoor Heath" airs on NBC.

• 1992: Candyman opens theatrically in the United States.

• 1998: Bride of Chucky is released theatrically in the United States.

• 2001: Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Flooded" airs on UPN.

• 2001: Soulkeeper is released direct-to-video following its premiere on the Sci-Fi Channel.

• 2005: Charmed episode "Desperate Housewitches" airs on the WB Network.

• 2006: Principal filming begins on Diary of the Dead.

• 2007: 30 Days of Night premieres in Hollywood, California.

• 2007: The Reaping is released on DVD and Blu-ray by Warner Home Video.

• 2007: Planet Terror is released to DVD by Genius Products.

• 2007: Return to House on Haunted Hill is released direct-to-video in the United States.

• 2007: Masters of Horror: The Damned Thing is released to DVD by Starz Productions and Anchor Bay Entertainment.

• 2008: Supernatural episode "Monster Movie" airs on the CW Network.

• 2009: Hollow Man is released on Blu-ray by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

• 2011: The Walking Dead episode "What Lies Ahead" airs on AMC.

• 2012: Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation is released direct-to-video.

• 2013: American Horror Story episode "Boy Parts" airs on the FX Network.

• 2015: Re-Kill premieres at the After Dark Horrorfest.

• 2015: Hell House LLC premieres at the Teluride Horror Show.

• 2016: Ash vs Evil Dead episode "Last Call" premieres on Starz.

• 2016: The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far documentary airs on AMC. Recaps seasons 1-6.

• 2017: Ruin Me makes its first U.S. release at Screamfest in Los Angeles.

• 2018: Ash vs Evil Dead: The Complete Collection is released on DVD in Region 1 format by Lions Gate Entertainment.

• 2018: The Purge episode "Lovely Dark and Deep" airs on the USA Network.

• 2019: American Horror Story episode "Red Dawn" airs on the FX Network.

• 2020: All ten episodes of the Helstrom television series premieres on Hulu.

• 2020: Kandisha is screened for the first time at the Siteges Film Festival in Spain.

• 2021: The remake of Slumber Party Massacre makes its TV debut on Syfy.

• 2022: Interview with the Vampire episode "Is My Very Nature That of a Devil" airs on AMC.

• 2022: Influencer premieres at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival.

• 2022: The Walking Dead episode "Variant" airs on AMC.

• 2022: The Walking Dead episode "What's Been Lost" premieres early for AMC+ subscribers.