◾March 31 – Nick Cohen was born. ◾March 31 – Dark Shadows, Episode 1243 first aired on television. ◾April 1 – Dark Shadows, Episode 1244 first aired on television. ◾April 2 – Dark Shadows, Episode 1245 first aired on television. ◾April 12 – Nicholas Brendon was born. ◾April 12 – Shannen Doherty was born. ◾April 13 – Nate Kenyon was born. ◾May 12 – Tor Johnson died, age 67. ◾June 15 – Jake Busey was born. ◾July 4 – August Derleth died, age 62. ◾July 16 – Corey Feldman was born. ◾September 3 – D. Harlan Wilson was born. ◾September 8 – David Arquette was born. ◾October 2 – Tiffany was born. ◾October 14 – Blood from the Mummy's Tomb went to theaters. ◾October 26 – Jim Butcher was born. ◾October 29 – Winona Ryder was born. ◾December 23 – Corey Haim was born.
1972Edit ◾January 11 – The Night Stalker first aired on television. ◾January 31 – Nate D. Burleigh was born. ◾February 20 – Nick Mamatas was born. ◾March 10 – Frogs went to theaters. ◾March 11 – Fredric Brown died, age 65. ◾March 17 – The New House first aired on television. ◾April 18 – Eli Roth was born. ◾April 29 – Derek Mears was born. ◾April 30 – Vampire Circus went to theaters. ◾April 30 – Debbie D was born. ◾May 1 – Julie Benz was born. ◾May 22 – Max Brooks was born. ◾June 4 – Joe Hill was born. ◾July 27 – Takako Fuji was born. ◾July 27 – Takashi Shimizu was born. ◾August 25 – Blacula went to theaters. ◾August 30 – The Last House on the Left went to theaters. ◾September 8 – Ghastly, Ghostly Town first aired on television. ◾September 15 – The Dynamic Scooby-Duo Affair first aired on television. ◾September 15 – The Dead We Leave Behind first aired on television. ◾September 22 – Wednesday is Missing first aired on television. ◾September 22 – The Concrete Captain first aired on television. ◾September 28 – Dracula A.D. 1972 went to theaters (UK). ◾September 29 – The Frickert Fracas first aired on television. ◾September 29 – At the Cradle Foot first aired on television. ◾October 6 – Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner? first aired on television. ◾October 6 – Bad Connection first aired on television. ◾October 13 – A Good Medium is Rare first aired on television. ◾October 13 – The Summer House first aired on television. ◾October 20 – Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde first aired on television. ◾October 21 – Adrian Ludens was born. ◾October 27 – The Secret of Shark Island first aired on television. ◾October 27 – Alter-Ego first aired on television. ◾November 3 – Half a Death first aired on television. ◾November 4 – The Spooky Fog of Juneberry first aired on television. ◾November 10 – House of Evil first aired on television. ◾November 11 – Scooby-Doo Meets Laurel and Hardy first aired on television. ◾November 17 – Asylum went to theaters. ◾November 17 – Dracula A.D. 1972 went to theaters (US). ◾November 18 – The Ghost of the Red Baron first aired on television. ◾November 24 – Cry of the Cat first aired on television. ◾November 25 – The Ghostly Creep from the Deep first aired on television. ◾December 1 – The Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall first aired on television. ◾December 1 – Elegy for a Vampire first aired on television. ◾December 8 – The Phantom of the County Music Hall first aired on television. ◾December 8 – Touch of Madness first aired on television. ◾December 13 – Timothy Carter was born. ◾December 15 – The Caped Crusader Caper first aired on television. ◾December 15 – Creatures of the Canyon first aired on television. ◾December 19 – Alyssa Milano was born. ◾December 22 – The Loch Ness Mess first aired on television. ◾December 22 – Time of Terror first aired on television.
1973Edit ◾January 5 – Death's Head first aired on television. ◾January 9 – Angela Bettis was born. ◾January 12 – A. Lee Martinez was born. ◾January 12 – Dark Vengeance first aired on television. ◾January 16 – The Night Strangler first aired on television. ◾January 19 – Earth, Air, Fire and Water first aired on television. ◾January 24 – J. Carrol Naish died, age 77. ◾January 26 – Doorway to Death first aired on television. ◾February 2 – Legion of Demons first aired on television. ◾February 16 – The Graveyard Shift first aired on television. ◾February 23 – Spare Parts first aired on television. ◾March 16 – The Crazies went to theaters. ◾March 23 – The Ghost of Potter's Field first aired on television. ◾March 30 – The Phantom of Herald Square first aired on television. ◾April 5 – Theater of Blood went to theaters. ◾April 18 – Season of the Witch went to theaters. ◾May 17 – Matthew McGrory was born. ◾May 23 – Santiago Eximeno was born. ◾June 27 – Vengeance of the Zombies went to theaters (Spain). ◾July 12 – Lon Chaney, Jr. died, age 67. ◾July 25 – Dani Filth was born. ◾July 26 – Kate Beckinsale was born. ◾July 29 – Stephen Dorff was born. ◾August 10 – The Mansion of Madness went to theaters. ◾September 5 – Rose McGowan was born. ◾September 7 – Shannon Elizabeth was born. ◾September 8 – The Mystery of Haunted Island first aired on television. ◾September 15 – The Haunted Showboat first aired on television. ◾September 20 – Glenn Strange died, age 74. ◾September 22 – Scooby-Doo Meets Jeannie first aired on television. ◾September 28 – Mantan Moreland died, age 71. ◾September 29 – The Spirit Spooked Sports Show first aired on television. ◾October 3 – Neve Campbell was born. ◾October 6 – The Exterminator first aired on television. ◾October 13 – The Weird Winds of Winona first aired on television. ◾October 20 – The Haunted Candy Factory first aired on television. ◾October 27 – Scooby-Doo Meets Dick Van Dyke first aired on television. ◾October 29 – Return of the Blind Dead went to theaters. ◾December 3 – Holly Marie Combs was born. ◾December 24 – Stephenie Meyer was born. ◾December 26 – The Exorcist went to theaters.
1974Edit ◾January 13 – The Satanic Rites of Dracula went to theaters (UK). ◾February 2 – Killdozer! first aired on television. ◾February 8 – Dracula first aired on television. ◾February 8 – Seth Green was born. ◾April 5 – Carrie by Stephen King was published. ◾April 24 – Bud Abbott died, age 76. ◾May 2 – Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell went to theaters. ◾August 15 – Natasha Henstridge was born. ◾September 13 – The Ripper first aired on television. ◾September 15 – The Ghost Galleon went to theaters. ◾September 20 – The Zombie first aired on television. ◾September 27 – They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be... first aired on television. ◾October 1 – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre went to theaters. ◾October 4 – The Vampire first aired on television. ◾October 18 – It's Alive went to theaters. ◾October 27 – Sergio Esquenazi was born. ◾November 1 – The Werewolf first aired on television. ◾November 8 – Firefall first aired on television. ◾November 15 – The Devil's Platform first aired on television. ◾November 29 – Bad Medicine first aired on television. ◾December 4 – Víctor García was born. ◾December 6 – The Spanish Moss Murders first aired on television. ◾December 13 – The Energy Eater first aired on television. ◾December 15 – Young Frankenstein went to theaters. ◾December 20 – The Horror in the Heights first aired on television.
1975Edit ◾January 10 – Mr. R.I.N.G. first aired on television. ◾January 14 – Jordan Ladd was born. ◾January 17 – Primal Scream first aired on television. ◾January 24 – The Trevi Collection first aired on television. ◾January 31 – Chopper first aired on television. ◾February 7 – Demon in Lace first aired on television. ◾February 14 – Legacy of Terror first aired on television. ◾March 7 – Deep Red went to theaters (Italy). ◾March 7 – The Knightly Murders first aired on television. ◾March 14 – The Youth Killer first aired on television. ◾March 28 – The Sentry first aired on television. ◾April 9 – Steve Lowe was born. ◾May 1 – The Sucking Pit by Guy N. Smith was published. ◾June 11 – Chris Allinotte was born. ◾June 20 – Jaws went to theaters. ◾June 28 – Rod Serling died, age 50. ◾July 30 – Cherie Priest was born. ◾August 2 – Jean Yarbrough died, age 74. ◾August 7 – Charlize Theron was born. ◾August 11 – Sean Michael Smith was born. ◾September 20 – Asia Argento was born. ◾October 17 – 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King was published. ◾November 1 – Lucky McGee was born. ◾December 17 – Milla Jovovich was born. ◾December 24 – Bernard Herrmann died, age 64. ◾December 27 – Heather O'Rourke was born.
1976Edit ◾January 2 – The Witch Who Came from the Sea went to theaters. ◾February 4 – J. W. Schnarr was born. ◾February 28 – Ali Larter was born. ◾March 4 – To the Devil a Daughter went to theaters. ◾March 19 – Andersen Prunty was born. ◾April 23 – Sheldon Lee Compton was born. ◾May 16 – Grizzly went to theaters. ◾May 30 – Omri Katz was born. ◾June 6 – The Omen went to theaters (UK). ◾June 11 – Deep Red went to theaters (US). ◾June 18 – The Food of the Gods went to theaters. ◾June 25 – The Omen went to theaters (US). ◾July 22 – Karen Cliche was born. ◾July 26 – Night of the Seagulls went to theaters. ◾September 11 – High Rise Hair-Raiser first aired on television. ◾September 18 – The Fiesta Host is an Aztec Ghost first aired on television. ◾September 25 – The Gruesome Game of the Gator Ghoul first aired on television. ◾October 2 – Watt a Shocking Ghost first aired on television. ◾October 9 – The Headless Horseman of Halloween first aired on television. ◾October 16 – Scared a Lot in Camelot first aired on television. ◾October 18 – Burnt Offerings went to theaters. ◾October 23 – The Harum Scarum Sanitarium first aired on television. ◾October 30 – The No-Faced Zombie Chase Case first aired on television. ◾November 3 – Carrie went to theaters. ◾November 6 – Mamba Wamba and the Voodoo Hoodoo first aired on television. ◾November 13 – A Frightened Hound Meets Demons Underground first aired on television. ◾November 20 – A Bum Steer for Scooby first aired on television. ◾November 25 – There's a Demon Shark in the Foggy Dark first aired on television. ◾November 27 – Scooby-Doo Where's the Crew? first aired on television. ◾December 4 – The Ghost That Sacked the Quarterback first aired on television. ◾December 10 – Queen Kong went to theaters (Germany). ◾December 11 – The Ghost of the Bad Humor Man first aired on television. ◾December 17 – King Kong went to theaters. ◾December 18 – The Spirits of '76 first aired on television. ◾December 24 – The Town That Dreaded Sundown went to theaters. ◾December 30 – S. D. Perry was born.
1977Edit ◾January 7 – The Sentinel went to theaters. ◾January 28 – The Shining by Stephen King was published. ◾February 1 – Suspiria went to theaters. ◾February 27 – James Wan was born. ◾April 14 – Sarah Michelle Gellar was born. ◾April 28 – Snowbeast first aired on television. ◾May 13 – The Car went to theaters. ◾May 31 – William Castle died, age 63. ◾June 1 – Danielle Harris was born. ◾June 17 – Exorcist II: The Heretic went to theaters. ◾June 22 – Orca went to theaters. ◾July 2 – Carlton Mellick II was born. ◾July 15 – Shock Waves went to theaters. ◾July 22 – The Hills Have Eyes went to theaters. ◾July 29 – Cathy's Curse went to theaters (Canada). ◾July 29 – Empire of the Ants went to theaters. ◾September 10 – The Curse of Viking Lake first aired on television. ◾September 13 – The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson was published. ◾September 17 – Vampire Bats and Scaredy Cats first aired on television. ◾September 24 – Hang in There, Scooby-Doo first aired on television. ◾October 1 – The Chiller Diller Movie Thriller first aired on television. ◾October 8 – The Spooky Case of the Grand Prix Race first aired on television. ◾October 15 – The Ozark Witch Switch first aired on television. ◾October 22 – Creepy Cruise first aired on television. ◾October 29 – The Creepy Heap from the Deep first aired on television. ◾November 10 – Dennis Wheatley died, age 80. ◾November 25 – Richard Carlson died, age 65. ◾December 2 – Ants first aired on television. ◾December 19 – Jacques Tourneur died, age 73.
1978Edit ◾January 21 – William Girdler died, age 30. ◾February 17 – Night Shift by Stephen King was published. ◾March 1 – Jensen Ackles was born. ◾April 8 – Natasha Rhodes was born. ◾May 31 – Robin Wasserman was born. ◾June 2 – Justin Long was born. ◾June 5 – T. J. McIntyre was born. ◾June 9 – Damien: Omen II went to theaters. ◾July 7 – Martin went to theaters. ◾June 16 – Jaws 2 went to theaters. ◾July 21 – Berta Muñiz was born. ◾July 22 – A. J. Cook was born. ◾August 28 – Pablo Parés was born. ◾September 2 – Dawn of the Dead went to theaters (Italy). ◾September 7 – Devon Sawa was born. ◾September 9 – Watch Out! The Willawaw! first aired on television. ◾September 16 – A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle first aired on television. ◾September 23 – A Scary Night with a Snow Beast Fright first aired on television. ◾September 30 – To Switch a Witch first aired on television. ◾October 7 – The Tar Monster first aired on television. ◾October 13 – Chad Case was born. ◾October 14 – A Highland Fling with a Monstrous Thing first aired on television. ◾October 21 – The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face first aired on television. ◾October 25 – Halloween goes to theaters. ◾October 28 – Jeepers, It's the Jaguaro first aired on television. ◾November 4 – Make a Beeline Away from that Feline first aired on television. ◾November 11 – The Creepy Creature of Vulture's Claw first aired on television. ◾November 18 – The Diabolical Disc Demon first aired on television. ◾November 25 – Scooby's Chinese Fortune Kooky Caper first aired on television. ◾December 2 – A Menace in Venice first aired on television. ◾December 9 – Don't Go Near the Fortress of Fear first aired on television. ◾December 10 – Edward D. Wood, Jr. died, age 54. ◾December 16 – The Warlock of Wimbledon first aired on television. ◾December 23 – The Beast is Awake in Bottomless Lake first aired on television. ◾December 28 – Bradley Sands was born.
1979Edit ◾January 1 – Ghost Story by Peter Straub was published. ◾January 8 – Sarah Polley was born. ◾January 11 – Darren Lynn Bousman was born. ◾January 16 – Ted Cassidy died, age 46. ◾February 2 – A. D. Moore was born. ◾February 21 – Jennifer Love Hewitt was born. ◾March 28 – Phantasm went to theaters. ◾April 13 – Love at First Bite went to theaters. ◾May 25 – Alien went to theaters. ◾May 25 – The Brood went to theaters. ◾April 20 – Dawn of the Dead went to theaters (US). ◾June 1 – Phantasm went to theaters. ◾June 4 – Eric Dimbleby was born. ◾June 15 – Prophecy went to theaters. ◾July 7 – Chris Bowsman was born. ◾July 13 – Dracula went to theaters. ◾July 27 – The Amityville Horror went to theaters. ◾August 16 – The Dead Zone by Stephen King was published. ◾August 30 – Gertrude Chandler Warner died, age 89. ◾September 11 – Tiffany Shepis was born. ◾September 24 – Carl Laemmle, Jr. died, age 71. ◾October 16 – Misty Mundae was born. ◾December 7 – Jennifer Carpenter was born.