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1940[]
- January 12 – The Invisible Man Returns went to theaters.
- January 22 – John Hurt was born.
- February 4 – George A. Romero was born.
- February 5 – H. R. Giger was born.
- February 12 – Ralph Bates was born.
- February 12 – Richard Lynch was born.
- February 29 – E. F. Benson died, age 72.
- March 9 – Raul Julia was born.
- March 9 – The Human Monster went to theaters.
- April 2 – Peter Haining was born.
- April 11 – Thomas Harris was born.
- April 12 – Black Friday went to theaters.
- April 12 – Dr. Cyclops went to theaters.
- May 5 – Lance Henriksen was born.
- May 8 – Peter Benchley was born.
- May 23 – Giles Gordon was born.
- June 21 – The Ghost Breakers went to theaters.
- September 7 – Dario Argento was born.
- September 11 – Brian De Palma was born.
- September 17 – Before I Hang went to theaters.
- September 20 – The Mummy's Hand went to theaters.
- September 30 – The Ape went to theaters.
- October 25 – Janet Fox was born.
- October 26 – Andrew Neiderman was born.
- November 10 – Screaming Lord Sutch was born.
- November 15 – J. Richard Jacobs was born.
- December 13 – The Devil Bat went to theaters.
- December 20 – Chamber of Horrors went to theaters.
- December 24 – Sharon Farrell was born.
- December 27 – The Invisible Woman went to theaters.
1941[]
- March 1 – Martin H. Greenberg was born.
- March 28 – Man Made Monster went to theaters.
- April 25 – Invisible Ghost went to theaters.
- May 2 – The Black Cat went to theaters.
- May 14 – King of the Zombies went to theaters.
- June 7 – Georgess McHargue was born.
- July 15 – Larry Cohen was born.
- August 6 – Hold That Ghost went to theaters.
- August 12 – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde went to theaters.
- September 26 – Martine Beswick was born.
- October 4 – Anne Rice was born.
- October 17 – The Devil and Daniel Webster went to theaters.
- October 24 – Spooks Run Wild went to theaters.
- November 2 – Ed Gorman was born.
- November 14 – The Man Who Came Back first aired on the radio.
- November 15 – Warner Lee was born.
- November 21 – Soul of Shan Hai Huan first aired on the radio.
- November 28 – The Thing from the Sea first aired on the radio.
- November 29 – Michael O'Rourke was born.
- December 5 – The Demon Tree first aired on the radio.
- December 12 – The Wolf Man went to theaters.
- December 19 – Men Call Me Mad first aired on the radio.
- December 26 – The House of Bread first aired on the radio.
- December 31 – Sean S. Cunningham was born.
1942[]
- January 2 – Resolution 1841 first aired on the radio.
- January 7 – Danny Steinmann was born.
- January 9 – The Curse of the Neanderthal first aired on the radio.
- January 10 – Walter Hill was born.
- January 16 – Violet Hunt died, age 79.
- January 16 – Debt from the Past first aired on the radio.
- January 23 – The Headless Dead first aired on the radio.
- January 30 – Death Is a Savage Deity first aired on the radio.
- February 5 – Susan Hill was born.
- February 6 – Sea Phantom first aired on the radio.
- February 13 – W Is for Werewolf first aired on the radio.
- February 14 – Andrew Robinson was born.
- February 20 – A Delicate Case of Murder first aired on the radio.
- February 25 – John Saul was born.
- February 27 – Spawn of the Sub-Human first aired on the radio.
- March 6 – Man with the Scarlet Satchel first aired on the radio.
- March 13 – The Ghost of Frankenstein went to theaters.
- March 13 – Superstition Be Hanged first aired on the radio.
- March 20 – Pennsylvania Turnpike first aired on the radio.
- March 27 – Convoy for Atlantis first aired on the radio.
- April 3 – The Thing from the Darkness first aired on the radio.
- April 10 – Edge of the Shadow first aired on the radio.
- April 17 – Curare first aired on the radio.
- April 24 – Screaming Skulls first aired on the radio.
- May 1 – The Letter from Yesterday first aired on the radio.
- May 8 – The Cup of Gold first aired on the radio.
- May 15 – The Mad Monster went to theaters.
- May 15 – Funeral Arrangements Complete first aired on the radio.
- May 22 – Dead Hangs Reaching first aired on the radio.
- May 29 – Rendezvous with Satan first aired on the radio.
- June 5 – I Am Your Brother first aired on the radio.
- June 12 – Sleeping Death first aired on the radio.
- June 19 – Seance first aired on the radio.
- July 24 – Chris Sarandon was born.
- July 31 – Invisible Agent went to theaters.
- September 12 – Charles L. Grant was born.
- September 15 – Chelsea Quinn Yarbro was born.
- September 19 – J. Gordon Melton was born.
- October 6 – What the Devil first aired on the radio.
- October 9 – David Hagberg was born.
- October 13 – Revolt of the Worms first aired on the radio.
- October 20 – Night Monster went to theaters.
- October 23 – Michael Crichton was born.
- October 23 – The Mummy's Tomb went to theaters.
- October 27 – Mungahra first aired on the radio.
- November 17 – Come to the Bank first aired on the radio.
- November 21 – Al Matthews was born.
- December 1 – Mister Maggs first aired on the radio.
- December 15 – Knock at the Door first aired on the radio.
- December 30 – Fred Ward was born.
1943[]
- January 12 – The Mirror first aired on the radio.
- January 25 – Tobe Hooper was born.
- January 26 – Pojective Mr. Drogen first aired on the radio.
- February 9 – We Dug It Up first aired on the radio.
- February 10 – Stephen Gammell was born.
- February 10 – Dead Men Walk went to theaters.
- February 23 – They Met at Dorset first aired on the radio.
- March 2 – Peter Straub was born.
- March 5 – The Ape Man went to theaters.
- March 5 – Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man went to theaters.
- March 10 – Peter Tremayne was born.
- March 15 – David Cronenberg was born.
- March 30 – Dennis Etchison was born.
- March 31 – Christopher Walken was born.
- April 8 – James Herbert was born.
- April 12 – Dead Men Walk went to theaters.
- April 13 – Bill Pronzini was born.
- April 13 – Archer first aired on the radio.
- April 20 – Kill first aired on the radio.
- April 27 – Execution first aired on the radio.
- May 4 – Heavenly Jeep first aired on the radio.
- May 11 – Murder in the Script Department first aired on the radio.
- May 17 – Alan Ryan was born.
- June 1 – Ugliest Man in the World first aired on the radio.
- June 13 – Malcolm McDowell was born.
- June 15 – Prelude to Murder first aired on the radio.
- June 22 – Nature Study first aired on the radio.
- June 29 – Bathysphere first aired on the radio.
- July 6 – The Cliff first aired on the radio.
- July 11 – Tom Holland was born.
- July 13 – Visitor from Hades first aired on the radio.
- July 16 – Bruce Boston was born.
- July 20 – Linda Crockett Gray was born.
- July 21 – Edward Hermann was born.
- July 27 – Little People first aired on the radio.
- July 30 – Ghosts on the Loose went to theaters.
- August 21 – A. Merritt died, age 59.
- August 25 – Harry Manfredini was born.
- August 27 – Phantom of the Opera went to theaters.
- August 31 – Immortal Gentleman first aired on the radio.
- September 7 – Lord Marley's Guest first aired on the radio.
- September 14 – The Word first aired on the radio.
- September 21 – Mirage first aired on the radio.
- October 8 – R. L. Stine was born.
- October 27 – Les Daniels was born.
- November 5 – Son of Dracula went to theaters.
- November 7 – Dwight Frye died, age 44.
- November 12 – The Mad Ghoul went to theaters.
- November 26 – Lynn Beach was born.
- December 17 – Calling Dr. Death went to theaters.
- December 30 – Mercer Mayer was born.
1944[]
- January 19 – The Lodger went to theaters.
- January 23 – Rutger Hauer was born.
- January 29 – Paul Boorstin was born.
- February 15 – The Voice of Death first aired on the radio.
- February 19 – Donald F. Glut was born.
- February 21 – Voodoo Man went to theaters.
- February 22 – Felice Picano was born.
- February 22 – The Man with the Devil's Hands first aired on the radio.
- March 2 – The Curse of the Cat People went to theaters.
- March 14 – Dark Destiny first aired on the radio.
- March 24 – R. Lee Ermey was born.
- March 28 – A String of Pearls first aired on the radio.
- April 3 – Lamberto Bava was born.
- April 15 – The Monster Maker went to theaters.
- April 25 – Those Who Walk in Darkness first aired on the radio.
- May 2 – The Final Reckoning first aired on the radio.
- May 5 – John Rhys-Davies was born.
- May 9 – The Hunt first aired on the radio.
- May 16 – Danny Trejo was born.
- May 16 – The Walking Dead first aired on the radio.
- May 23 – The Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan first aired on the radio.
- June 20 – The Three Sisters first aired on the radio.
- June 29 – Gary Busey was born.
- July 7 – The Mummy's Ghost went to theaters.
- July 11 – The Six Who Did Not Die first aired on the radio.
- July 17 – Return of the Ape Man went to theaters.
- August 7 – John Glover was born.
- August 8 – Beyond the Grave first aired on the radio.
- August 17 – Cry of the Werewolf went to theaters.
- August 23 – Robert Arthur Smith was born.
- September 18 – Veronica Carlson was born.
- September 23 – Arsenic and Old Lace went to theaters.
- October 14 – Udo Kier was born.
- October 20 – The Climax went to theaters.
- November 21 – Harold Ramis was born.
- December 1 – House of Frankenstein went to theaters.
- December 22 – The Mummy's Curse went to theaters.
1945[]
- February 9 – Mia Farrow was born.
- February 9 – Stephen Roos was born.
- May 25 – The Body Snatcher went to theaters.
- June 8 – Jack Sholder was born.
- June 11 – Adrienne Barbeau was born.
- July 9 – Dean Koontz was born.
- July 12 – Edwin Neal was born.
- July 14 – Story About Two Safe Crackers first aired on the radio.
- July 21 – Reunion After Death first aired on the radio.
- July 28 – The Rocket Ship first aired on the radio.
- August 4 – The Lady from the Lake first aired on the radio.
- August 11 – Did the Murder Happen? first aired on the radio.
- August 18 – Pre-empted first aired on the radio.
- August 25 – Man in the Middle first aired on the radio.
- September 1 – Isle of the Dead went to theaters.
- September 1 – The Day the Sun Exploded first aired on the radio.
- September 4 – Dead of Night went to theaters (UK).
- September 29 – Reggie Bannister was born.
- December 7 – House of Dracula went to theaters.
- December 12 – Karl Edward Wagner was born.
- December 17 – Ernie Hudson was born.
- December 30 – Lloyd Kaufman was born.
1946[]
- January 1 – Diana G. Gallagher was born.
- January 2 – Strangler of the Swamp went to theaters.
- January 4 – Ramsey Campbell was born.
- January 16 – Graham Masterton was born.
- January 19 – The Face of Marble went to theaters.
- February 2 – Rondo Hatton died, age 51.
- April 7 – Stan Winston was born.
- April 15 – Devil Bat's Daughter went to theaters.
- April 19 – Tim Curry was born.
- April 20 – Steven Spruill was born.
- April 20 – The Catman of Paris went to theaters.
- April 22 – Lionel Atwill died, age 61.
- April 24 – Don D'Ammassa was born.
- April 26 – Zombies on Broadway went to theaters.
- May 6 – Nancy Kilpatrick born.
- May 17 – F. Paul Wilson was born.
- May 17 – She-Wolf of London went to theaters.
- May 24 – Valley of the Zombies went to theaters.
- June 11 – Paul Lynch was born.
- June 28 – Dead of Night went to theaters (US).
- July 6 – The Seven Plovers first aired on the radio.
- July 8 – Mort Castle was born.
- July 13 – The Coffin in Studio B first aired on the radio.
- July 20 – Haunted Cell first aired on the radio.
- July 27 – Battle of the Magicians first aired on the radio.
- August 2 – James Howe was born.
- August 10 – Ghost on the Newsreel Negative first aired on the radio.
- August 16 – The Time of Their Lives went to theaters.
- August 17 – The Dillinger Complex first aired on the radio.
- August 24 – Spook Busters went to theaters.
- August 24 – The Signal Man first aired on the radio.
- September 9 – David Emge was born.
- September 30 – Dan O'Bannon was born.
- October 10 – Robert D. San Souci was born.
- October 27 – Ivan Reitman was born.
- November 3 – Tom Savini was born.
- November 10 – Jack Ketchum was born.
- November 18 – Alan Dean Foster was born.
- November 28 – Joe Dante was born.
- December 18 – Steven Spielberg was born.
- December 25 – The Beast with Five Fingers went to theaters.
1947[]
- January 14 – Richard Laymon was born.
- January 16 – Kate McMullan was born.
- February 1 – Scared to Death went to theaters.
- February 17 – M. P. Shiel died, age 81.
- March 4 – Gunnar Hansen was born.
- May 10 – Thomas Tessier was born.
- May 24 – Sybil Danning was born.
- June 6 – Robert Englund was born.
- June 21 – Michael Gross was born.
- July 15 – T. E. D. Klein was born.
- July 16 – Death Robbery first aired on the radio.
- July 23 – The Undead first aired on the radio.
- July 30 – Arnold Schwarzenegger was born.
- August 11 – Stuart Gordon was born.
- August 29 – Robert Weinberg was born.
- September 9 – T. M. Wright was born.
- September 14 – Sam Neill was born.
- September 19 – Tanith Lee was born.
- September 21 – Stephen King was born.
- September 23 – Stephen Gresham was born.
- October 7 – Michel Parry was born.
- October 22 – William Girdler was born.
- December 15 – Arthur Machen died, age 84.
- December 30 – James Kahn was born.
1948[]
- January 16 – John Carpenter was born.
- February 4 – Alice Cooper was born.
- February 6 – Leonard Carpenter was born.
- February 29 – Ken Foree was born.
- March 3 – Max Allan Collins was born.
- March 28 – Dianne Wiest was born.
- April 4 – Dan Simmons was born.
- June 14 – Gertrude Atherton died, age 90.
- June 15 – Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein went to theaters.
- June 19 – Chet Williamson was born.
- July 30 – Carel Struycken was born.
- August 10 – Montague Summers died, age 68.
- September 4 – Michael Berryman was born.
- October 27 – Bernie Wrightson was born.
- November 1 – The Monkey's Paw went to theaters.
- November 11 – Vincent Schiavelli was born.
- November 16 – Steve Railsback was born.
- November 17 – Robert W. Walker was born.
- December 14 – Dee Wallace was born.
1949[]
- January 7 – Steven Williams was born.
- January 16 – Caroline Munro was born.
- February 3 – Rick Hautala was born.
- March 16 – Joseph Pilato was born.
- April 20 – Veronica Cartwright was born.
- April 26 – Ellen Leroe was born.
- May 7 – Marilyn Burns was born.
- June 15 – Rick Rosenthal was born.
- July 27 – Mighty Joe Young went to theaters.
- August 2 – Madeline Smith was born.
- August 30 – Brian Yuzna was born.
- September 6 – Tommy Lee Wallace was born.
- September 18 – Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff went to theaters.
- September 18 – William Stout was born.
- September 25 – Hideyuki Kikuchi was born.
- October 8 – Sigourney Weaver was born.
- December 3 – Maria Ouspenskaya died, age 73.
- December 19 – Nancy Kyes was born.
- December 30 – John Edward Ames was born.
- December 31 – Ellen Datlow was born.