August 28th
- 1814 – Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was born.
- 1959 – Brian Thompson was born.
- 1963 – The Haunted Palace went to theaters.
- 1978 – Pablo Parés was born.
- 1981 – Hell Night went to theaters.
- 1985 – Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf went to theaters (France).
- 1987 – Slaughterhouse went to theaters.
- 2007 – The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child was published.
- 2009 – Halloween II went to theaters.
- 2011 – Burning Down the House first aired on television.