February 1st
- 1851 – Mary Shelley died, age 53.
- 1939 – Bark of a Dead Dog first aired on the radio.
- 1947 – Scared to Death went to theaters.
- 1955 – William Lustig was born.
- 1967 – Island of Terror went to theaters (US).
- 1967 – Dark Shadows, Episode 158 first aired on television.
- 1971 – Michael C. Hall was born.
- 1977 – Suspiria went to theaters.
- 1980 – The Fog went to theaters.
- 1988 – Heather O'Rourke died, age 12.
- 2007 – Houses of the Holy first aired on television.
- 2013 – The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia went to theaters.
