January 1st
- 1818 – Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was published.
- 1889 – Seabury Quinn was born.
- 1929 – Haruo Nakajima was born.
- 1938 – Frank Langella was born.
- 1946 – Diana G. Gallagher was born.
- 1959 – Beast from Haunted Cave went to theaters.
- 1960 – Shinya Tsukamoto was born.
- 1960 – The Four of Us Are Dying first aired on television.
- 1962 – An Attractive Family first aired on television.
- 1965 – Beatnik first aired on television.
- 1968 – Dark Shadows, Episode 396 first aired on television.
- 1969 – Dark Shadows, Episode 658 first aired on television.
- 1979 – Ghost Story by Peter Straub was published.