January 12th
- 1938 – Genghis Khan first aired on the radio.
- 1940 – The Invisible Man Returns went to theaters.
- 1943 – The Mirror first aired on the radio.
- 1962 – One More Pallbearer first aired on television.
- 1965 – Rob Zombie was born.
- 1966 – Dracula: Prince of Darkness went to theaters (US).
- 1966 – The Plague of the Zombies went to theaters (US).
- 1967 – Dark Shadows, Episode 144 first aired on television.
- 1968 – Dark Shadows, Episode 405 first aired on television.
- 1970 – Dark Shadows, Episode 926 first aired on television.
- 1971 – Dark Shadows, Episode 1187 first aired on television.
- 1973 – A. Lee Martinez was born.
- 1973 – Dark Vengeance first aired on television.
- 1990 – Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III went to theaters.
- 1998 – Bad Eggs first aired on television.
- 2001 – Subject: Still I Rise first aired on television.