May 6th
- 1868 – Gaston Leroux was born.
- 1932 – Vampyr went to theaters (Germany).
- 1946 – Nancy Kilpatrick born.
- 1960 – A Stop at Willoughby first aired on television.
- 1965 – Lily Munster, Girl Model first aired on television.
- 1968 – Dark Shadows, Episode 486 first aired on television.
- 1969 – Dark Shadows, Episode 747 first aired on television.
- 1970 – Dark Shadows, Episode 1008 first aired on television.
- 1988 – My Best Friend is a Vampire went to theaters (US).
- 1988 – Dead Heat went to theaters.
- 1988 – Slime City went to theaters.
- 1989 – Missing Persons first aired on television.
- 1989 – All in a Day's Work first aired on television.
- 1994 – Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead went to theaters.
- 2010 – Two Minutes to Midnight first aired on television.
- 2011 – The Man Who Would Be King first aired on television.
- 2012 – James Isaac died, age 51.