October 17th
- 1926 – Julia Adams was born.
- 1941 – The Devil and Daniel Webster went to theaters.
- 1966 – Dark Shadows, Episode 81 first aired on television.
- 1967 – Dark Shadows, Episode 342 first aired on television.
- 1968 – Dark Shadows, Episode 604 first aired on television.
- 1969 – Dark Shadows, Episode 865 first aired on television.
- 1970 – A Tiki Scare is No Fair first aired on television.
- 1975 – 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King was published.
- 1987 – A World of Difference (Part 2) first aired on television.
- 1997 – I Know What You Did Last Summer went to theaters.
- 2003 – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre went to theaters.
- 2012 – Heartache first aired on television.