October 28th
- 1902 – Elsa Lanchester was born.
- 1936 – Halloween Horror first aired on the radio.
- 1937 – Buck Flower was born.
- 1938 – William W. Johnstone was born.
- 1951 – Joe R. Lansdale was born.
- 1960 – A Thing About Machines first aired on television.
- 1965 – Operation Herman first aired on television.
- 1966 – Dark Shadows, Episode 90 first aired on television.
- 1978 – Jeepers, It's the Jaguaro first aired on television.
- 1982 – Deadly Eyes went to theaters (Canada).
- 1990 – Outpost first aired on television.
- 1996 – Belle Holder was born.
- 2005 – Saw II went to theaters.
- 2011 – Slash Fiction first aired on television.