October 7th
- 1849 – Edgar Allan Poe died, age 40.
- 1936 – Eagle's Return first aired on the radio.
- 1947 – Michel Parry was born.
- 1960 – The Man in the Bottle first aired on television.
- 1965 – Herman Munster, Shutterbug first aired on television.
- 1966 – Dark Shadows, Episode 75 first aired on television.
- 1978 – The Tar Monster first aired on television.
- 1990 – Murray's Monster first aired on television.
- 1998 – Something Wicca This Way Comes first aired on television.
- 2011 – David Hess died, age 75.
- 2011 – The Girl Next Door first aired on television.
- 2013 – Philip Nutman died, age 50.
- 2022 – Hellraiser was released.