Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween movie event kicks off on October 1.
Viewers can watch movies like Hocus Pocus, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and plenty of others.
As the weather gets cooler, it’s time to start the countdown to Halloween!
While this time of year is filled with costumes, candy, and so much more, for me, it means all of the spooky movies—and what better way to enjoy them than by tuning into Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween?
The annual TV event kicks off on October 1, 2026, and I can’t wait to start watching. If I had anything to say about it, we’d be watching Hocus Pocus or The Nightmare Before Christmas all month long. But Freeform also has other movies for fans to look forward to—and they’ll be airing time and time again throughout the month.
Now, put on your costume and sit down with a bowl full of candy corn, because it’s time to check out Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween 2026 schedule!
*All times listed below are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Thursday, October 1
11:30 a.m.: Edward Scissorhands
1:55 p.m.: The Addams Family (1991)
3:55 p.m.: Addams Family Values
5:55 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
8:00 p.m.: Coven Academy (Series Premiere, Episodes 1-4)
Friday, October 2
10:30 a.m.: The Addams Family (1991)
12:35 p.m.: Addams Family Values
2:40 p.m.: Dark Shadows (2012)
5:15 p.m.: The Haunted Mansion (2003)
7:15 p.m.: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
8:55 p.m.: Beetlejuice
Saturday, October 3
7:30 a.m.: Beetlejuice
9:35 a.m.: Coven Academy
12:35 p.m.: Casper (1995)
3:05 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
5:15 p.m.: Monsters, Inc.
7:20 p.m.: Monsters University
9:50 p.m.: The Addams Family (1991)
11:55 p.m.: Addams Family Values
Sunday, October 4
7:30 a.m.: Spooky Buddies
9:35 a.m.: Casper (1995)
12:05 p.m.: Edward Scissorhands
2:35 p.m.: The Addams Family (1991)
4:40 p.m.: Addams Family Values
6:45 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
8:55 p.m.: Hocus Pocus 2
11:25 p.m.: Haunted Mansion (2023)
Monday, October 5
12:00 p.m.: Spider-Man: Homecoming
3:00 p.m.: Ghostbusters (1984)
5:30 p.m.: Ghostbusters II
8:00 p.m.: Ghostbusters (2016)
Tuesday, October 6
10:30 a.m.: Arachnophobia
1:00 p.m.: Ghostbusters (1984)
3:25 p.m.: Ghostbusters II
5:55 p.m.: Ghostbusters (2016)
8:55 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
Wednesday, October 7
11:00 a.m.: Spider-Man 2 (2004)
2:00 p.m.: The Haunted Mansion (2003)
4:00 p.m.: Casper (1995)
6:25 p.m.: Monsters, Inc.
8:30 p.m.: Monsters University
Thursday, October 8
11:00 a.m.: Casper (1995)
1:25 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
3:30 p.m.: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
6:25 p.m.: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Freeform Premiere)
9:00 p.m.: Coven Academy (Episodes 5-7)
Friday, October 9
10:30 a.m.: Spider-Man (2002)
1:00 p.m.: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
3:55 p.m.: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
6:25 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
8:35 p.m.: Hocus Pocus 2
12:00 a.m.: Coven Academy
Saturday, October 10
7:00 a.m.: Frankenweenie (2012)
9:00 a.m.: Toy Story of TERROR!
9:30 a.m.: Spooky Buddies
11:35 a.m.: Scooby-Doo (2002)
1:35 p.m.: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
3:40 p.m.: Maleficent
5:45 p.m.: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
7:25 p.m.: Casper (1995)
9:55 p.m.: Beetlejuice
12:00 a.m.: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Sunday, October 11
8:00 a.m.: Toy Story of TERROR!
8:30 a.m.: Scooby-Doo (2002)
10:30 a.m.: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
12:35 p.m.: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
2:40 p.m.: Beetlejuice
4:45 p.m.: Casper (1995)
7:15 p.m.: The Haunted Mansion (2003)
9:15 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
11:25 p.m.: Dark Shadows (2012)
Monday, October 12
10:30 a.m.: Disturbia
12:55 p.m.: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
3:30 p.m.: Edward Scissorhands
5:55 p.m.: Haunted Mansion (2023)
8:30 p.m.: Dark Shadows (2012)
Tuesday, October 13
10:30 a.m.: Sleepy Hollow (1999)
1:00 p.m.: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
3:05 p.m.: Cruella
6:20 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
8:30 p.m.: Hocus Pocus 2
Wednesday, October 14
11:00 a.m.: Spider-Man 3 (2007)
2:10 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
4:20 p.m.: Ghostbusters (1984)
6:50 p.m.: The Addams Family (1991)
8:55 p.m.: Addams Family Values
Thursday, October 15
10:30 a.m.: Ghostbusters (1984)
12:55 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
3:00 p.m.: The Haunted Mansion (2003)
5:00 p.m.: The Addams Family (1991)
7:00 p.m.: Addams Family Values
9:00 p.m.: Coven Academy (Season Finale, Episodes 8-10)
Friday, October 16
11:00 a.m.: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1:40 p.m.: Edward Scissorhands
4:10 p.m.: Dark Shadows (2012)
6:50 p.m.: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
8:30 p.m.: Sleepy Hollow (1999)
12:00 a.m.: Coven Academy
Saturday, October 17
7:00 a.m.: Something Wicked This Way Comes
9:10 a.m.: Dark Shadows (2012)
11:50 a.m.: Sleepy Hollow (1999)
2:20 p.m.: Haunted Mansion (2023)
5:00 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
7:10 p.m.: The Addams Family (1991)
9:15 p.m.: Addams Family Values
11:20 p.m.: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Sunday, October 18
8:00 a.m.: Frankenweenie (2012)
10:00 a.m.: Edward Scissorhands
12:30 p.m.: Maleficent
2:35 p.m.: The Addams Family (1991)
4:40 p.m.: Addams Family Values
6:45 p.m.: Casper (1995)
9:15 p.m.: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
10:55 p.m.: Ghostbusters (2016)
Monday, October 19
11:00 a.m.: Ghostbusters (2016)
2:00 p.m.: Toy Story of TERROR!
2:30 p.m.: Scooby-Doo (2002)
4:30 p.m.: Casper (1995)
6:50 p.m.: Beetlejuice
8:55 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
Tuesday, October 20
11:00 a.m.: Toy Story of TERROR!
11:30 a.m.: Scooby-Doo (2002)
1:30 p.m.: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
3:30 p.m.: Beetlejuice
5:30 p.m.: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
8:25 p.m.: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Wednesday, October 21
10:30 a.m.: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
12:30 p.m.: Edward Scissorhands
2:55 p.m.: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
5:45 p.m.: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
8:20 p.m.: Haunted Mansion (2023)
Thursday, October 22
10:30 a.m.: Something Wicked This Way Comes
12:35 p.m.: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
2:35 p.m.: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
4:10 p.m.: Casper (1995)
6:30 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
8:35 p.m.: Hocus Pocus 2
Friday, October 23
10:30 a.m.: Hocus Pocus
12:35 p.m.: Casper (1995)
2:55 p.m.: Maleficent
5:00 p.m.: Cruella
8:00 p.m.: Ghostbusters (2016)
Saturday, October 24
7:00 a.m.: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
8:35 a.m.: Edward Scissorhands
11:05 a.m.: Ghostbusters II
1:40 p.m.: The Haunted Mansion (2003)
3:45 p.m.: Ghostbusters (2016)
6:55 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
9:05 p.m.: Hocus Pocus 2
11:35 p.m.: Casper (1995)
Sunday, October 25
7:00 a.m.: Spooky Buddies
9:00 a.m.: Ghostbusters II
11:30 a.m.: Hocus Pocus
1:40 p.m.: Haunted Mansion (2023)
4:20 p.m.: Casper (1995)
6:50 p.m.: Monsters, Inc.
8:55 p.m.: Monsters University
11:25 p.m.: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Monday, October 26
11:30 a.m.: Haunted Mansion (2023)
2:10 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
4:20 p.m.: Ghostbusters (1984)
6:50 p.m.: The Addams Family (1991)
8:55 p.m.: Addams Family Values
Tuesday, October 27
12:00 p.m.: Ghostbusters (1984)
2:30 p.m.: Ghostbusters II
5:00 p.m.: The Addams Family (1991)
7:00 p.m.: Addams Family Values
9:00 p.m.: Beetlejuice
Wednesday, October 28
10:30 a.m.: Ghostbusters II
1:00 p.m.: Scooby-Doo (2002)
3:00 p.m.: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
5:05 p.m.: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
6:45 p.m.: Beetlejuice
8:50 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
Thursday, October 29
11:30 a.m.: Scooby-Doo (2002)
1:30 p.m.: Casper (1995)
4:00 p.m.: Monsters, Inc.
6:05 p.m.: Monsters University
8:35 p.m.: Casper (1995)
Friday, October 30
12:00 p.m.: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2:55 p.m.: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
5:30 p.m.: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
8:25 p.m.: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Saturday, October 31
8:30 a.m.: Casper (1995)
11:00 a.m.: The Haunted Mansion (2003)
1:00 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
3:10 p.m.: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
4:50 p.m.: Casper (1995)
7:20 p.m.: Hocus Pocus
9:30 p.m.: Hocus Pocus 2
12:00 a.m.: Frankenweenie (2012)
