By Cecilia Sarantopoulos
As the air turns crisp and the nights grow longer, a long-awaited Halloween tradition returns: Freeform’s iconic “31 Nights of Halloween.” From timeless classics like Hocus Pocus, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Disney and Pixar’s Monsters, Inc., to modern favorites like Cruella, Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story of TERROR!, and the Disney+ series Goosebumps, the program offers a perfectly curated selection of eerie entertainment—all October long.
New to this year’s lineup are Arachnophobia, Hocus Pocus 2, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Muppets From Space, and the broadcast television premiere of Haunted Mansion (2023).
Grab your popcorn, dim the lights, and prepare for a month of hauntingly good entertainment!
Below is the night-by-night list of the programming airing during “31 Nights of Halloween” (all times ET/PT):
Tuesday, October 1
1 p.m. – Halloweentown
3 p.m. – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
5:05 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
6:45 p.m. – Beetlejuice
8:50 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
Wednesday, October 2
1 p.m. – Arachnophobia – Freeform Premiere
3:30 p.m. – Beetlejuice
5:35 p.m. – Casper (1995)
8 p.m. – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Thursday, October 3
11 a.m. – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
1:55 p.m. – Casper (1995)
4:20 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
6:25 p.m. – Monsters, Inc.
8:30 p.m. – Monsters University
Friday, October 4
10:30 a.m. – Halloweentown
12:30 p.m. – Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
2:30 p.m. – The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad – Freeform Premiere
4 p.m. – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
6 p.m. – Cruella
9 p.m. – Beetlejuice
12 a.m. – Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Saturday, October 5
7 a.m. – Spooky Buddies
9 a.m. – Toy Story of TERROR!
9:30 a.m. – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
11:35 a.m. – Edward Scissorhands
2:05 p.m. – The House with a Clock in Its Walls
4:35 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
6:45 p.m. – Beetlejuice
8:50 p.m. – Haunted Mansion (2023) – World Television Premiere
11:30 p.m. – Casper (1995)
Sunday, October 6
7 a.m. – Mrs. Doubtfire
10:05 a.m. – The House with a Clock in Its Walls
12:35 p.m. – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
2:40 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
4:20 p.m. – Casper (1995)
6:50 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
9:00 p.m. – Hocus Pocus 2 – World Television Premiere
11:30 p.m. – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Monday, October 7
1 p.m. – Mrs. Doubtfire
4 p.m. – Edward Scissorhands
6:30 p.m. – Casper (1995)
8:55 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
Wednesday, October 8
1:30 p.m. – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Mansion
3:35 p.m. – Frankenweenie (2012)
5:35 p.m. – The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
7:10 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
8:50 p.m. – Encanto
Thursday, October 9
10:30 a.m. – Halloweentown
12:30 p.m. – Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
2:30 p.m. – The House with a Clock in Its Walls
5 p.m. – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
7 p.m. – Hocus Pocus – Pop N’ Knowledge
9 p.m. – Beetlejuice – Pop N’ Knowledge
12 a.m. – Twitches
Friday, October 10
10:30 a.m. – The House with a Clock in Its Walls
1 p.m. – Spooky Buddies
3 p.m. – Toy Story of TERROR!
3:30 p.m. – Casper (1995)
5:55 p.m. – Beetlejuice
8 p.m. – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
12 a.m. – Twitches Too
Saturday, October 11
7 a.m. – Toy Story of TERROR!
7:30 a.m. – The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
9:35 a.m. – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
11:40 a.m. – Casper (1995)
2:10 p.m. – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
5:10 p.m. – Monsters, Inc.
7:15 p.m. – Monsters University
9:45 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
11:55 p.m. – Something Wicked This Way Comes
Sunday, October 12
8 a.m. – The Black Cauldron
10 a.m. – Dumbo (2019) – Tim Burton Marathon
12:30 p.m. – Frankenweenie (2012)
5:10 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
6:50 p.m. – Beetlejuice
8:55 p.m. – Edward Scissorhands
11:25 p.m. – Arachnophobia
Monday, October 13
11:30 a.m. – Dark Shadows (2012)
2 p.m. – Edward Scissorhands
4:25 p.m. – Beetlejuice
6:30 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
8:35 p.m. – Casper (1995)
Tuesday, October 14
11:30 a.m. – Twitches
1:30 p.m. – Frankenweenie (2012)
3:30 p.m. – Casper (1995)
5:50 p.m. – The Incredibles
8:25 p.m. – Incredibles 2
Wednesday, October 15
1 p.m. – Spooky Buddies
3:05 p.m. – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
5:10 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – Pop N’ Knowledge
6:50 p.m. – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
8:50 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
Thursday, October 16
11 a.m. – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
1 p.m. – Halloweentown
3 p.m. – Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
5 p.m. – Despicable Me
7 p.m. – Despicable Me 2
9 p.m. – Despicable Me 3
12 a.m. – Muppets From Space – Freeform Premiere
Friday, October 17
12 p.m. – Despicable Me
2 p.m. – Monsters, Inc.
4 p.m. – Monsters University
6:25 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
8:30 p.m. – Hocus Pocus 2
12 a.m. – Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Saturday, October 18
7:30 a.m. – Edward Scissorhands
10 a.m. – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
1:15 p.m. – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
4:30 p.m. – Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
8:15 p.m. – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
11:30 p.m. – Dark Shadows (2012)
Sunday, October 19
7 a.m. – Mrs. Doubtfire
9:40 a.m. – Hocus Pocus
11:50 a.m. – Arachnophobia
2:25 p.m. – Dark Shadows (2012)
5:05 p.m. – Haunted Mansion (2023)
7:45 p.m. – Cruella
11 p.m. – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Monday, October 20
11 a.m. – Alice in Wonderland (2010) (Live Action)
1:30 p.m. – Alice Through the Looking Glass
4 p.m. – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
6 p.m. – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
8:55 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
Tuesday, October 21
10:30 a.m. – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
12:30 p.m. – Arachnophobia
3 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
5 p.m. – Spider-Man: Far From Home
7:55 p.m. – Spider-Man: No Way Home
Wednesday, October 22
12 p.m. – Spider-Man: Far From Home
3:05 p.m. – Spider-Man: No Way Home
6:20 p.m. – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
8:20 p.m. – Dark Shadows (2012)
Thursday, October 23
1 p.m. – Edward Scissorhands
3:25 p.m. – Dark Shadows (2012)
5:55 p.m. – Aladdin (2019) (Live Action)
8:55 p.m. – Hocus Pocus – Pop N’ Knowledge
12 a.m. – Halloweentown
Friday, October 24
1:30-11 p.m. – Goosebumps (2023) – Season One Marathon
12 a.m. – Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
Saturday, October 25
8:30 a.m. – Halloweentown
10:30 a.m. – Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
12:30 p.m. – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
2:35 p.m. – Casper (1995)
5:05 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
7:15 p.m. – Hocus Pocus 2
9:45 p.m. – Haunted Mansion (2023)
12:25 a.m. – The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Sunday, October 26
7 a.m. – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
9 a.m. – Spooky Buddies
11 a.m. – Casper (1995)
1:30 p.m. – Frankenweenie (2012)
3:30 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
5:40 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
7:20 p.m. – Monsters, Inc.
9:25 p.m. – Monsters University
11:55 p.m. – The Ηaunted Mansion (2003)
Monday, October 27
11 a.m. – Frankenweenie (2012)
1 a.m. – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
3 p.m. – The Incredibles
5:30 p.m. – Incredibles 2
8:05 p.m. – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Tuesday, October 28
11 a.m. – The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
12:35 p.m. – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
2:35 p.m. – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
5:35 p.m. – Cruella
8:50 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
Wednesday, October 29
11:30 a.m. – The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
12:35 p.m. – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
2:35 p.m. – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
5:35 p.m. – Cruella
8:50 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
Wednesday, October 30
11:30 a.m. – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
1:30 p.m. – Arachnophobia
4 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
6 p.m. – Casper (1995)
8:25 p.m. – Haunted Mansion (2023)
Thursday, October 31
12 p.m. – Hocus Pocus
2:10 p.m. – Casper (1995)
4:40 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
8:30 p.m. – Hocus Pocus 2
12 a.m. – Little Shop of Horrors (1986)