Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween 2026 Schedule

Halloween  FREEFORM

        The spookiest time of the year is coming up, that's right baseball post season. Oh wait, I mean Halloween.  Freeform is back with their annual 31 Nights of Halloween programming , starting, October 1.   

             Part of their programming this year is a new series Coven Academy will be premiering.  A supernatural teen drama series about 3 teenage witches at a magic school will be premiering on October 1 at  8pm ET.  The show will be airing  October 1, October 8 and October 15 with multiple episodes those nights.  The full series will be on Disney Plus and Freeform on Demand. 

            Their premiere this year is the Freeform premiere of the movie Ghostbusters : Frozen Empire , which airs Thursday, October 8 at 6:25PM ET.   They also will be airing other Ghostbusters film.  

          Friday, October 16 is their annual Tim Burton day with a marathon of Tim Burton films.  (except not Frankenweenie won't be airing that date) 

Here's the full line up , all times at ET/PT and subject to change 

Thursday, October 1

11:30 AM - "Edward Scissorhands"

1:55 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

3:55 PM - "Addams Family Values"

5:55 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

8:00 PM - "Coven Academy" (Series Premiere, Episodes 1-4)

Friday, October 2

10:30 AM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

12:35 PM - "Addams Family Values"

2:40 PM - "Dark Shadows" (2012)

5:15 PM - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

7:15 PM - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

8:55 PM - "Beetlejuice"

Saturday, October 3

7:30 AM - "Beetlejuice"

9:35 AM - "Coven Academy"

12:35 PM - "Casper" (1995)

3:05 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

5:15 PM - "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

7:20 PM - "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

9:50 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

11:55 PM - "Addams Family Values"

Sunday, October 4

7:30 AM - "Spooky Buddies"

9:35 AM - "Casper" (1995)

12:05 PM - "Edward Scissorhands"

2:35 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

4:40 PM - "Addams Family Values"

6:45 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

8:55 PM - "Hocus Pocus 2"

11:25 PM - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

Monday, October 5

12:00 PM - "Spider-Man: Homecoming"

3:00 PM - "Ghostbusters" (1984)

5:30 PM - "Ghostbusters II"

8:00 PM - "Ghostbusters" (2016)

Tuesday, October 6

10:30 AM - "Arachnophobia"

1:00 PM - "Ghostbusters" (1984)

3:25 PM - "Ghostbusters II"

5:55 PM - "Ghostbusters" (2016)

8:55 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

Wednesday, October 7

11:00 AM - "Spider-Man 2" (2004)

2:00 PM - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

4:00 PM - "Casper" (1995)

6:25 PM - "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

8:30 PM - "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

Thursday, October 8

11:00 AM - "Casper" (1995)

1:25 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

3:30 PM - "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

6:25 PM - "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" (Freeform Premiere)

9:00 PM - "Coven Academy" (Episodes 5-7)

Friday, October 9

10:30 AM - "Spider-Man" (2002)

1:00 PM - "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

3:55 PM - "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"

6:25 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

8:35 PM - "Hocus Pocus 2"

12:00 AM - "Coven Academy"

Saturday, October 10

7:00 AM - "Frankenweenie" (2012)

9:00 AM - "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)

9:30 AM - "Spooky Buddies"

11:35 AM - "Scooby-Doo" (2002)

1:35 PM - "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed"

3:40 PM - "Maleficent"

5:45 PM - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

7:25 PM - "Casper" (1995)

9:55 PM - "Beetlejuice"

12:00 AM - "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)

Sunday, October 11

8:00 AM - "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)

8:30 AM - "Scooby-Doo" (2002)

10:30 AM - "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed"

12:35 PM - "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)

2:40 PM - "Beetlejuice"

4:45 PM - "Casper" (1995)

7:15 PM - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

9:15 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

11:25 PM - "Dark Shadows" (2012)

Monday, October 12

10:30 AM - "Disturbia"

12:55 PM - "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"

3:30 PM - "Edward Scissorhands"

5:55 PM - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

8:30 PM - "Dark Shadows" (2012)

Tuesday, October 13

10:30 AM - "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)

1:00 PM - "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)

3:05 PM - "Cruella"

6:20 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

8:30 PM - "Hocus Pocus 2"

Wednesday, October 14

11:00 AM - "Spider-Man 3" (2007)

2:10 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

4:20 PM - "Ghostbusters" (1984)

6:50 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

8:55 PM - "Addams Family Values"

Thursday, October 15

10:30 AM - "Ghostbusters" (1984)

12:55 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

3:00 PM - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

5:00 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

7:00 PM - "Addams Family Values"

9:00 PM - "Coven Academy" (Season Finale, Episodes 8-10)

Friday, October 16

11:00 AM - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

1:40 PM - "Edward Scissorhands"

4:10 PM - "Dark Shadows" (2012)

6:50 PM - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

8:30 PM - "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)

12:00 AM - "Coven Academy"

Saturday, October 17

7:00 AM - "Something Wicked This Way Comes"

9:10 AM - "Dark Shadows" (2012)

11:50 AM - "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)

2:20 PM - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

5:00 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

7:10 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

9:15 PM - "Addams Family Values"

11:20 PM - "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"

Sunday, October 18

8:00 AM - "Frankenweenie" (2012)

10:00 AM - "Edward Scissorhands"

12:30 PM - "Maleficent"

2:35 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

4:40 PM - "Addams Family Values"

6:45 PM - "Casper" (1995)

9:15 PM - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

10:55 PM - "Ghostbusters" (2016)

Monday, October 19

11:00 AM - "Ghostbusters" (2016)

2:00 PM - "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)

2:30 PM - "Scooby-Doo" (2002)

4:30 PM - "Casper" (1995)

6:50 PM - "Beetlejuice"

8:55 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

Tuesday, October 20

11:00 AM - "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)

11:30 AM - "Scooby-Doo" (2002)

1:30 PM - "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed"

3:30 PM - "Beetlejuice"

5:30 PM - "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

8:25 PM - "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"

Wednesday, October 21

10:30 AM - "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed"

12:30 PM - "Edward Scissorhands"

2:55 PM - "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

5:45 PM - "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"

8:20 PM - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

Thursday, October 22

10:30 AM - "Something Wicked This Way Comes"

12:35 PM - "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)

2:35 PM - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

4:10 PM - "Casper" (1995)

6:30 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

8:35 PM - "Hocus Pocus 2"

Friday, October 23

10:30 AM - "Hocus Pocus"

12:35 PM - "Casper" (1995)

2:55 PM - "Maleficent"

5:00 PM - "Cruella"

8:00 PM - "Ghostbusters" (2016)

Saturday, October 24

7:00 AM - "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" (Disney Animated)

8:35 AM - "Edward Scissorhands"

11:05 AM - "Ghostbusters II"

1:40 PM - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

3:45 PM - "Ghostbusters" (2016)

6:55 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

9:05 PM - "Hocus Pocus 2"

11:35 PM - "Casper" (1995)

Sunday, October 25

7:00 AM - "Spooky Buddies"

9:00 AM - "Ghostbusters II"

11:30 AM - "Hocus Pocus"

1:40 PM - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

4:20 PM - "Casper" (1995)

6:50 PM - "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

8:55 PM - "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

11:25 PM - "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"

Monday, October 26

11:30 AM - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

2:10 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

4:20 PM - "Ghostbusters" (1984)

6:50 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

8:55 PM - "Addams Family Values"

Tuesday, October 27

12:00 PM - "Ghostbusters" (1984)

2:30 PM - "Ghostbusters II"

5:00 PM - "The Addams Family" (1991)

7:00 PM - "Addams Family Values"

9:00 PM - "Beetlejuice"

Wednesday, October 28

10:30 AM - "Ghostbusters II"

1:00 PM - "Scooby-Doo" (2002)

3:00 PM - "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed"

5:05 PM - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

6:45 PM - "Beetlejuice"

8:50 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

Thursday, October 29

11:30 AM - "Scooby-Doo" (2002)

1:30 PM - "Casper" (1995)

4:00 PM - "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

6:05 PM - "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

8:35 PM - "Casper" (1995)

Friday, October 30

12:00 PM - "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

2:55 PM - "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"

5:30 PM - "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"

8:25 PM - "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"

Saturday, October 31 (Halloween)

8:30 AM - "Casper" (1995)

11:00 AM - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

1:00 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

3:10 PM - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

4:50 PM - "Casper" (1995)

7:20 PM - "Hocus Pocus"

9:30 PM - "Hocus Pocus 2"

12:00 AM - "Frankenweenie" (2012)

Full Press Release after the jump 

Halloween: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Trick or Treason

Halloween  

            We're dipping back into "Alvin and the Chipmunks" with a look at a Halloween special. (Yay were looking at them meeting Frankenstein!) That's right we are looking at a special that aired on USA Network in 1994 called "Trick or Treason" (nooooooooo)  That other one is probably on the long list of things to get to. 

            Did you want to hear the Chimpunks do a cover of "The Monster Mash"? sure you did. The trio are getting ready for Halloween.   Alvin talks about trying to impress a group called the Monster Club, a group that Alvin thinks is cool and Simon thinks is a group of bullies. Alvin wants to join their club. To get into the group someone must do three different things. The group also mentions that's a new kid who is part pumpkin and can do a lot of horrible things, like with one look makes your hair fall out. (He probably just ate that sundae from Spongebob) 

They should be asking if he's actually a time traveler

            Simon really doesn't Alvin to join this group, but has decided to help. Meanwhile the Pumpkin head kid shows up and finds Theodore and says he's taking Theodore to his lab. Really he just helps Theodore from his fall. Theodore finds out the kid helps animals and his name is Michael. Michael knows about the things people said about him because of his deformed face. He tells Theodore not to tell people they're friends or he fears they'll be mean to Theodore.  

The Chipmunk world is like Goofy and Pluto, don't ask how it works

         Super early 90's montage music. I like that Simon made Alvin do a bunch of things for him to help with his prank for Halloween.  Michael uses his power to stop bully kids and stuff. Also there's not much Dave talking in this, he just kind of shows up. (not even an Alivinnnnnnn)  Michael likes Halloween and being able to go as hisself since people can see him as not strange.  Oh wait, David does say something, good. Theodore comes home and messes up Alvin's Halloween trick. 

That being a mask of a kid makes it darker and messed up

            The club isn't happy, so Alvin's new plan is to chase Pumpkinhead out of town. (The one from the 1988 movie?  no.. oh he wants to chase a child out of town, that's mean) Did this special pay to use "Help I've Fallen and I can't get Up" or was this before it was trademarked or something?  Anyway, he finds out that Theodore has been with Pumpkinhead and Theodore tells him that he's his friend. Alvin, after meeting him, is conflicted and tries to tell the monster club to call off the idea.  But the club is too into their whatever to continue and Alvin decides to join them. 

Alvin learned that in monster club, the real monsters are them 

            Theodore and Simon go to Michael's house to make sure he'll be alright before something stupid happens.  The monster club is making my recipe for pumpkin soup, I see.  I don't like the scene where  Michael is happy with friendly animals, saying he doesn't want to go with his mom because he's fine and has friends now.  I've seen this trick, then they kill off people, don't play with me. (I'm scared too) 

Honestly, could have gone either way of killing him or killing the mom. this has happened.

             Alvin and the leader of the Monster Club, uh who has no name; they didn't say it and I don't care, commit breaking and entering a house. (arrest them!) They get the boy to run out of his house and pour the whatever that liquid is on on him.  Alvin actually decides that this is too far and tells the others to stop. Simon and Theodore call Alvin the right things. Wait, there's a twist! That's right, Michael is fine. Alvin actually did have an earlier turn of heart and made a Pumpkinhead mask and put it on a boy from the monster club named Butch.  Michael doesn't even know what's going on.  (Ha ha Butch is dead now) 

Butch was never seen again

            I like how there's a boy that's meeting Michael and is sad that the boy won't kill off his sister. They used real children voices for this special it seems.  There we go  special is over.  The moral of the story is don't be mean.  

            

            This one is very simple, a very clear moral that one shouldn't judge some body by how they look.  It's not a bad message, but it's clear that this a very young person special, though adults need that message sometimes too. Though, don't question this world where people accept talking humanoid chipmunks, but are like woah that kid is freaky. 

          The special itself, looks alright, standard television Chipmunks stuff, but fun 90's cartoon animation look. I also liked how it really had a nice Halloween feel to it. It actually doesn't feel too sugary sweet either and that's good.  Yeah, it's a fun little special. 

          That's it for now, tune in next time, when Butch sues everyone. 

            

        

            

        

DCOM Goes to Boogie Wonderland (Don't Look Under the Bed)

Disney  Halloween 

              Don't Look Under the Bed  is another older Disney Channel original movie. It premiered on Disney Channel on October 9, 1999. There's a fun note of this being a TV-PG original movie, instead of the typical TV-G on Disney Channel, because it was scary. This is also when PG meant something.   

         The movie was directed by Kenneth Johnson who also created "The Bionic Woman", "The Incredible Hulk" TV show , produced shows like the TV version of "Alien Nation"  and worked in films, he also directed the first "Zenon" movie. 

            The movie starts with narration by main character Frances Bacon McCausland (someone was having fun, right Ferdinand Magellan Jones?) she lives in a town called  Middleberg which is supposed to be like a normal boring town you see in movies and think of with America. But guess what? It's not! (I hope nothing spooky happens) 

             Frances is the middle child of her family and everyone seems to waking up early because the clocks for some reason say it's 7:23am, but it's 4:23am.   In fact everyone's clocks were wrong, which is strange. There are dogs on the roof. Frances is starting high school a year early, that's important.  Anyway, she sees a guy sitting on a rock, one of those  other people can't see people things going on.  The missing eggs thing comes into play as eggs are being dropped on one car.  The guy also shows up a few times make us wonder who he is.

When Disney Channel chose to rerun the movie 3am/ Copyright Disney 

            Frances is able to see him and he's surprised.  I like how this movie uses it's camera angles to really make you feel confused and disoriented. It's also holding the tension well as we don't see much of the creature that's doing the strange things around the town. There's also the mystery of the other guy who it is.  I don't know why the dad looks one step from murdering his family, the town, and then taking out himself, it's kind of strange. Then there seems to be things that make it look like Frances is behind the strangeness. 

I don't know why you screenshotted this. There's no one there, Frances! / Copyright Disney 

        The story is forcing Frances' character who is grounded in science and in logic to have to accept strangeness and the lack of logic. It's taking its time well to build up the tension and does it well. Finally, Frances is able to talk to the guy that's been hanging around.  His name is Larry Houdini.  He's played by Ty Hodges who would later play Larry Beale on Even Stevens.  [Strange he played a guy named Larry in two different Disney things] He's a good contrast to Frances as he's wild and silly, and says he's an imaginary friend. He says the one that's doing all the strange things is the Boogieman, which she finds really outlandish. 

        The real horror of this movie is people accusing her for stuff she didn't do and thinking she's losing her sanity. It does bug me when a character figured out that no one can see someone still tries to show people, try a new strategy. Larry says he's sent there to help her.  Odd Barry Manilow joke. Her mother was called in and they just drop a line that her younger brother, Darwin, had cancer but is in remission. (He got off lucky, in other Disney movies he'd be dead or their mom would be dead, or everyone is dead) 

         

Would be more interesting if the kids were actually the adults imginary friends/ Copyright Disney

        

            I love how this movie feels like a horror film in theory.   The mom thinking that mind control is a reason why strange things are happening is not something you'd expect.   Darwin mentions something about the boogieman and says a guy named Larry told some kids.  There's a lot of jump scares in this too as we get monster build up.   It's also interesting that young children can  see him, but Darwin can't. (hmm, I wonder)  I also like that Larry acts like a kid at times since he is a childhood imaginary friend. 

 

       Also, I'm once again asking Frances that if no one can see and hear him then stop thinking people will hear him. There's also a parallel of a the young children listening to the Peter Pan story and talking about believing in something.  That's right movie, I see what you are doing.  I don't know the librarian is mad, she doesn't know that the library put on a story for kids that also has interaction in it? 

I don't know why these kids are so happy, there's no one there/ Copyright Disney

        In this movie called "Don't Look Under the Bed" Frances goes to look under her bed. I think the creepy doll moving her head is a bad sign.  Larry jump scare.  Darwin comes into the room to for the movie to do a lost your marbles misdirection statement joke.  This is where Larry and Frances figure out that, that younger boy can't see him.  Frances says he doesn't believe in things like imaginary friends, then Larry turns scary after she says that she's the reason Darwin doesn't believe in him.  Frances says that she was helping him.  Then Larry asks why didn't she give Darwin some of her bone marrow , as earlier it was said that the older brother, and Larry leaves. Like, I said the cancer thing came up. 

         The movie was doing a good job of doing the "Jaws" thing of making sure we don't see the monster.   The boogieman is putting Christmas lights up?  This is a Christmas movie. (Change the labels)   Then we see him, he's dressed in Victorian style. I like his design, I can see how this is movie is seen as scary by kids or people who were kids when they saw it.  

Let us thou boogie/ Copyright Disney 

    Boogie makes the power go out  except at the house here where he turns on the Christmas lights because uhhhhhh reasons?   The house has ended up on the newspaper. It's funny because somehow the paper had the time to do this story as their front page news, the TV news is there too, and the story is about the house being the only one with power, so who's watching that?  Also, the dad is one step from snapping and killing everyone on Earth and then himself.   

This is  Christmas movie then/ Copyright Disney 

          Larry was Darwin's old imaginary friend and Larry says that Darwin still needed him. Interesting. Keep that note.  The movie shifts to back and white for a Frankenstein homage. Larry's nails are getting long  like a boogie man. (hmmm)  There's also a misdirection bust joke, I see what you are doing movie. The school phycologist is over at the house for a family dinner and probably because the dad thinks his daughter is losing her mind.  Larry is making boogie goo at the wrong time because of course he is. The mother finds out and explains she's concerned about Frances.  Frances wonders if there's something wrong with Larry.  He's turning into a boogieman.

I don't feel so un boogie/ copyright Disney 

            Frances finds out that if a child stops believing in an imaginary friend too early then they turn into a boogieman.  He's looking very boogie. (I'm scared)  There are shots in the movie that are one step removed from being a slasher film.  Under the bed in Frances' room is glowing as something grabs Darwin.  One step from being a slasher film, indeed.  Darwin is under the bed, he's in the boogie world, which is different than boogie wonderland. (and way different than Funky Town) 

            I do like how Larry is concerned about Darwin even as he changes is amazing, I love that touch.  I think it's ironic that this movie was actually not liked by some parents groups for being too scary, when one of the messages of the movie is that people get scared and that fear should be confronted. She tries to go Boogie World, but we get a father jump scare and thankfully her story made him leave to give her time to go the the world. 

            She ends up what would be a cool screen saver on Windows 95.   I like how it looks it's kind of like a dreamscape with a sense no logic and random assortments of whatever. It's good contrast to the more normal world of Frances, though her world isn't that much normal, and her sense of wanting logic. She is able to find her bother and oh it's the boogie man.  Larry is turning into one even more. I love their designs.  Frances convinces Darwin to believe in Larry the movie does some of that Peter Pan stuff and gets Larry to turn back to normal.  He's missing most of this fun though. 

                Larry and the boogieman fight each other and fight is kind of silly, there's a man with pointy nails fighting a man with a big pen for a moment.   Frances uses jumper cables attached to the boogie man's nails and we get a fake out of him being defeated. She tells him she's not afraid of him anymore.  Then we get a twist that this boggieman was also her imaginary friend named Zoey.  They make it back home and the boogie man is back to her woman non scary form. 

We boogied too hard/ copyright Disney 

             The parents apologize to  Frances for thinking she was doing the strange things and there's apparently a town called Centerville. (I'm not moving there)  Frances explains that she gave up on Zoey when Darwin got sick and that's why Zoey was turning.  Larry and Zoey both go to Centerville to help fix the problem there, which would be a good spinoff series. Where's that?  Frances finds out that she won't see Larry and Zoey anymore because it's not her time anymore.  Also a kiss, they really went hard on the Peter Pan allegory.  It ends with a nice scene with Darwin and Frances.  

             This is the only Disney Channel movie to end with Boogie Wonderland.  

            I can see why this movie would be scary to children  and it has some feelings of the real TV PG and rated PG movies when that meant something. I'm not sure if I would have been scared of it, but I can see how.  This movie has some good layers to it. The main idea I saw was that it was about letting fear not be in control.  Frances, rightfully, felt fear for her little brother when he had cancer and her best way to push aside her fear was  to help her brother not be in fear. There's also a slight message of letting time hit right, not try to grow up too fast.  There was the idea that she and Darwin tried to push away childhood things too early. 

           The movie has interesting shots and a look to it, I liked how it made everything feel a little off kilter.  It's also a movie that doesn't seem to waste anything that it brings up, though you could say if there's one thing it doesn't use much is Frances being moved a grade up. I think the only thing that fits with that into the story is the concept of Frances trying to be mature or more disconnected from childhood things in awkward times, but that's only tangential.  

              I do like how the movie knew to use quiet moments as effective and it was used.  The other parts of the movie is that it's mostly Frances point of view, so we don't really know much about how Darwin was effected by having cancer and he's well and seems to be alright by the time this movie happens. I think there was way too much Frances doesn't believe that Larry is real or that other people can't see him, where even if she's trying logic it, there's a point and point earlier that she would accepted it more.  I'm also a little lost on the whole thing about Frances feeling bad about not being able to give marrow but her older brother was, it's brought up twice and it's kind of random. They slightly try to tie it to her fears at the time, but yeah. 

                 It's a good movie, but it does have some pieces that kind of feel a little lost or had good ideas not explored. I did enjoy it, there was some fun charm to it and some moments felt almost slasher and horror like.  

         That it's for now, tune in next time when we come up from the bed to scare you. 

Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween 2025 schedule

hALLOWEEN    Freeform 

    It's finally September and we're running through the last months of the year. Halloween is around the corner and it's become a month long affair in October. Freeform is ready for their annual 31 Nights of Halloween.  

            The network will be airing, per tradition,  31 days of programming for Halloween themed fun.  Starting October 1 all the way through October 31.   This year is light on  the network premieres they only have one and that's "Disturbia".  They've added a couple Roald Dahl based films, these are both re-additions with "Matilda", a longtime ABC Family/ Freeform staple, and  "The Witches".   

             October 13 is Tim Burton day where they air films made or directed by Burton.  Interestingly, they are only airing the film "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween" and not the first film.   The Disney Channel films "HalloweenTown", "HalloweenTown 2" , "Twitches" and "Twitches Too" do get runs this year, but they are mostly airing in the early daytime hours.  

            Here's the full line up all time ET/PT, subject to change 

Wednesday, October 1

12:00 PM ET/PT – "Edward Scissorhands"

2:25 PM ET/PT – "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

4:25 PM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

6:50 PM ET/PT – "Beetlejuice"

8:55 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

Thursday, October 2

10:30 AM ET/PT – "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"

1:00 PM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

3:20 PM ET/PT – "Beetlejuice"

5:20 PM ET/PT – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

6:55 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

9:00 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania 2"

Friday, October 3

10:30 AM ET/PT – "The Witches" (1990)

12:30 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

2:30 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

4:30 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania 2"

6:30 PM ET/PT – "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

8:35 PM ET/PT – "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

12:00 AM ET/PT – "Beastly"

Saturday, October 4

7:00 AM ET/PT – "The Witches" (1990)

9:00 AM ET/PT – "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides"

12:05 PM ET/PT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"

2:05 PM ET/PT – "Edward Scissorhands"

4:35 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

6:45 PM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

9:15 PM ET/PT – "Beetlejuice"

11:20 PM ET/PT – "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

Sunday, October 5

7:00 AM ET/PT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"

9:00 AM ET/PT – "Twitches"

11:05 AM ET/PT – "Twitches Too"

1:05 PM ET/PT – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

2:45 PM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

5:15 PM ET/PT – "Beetlejuice"

7:20 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

9:30 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus 2"

12:00 AM ET/PT – "Matilda"

Monday, October 6

12:00 PM ET/PT – "Alice in Wonderland" (2010) (Live Action)

2:30 PM ET/PT – "Alice Through the Looking Glass"

5:00 PM ET/PT – "Matilda"

7:00 PM ET/PT – "The Addams Family" (1991)

9:00 PM ET/PT – "Addams Family Values"

Tuesday, October 7

12:00 PM ET/PT – "Edward Scissorhands"

2:25 PM ET/PT – "The Addams Family" (1991)

4:25 PM ET/PT – "Addams Family Values"

6:30 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

8:35 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus 2"

Wednesday, October 8

10:30 AM ET/PT – "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"

1:30 PM ET/PT – "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"

4:30 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

6:30 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania 2"

8:30 PM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

Thursday, October 9

10:30 AM ET/PT – "Spooky Buddies"

12:30 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

2:30 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania 2"

4:30 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

6:30 PM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

8:55 PM ET/PT – "Beetlejuice"

Friday, October 10

11:00 AM ET/PT – "Arachnophobia"

1:30 PM ET/PT – "Disturbia" – Freeform Premiere

4:00 PM ET/PT – "Beetlejuice"

6:00 PM ET/PT – "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

8:35 PM ET/PT – "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)

12:00 AM ET/PT – "Matilda"

Saturday, October 11

7:00 AM ET/PT – "Mrs. Doubtfire"

10:00 AM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

12:05 PM ET/PT – "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

2:45 PM ET/PT – "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)

3:15 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

5:20 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania 2"

7:25 PM ET/PT – "The Addams Family" (1991)

9:30 PM ET/PT – "Addams Family Values"

11:35 PM ET/PT – "Edward Scissorhands"

Sunday, October 12

7:00 AM ET/PT – "The Black Cauldron" (Disney Animated)

9:00 AM ET/PT – "Spooky Buddies"

11:05 AM ET/PT – "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)

11:35 AM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

1:40 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania 2"

3:40 PM ET/PT – "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

5:40 PM ET/PT – "The Addams Family" (1991)

7:45 PM ET/PT – "Addams Family Values"

9:50 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

12:00 AM ET/PT – "Beetlejuice"

Monday, October 13 – Tim Burton Day!

12:00 PM ET/PT – "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

2:35 PM ET/PT – "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)

5:00 PM ET/PT – "Beetlejuice"

7:00 PM ET/PT – "Edward Scissorhands"

9:25 PM ET/PT – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

Tuesday, October 14

12:00 PM ET/PT – "Aladdin" (1992) (Disney Animated)

2:00 PM ET/PT – "Encanto" (Disney Animated)

4:05 PM ET/PT – "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

6:45 PM ET/PT – "Beetlejuice" – Pop N' Knowledge

8:50 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus" – Pop N' Knowledge

Wednesday, October 15

10:30 AM ET/PT – "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"

1:00 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

3:00 PM ET/PT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"

5:00 PM ET/PT – "Beetlejuice"

7:00 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

9:00 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania 2"

Thursday, October 16

11:00 AM ET/PT – "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)

11:30 AM ET/PT – "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"

1:30 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

3:35 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania 2"

5:40 PM ET/PT – "The Incredibles" (Disney-Pixar)

8:20 PM ET/PT – "Incredibles 2" (Disney-Pixar)

Friday, October 17

10:30 AM ET/PT – "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010)

1:00 PM ET/PT – "101 Dalmatians" (1996) (Live Action)

3:25 PM ET/PT – "Cruella"

6:30 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

8:35 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus 2"

12:00 AM ET/PT – "Something Wicked This Way Comes" (1983)

Saturday, October 18

7:00 AM ET/PT – "Alice in Wonderland" (2010) (Live Action)

9:35 AM ET/PT – "Alice Through the Looking Glass"

12:10 PM ET/PT – "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"

2:50 PM ET/PT – "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

4:50 PM ET/PT – "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

6:55 PM ET/PT – "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

9:25 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

11:35 PM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

Sunday, October 19

7:00 AM ET/PT – "Halloweentown"

9:00 AM ET/PT – "Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge"

11:00 AM ET/PT – "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) (Disney Animated)

1:00 PM ET/PT – "Aladdin" (1992) (Disney Animated)

3:05 PM ET/PT – "Matilda"

5:10 PM ET/PT – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

6:50 PM ET/PT – "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

9:30 PM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

12:00 AM ET/PT – "Frankenweenie" (2012)

Monday, October 20

10:30 AM ET/PT – "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"

2:10 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

4:15 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania 2"

6:20 PM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

8:50 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

Tuesday, October 21

10:30 AM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

12:35 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania 2"

2:40 PM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

5:10 PM ET/PT – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" – Pop N' Knowledge

6:50 PM ET/PT – "The Addams Family" (1991)

8:55 PM ET/PT – "Addams Family Values"

Wednesday, October 22

10:30 AM ET/PT – "The Black Cauldron" (Disney Animated)

12:30 PM ET/PT – "The Addams Family" (1991)

2:30 PM ET/PT – "Addams Family Values"

4:30 PM ET/PT – "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

6:30 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

8:35 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus 2"

Thursday, October 23

11:00 AM ET/PT – "Disturbia"

1:30 PM ET/PT – "Frankenweenie" (2012)

3:30 PM ET/PT – "Edward Scissorhands"

6:00 PM ET/PT – "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)

8:25 PM ET/PT – "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

Friday, October 24

12:00 PM ET/PT – "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)

2:25 PM ET/PT – "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

5:00 PM ET/PT – "The Addams Family" (1991)

7:00 PM ET/PT – "Addams Family Values"

9:00 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus" – Pop N' Knowledge

12:00 AM ET/PT – "Twitches"

Saturday, October 25

7:00 AM ET/PT – "Spooky Buddies"

9:05 AM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

11:30 AM ET/PT – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

1:05 PM ET/PT – "The Addams Family" (1991)

3:10 PM ET/PT – "Addams Family Values"

5:15 PM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

7:45 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

9:50 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

11:55 PM ET/PT – "The Witches" (1990)

Sunday, October 26

7:00 AM ET/PT – "The Addams Family" (1991)

9:05 AM ET/PT – "Addams Family Values"

11:10 AM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

1:15 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania 2"

3:15 PM ET/PT – "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

5:20 PM ET/PT – "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

7:50 PM ET/PT – "The Addams Family" (1991)

9:55 PM ET/PT – "Addams Family Values"

12:00 AM ET/PT – "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

Monday, October 27

12:00 PM ET/PT – "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales"

3:00 PM ET/PT – "Frankenweenie" (2012)

5:00 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

7:00 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

9:00 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania 2"

Tuesday, October 28

10:30 AM ET/PT – "Spooky Buddies"

12:30 PM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

3:00 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania"

5:00 PM ET/PT – "Hotel Transylvania 2"

7:00 PM ET/PT – "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

9:00 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

Wednesday, October 29

10:30 AM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

1:00 PM ET/PT – "Edward Scissorhands"

3:30 PM ET/PT – "Aladdin" (2019) (Live Action)

6:30 PM ET/PT – "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)

8:35 PM ET/PT – "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

Thursday, October 30

10:30 AM ET/PT – "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010)

1:00 PM ET/PT – "Matilda"

3:00 PM ET/PT – "Cruella"

6:00 PM ET/PT – "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

8:35 PM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

Friday October 31 – HALLOWEEN

10:30 AM ET/PT – "Matilda"

12:30 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

2:35 PM ET/PT – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

4:10 PM ET/PT – "Casper" (1995)

6:30 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

8:35 PM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus 2"

12:00 AM ET/PT – "Hocus Pocus"

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