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[09/02/25 - 07:22 AM]
Freeform's "31 Nights of Halloween" Is Giving Tricks, Treats and a Terrific Lineup of Fan-Favorite Films Starting Oct. 1
Last year's event reached 22 million viewers, and Freeform ranked as a Top 5 cable entertainment network among Adults 18-34 (No. 1) and Adults 18-49 (No. 2).

[via press release from Freeform]

FREEFORM'S '31 NIGHTS OF HALLOWEEN' IS GIVING TRICKS, TREATS AND A TERRIFIC LINEUP OF FAN-FAVORITE FILMS STARTING OCT. 1

Cult Classics Include 'Hocus Pocus,' 'Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas' and 'The Addams Family'

The Monsters of the Night Reunite With 'Hotel Transylvania,' 'Casper' and 'Monsters, Inc.'

This Trailer Will Put a Spell on You

Freeform's beloved "31 Nights of Halloween" returns on Oct. 1 to deliver a wickedly delightful lineup of fan-favorite films that'll send shivers down your spine all month long. Grab your pumpkin spice lattes, because it's Halloween time.

Eerily epic Halloween films ranging from classics like "Casper," "Beetlejuice," "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Edward Scissorhands" to modern fan favorites like 2023's "Haunted Mansion" and "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" fill Freeform's bone-chilling lineup.

The bewitching watchlist includes double features like "Hocus Pocus"/"Hocus Pocus 2," "Twitches"/"Twitches Too" and "Halloweentown"/"Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge."

Tim Burton fans, rejoice! The lineup features a marathon of Tim Burton's frightfully fantastic films on Monday, Oct. 13, including "Frankenweenie," "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" and "Sleepy Hollow."

And don't miss the chance to visit Dracula's fang-tastic resort with "Hotel Translyvania"/"Hotel Translyvania 2."

Last year's event reached 22 million viewers, and Freeform ranked as a Top 5 cable entertainment network among Adults 18-34 (No. 1) and Adults 18-49 (No. 2).**

So, step up to the cauldron and uncover a month full of eerie delights that await the whole family.

Below is a night-by-night list of the programming airing during "31 Nights of Halloween":

Wednesday, Oct. 1
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Edward Scissorhands"
2:25 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)
4:25 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)
6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Beetlejuice"
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"

Thursday, Oct. 2
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)
3:20 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Beetlejuice"
5:20 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"
6:55 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania"
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania 2"

Friday, Oct. 3
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "The Witches" (1990)
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"
2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania"
4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania 2"
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Beastly"

Saturday, Oct. 4
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "The Witches" (1990)
9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides"
12:05 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"
2:05 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Edward Scissorhands"
4:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"
6:45 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)
9:15 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Beetlejuice"
11:20 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)

Sunday, Oct. 5
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"
9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Twitches"
11:05 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Twitches Too"
1:05 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"
2:45 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)
5:15 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Beetlejuice"
7:20 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"
9:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus 2"
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Matilda"

Monday, Oct. 6
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Alice in Wonderland" (2010) (Live Action)
2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Alice Through the Looking Glass"
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Matilda"
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Addams Family" (1991)
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Addams Family Values"

Tuesday, Oct. 7
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Edward Scissorhands"
2:25 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Addams Family" (1991)
4:25 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Addams Family Values"
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus 2"

Wednesday, Oct. 8
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania"
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania 2"
8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)

Thursday, Oct. 9
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Spooky Buddies"
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania"
2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania 2"
4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Beetlejuice"

Friday, Oct. 10
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Arachnophobia"
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Disturbia" - Freeform Premiere
4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Beetlejuice"
6:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Matilda"

Saturday, Oct. 11
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Mrs. Doubtfire"
10:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"
12:05 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)
2:45 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)
3:15 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania"
5:20 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania 2"
7:25 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Addams Family" (1991)
9:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Addams Family Values"
11:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Edward Scissorhands"

Sunday, Oct. 12
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "The Black Cauldron" (Disney Animated)
9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Spooky Buddies"
11:05 a.m. EDT - "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)
11:35 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania"
1:40 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania 2"
3:40 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)
5:40 p.m. EDT / PDT - "The Addams Family" (1991)
7:45 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Addams Family Values"
9:50 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Beetlejuice"

Monday, Oct. 13 - Tim Burton Day!
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Beetlejuice"
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Edward Scissorhands"
9:25 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

Tuesday, Oct. 14
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Aladdin" (1992) (Disney Animated)
2:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Encanto" (Disney Animated)
4:05 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)
6:45 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Beetlejuice" - Pop N' Knowledge
8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus" - Pop N' Knowledge

Wednesday, Oct. 15
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Beetlejuice"
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania"
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania 2"

Thursday, Oct. 16
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Toy Story of TERROR!" (Disney-Pixar)
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween"
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania"
3:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania 2"
5:40 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Incredibles" (Disney-Pixar)
8:20 p.m. EDT / PDT - "Incredibles 2" (Disney-Pixar)

Friday, Oct. 17
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010)
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "101 Dalmations" (1996) (Live Action)
3:25 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Cruella"
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus 2"
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Something Wicked This Way Comes" (1983)

Saturday, Oct. 18
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Alice in Wonderland" (2010) (Live Action)
9:35 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Alice Through the Looking Glass"
12:10 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"
2:50 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)
4:50 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)
6:55 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)
9:25 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"
11:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)

Sunday, Oct. 19
7:00 a.m. EDT / PDT - "Halloweentown"
9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge"
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) (Disney Animated)
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Aladdin" (1992) (Disney Animated)
3:05 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Matilda"
5:10 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"
6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)
9:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Frankenweenie" (2012)

Monday, Oct. 20
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
2:10 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania"
4:15 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania 2"
6:20 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)
8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"

Tuesday, Oct. 21
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania"
12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania 2"
2:40 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)
5:10 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" - Pop N' Knowledge
6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Addams Family" (1991)
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Addams Family Values"

Wednesday, Oct. 22
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "The Black Cauldron" (Disney Animated)
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Addams Family" (1991)
2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Addams Family Values"
4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus 2"

Thursday, Oct. 23
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Disturbia"
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Frankenweenie" (2012)
3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Edward Scissorhands"
6:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)
8:25 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

Friday, Oct. 24
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Sleepy Hollow" (1999)
2:25 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Addams Family" (1991)
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Addams Family Values"
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus" - Pop N' Knowledge
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Twitches"

Saturday, Oct. 25
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Spooky Buddies"
9:05 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"
1:05 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Addams Family" (1991)
3:10 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Addams Family Values"
5:15 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)
7:45 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Translyvania"
9:50 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Translyvania"
11:55 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Witches" (1990)

Sunday, Oct. 26
7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "The Addams Family" (1991)
9:05 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Addams Family Values"
11:10 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania"
1:15 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania 2"
3:15 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)
5:20 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)
7:50 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Addams Family" (1991)
9:55 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Addams Family Values"
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)

Monday, Oct. 27
12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Men Tell No Tales"
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Frankenweenie" (2012)
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania"
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania 2"

Tuesday, Oct. 28
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Spooky Buddies"
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania"
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hotel Transylvania 2"
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "The Haunted Mansion" (2003)
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"

Wednesday, Oct. 29
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Edward Scissorhands"
3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Aladdin" (2019) (Live Action)
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Monsters, Inc." (Disney-Pixar)
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Monsters University" (Disney-Pixar)

Thursday, Oct. 30
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010)
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Matilda"
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Cruella"
6:00 p.m. EDT / PDT - "Haunted Mansion" (2023)
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Capser" (1995)

Friday, Oct. 31 - HALLOWEEN
10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Matilda"
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"
2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"
4:10 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Casper" (1995)
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus 2"
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT - "Hocus Pocus"

All programming is subject to change.

About Freeform

Freeform's distinct brand of young adult programming channels the force and momentum of its audience in its quest for progress with culturally impactful and engaging series such as television juggernaut "Project Runway," which earned critical acclaim after its July 2025 debut on Freeform, Hulu and Disney+, "Love Thy Nader," and "How I Escaped My Cult" - in addition to beloved tentpole programming stunts including "31 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas," the latter of which became the network's most-watched week of the year in 2024 in its first eight days.

**Source: Nielsen, 10/1-10/31/24, L+SD, cable network ranks, median age, audience comps, median income and co-viewing based on 6p-11p excluding sports/news content & networks.





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