Freeform Celebrates an Eerily Epic Anniversary: 25 Years of Chills and Thrills with “31 Nights of Halloween” [VIDEO]

Lineup of Nostalgic Halloween Classics Includes ‘Hocus Pocus,’ ‘Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas‘ and ‘The Addams Family‘

Plus, the Freeform Premieres of ‘Encanto,’ ‘ZOMBIES’ and ‘ZOMBIES 2’

’31 Nights of Halloween’ Trailer Will Put a Spell on You

It’s spooky season, witches! Freeform’s “31 Nights of Halloween” programming event returns for its 25th anniversary with a spellbinding lineup of Halloween favorites that will keep viewers enchanted all month long.

From October 1 to October 31, hair-raising entertainment awaits with a collection of Halloween films ranging from timeless classics to contemporary gems. Reconnect with beloved movies, including “Hocus Pocus,” “Monsters, Inc.,” the 30th anniversary of “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Cruella” and “The Addams Family,” and cozy up to the Freeform premieres of “Encanto,” “ZOMBIES” and “ZOMBIES 2.”

“Over the last 25 years, our viewers have grown up with ’31 Nights of Halloween’ as a time-honored tradition to watch Halloween favorites and connect with their loved ones during this special time of the season,” said Simran Sethi, EVP of Programming and Content Strategy, ABC Entertainment and Freeform. “There’s something sentimental about these holiday classics that brings a real sense of comfort and nostalgia to people, and we look forward to celebrating this anniversary with another spirited lineup.”

So, grab your broomsticks, sweep your schedules, light your black-flame candle, and gather around the couch for a month’s worth of opportunity to binge all of these devilishly delightful films. It’s Halloween time!

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

Sunday, October 1
7:00AM EDT/PDT – “Mrs. Doubtfire”
10:10AM EDT/PDT – “Scared Shrekless”
10:40AM EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”
12:45PM EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
2:50PM EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
4:55PM EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
6:35PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
8:45PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
10:50PM EDT/ PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”
1:00AM EDT/PDT – “Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic”

Monday, October 2
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror”
11:00AM EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
1:00PM EDT/PDT – “Twitches”
3:00PM EDT/PDT – “Twitches Too”
5:00PM EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”
7:00PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
9:00PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”
12:00-2:00 a.m EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror ” episodes

Tuesday, October 3
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic”
11:30AM EDT/PDT – “Twilight: Special Edition”
2:30PM EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”
5:40PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
7:50PM EDT/PDT – “Cruella”
12:00-2:00 a.m EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Wednesday, October 4
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”
1:30PM EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
4:30PM EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
6:30PM – 11:00 p.m EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” marathon
12:00AM EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”

Thursday, October 5
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
1:30PM EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”
4:00PM EDT/PDT – “The House with a Clock in Its Walls”
6:30PM EDT/PDT – “Monsters, Inc.” (Disney-Pixar)
8:30PM EDT/PDT – “Monsters University” (Disney-Pixar)
12:00 a.m EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”

Friday, October 6
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”
1:00PM EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”
3:30-11:00 p.m EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes
12:00AM EDT/PDT – “Little Shop of Horrors” (1986)

Saturday, October 7
7:00AM EDT/PDT – “ZOMBIES” – Freeform Premiere
9:00AM EDT/PDT – “ZOMBIES 2” – Freeform Premiere
11:00AM EDT/PDT – “Scared Shrekless”
11:30AM EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”
1:30PM EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
3:10PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
5:10PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
7:20PM EDT/PDT – “The Addams Family” (1991)
9:25PM EDT/PDT – “Addams Family Values”
11:30PM EDT/PDT – “The House with a Clock in Its Walls”

Sunday, October 8
7:00AM EDT/PDT – “Scared Shrekless”
7:30AM EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”
9:30AM EDT/PDT – “The House with a Clock in Its Walls”
12:00PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
2:05PM EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
5:10PM EDT/PDT – “The Addams Family” (1991)
7:15PM EDT/PDT – “Addams Family Values”
9:20PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
11:30PM EDT/PDT – “The Craft” (1996)

Monday, October 9
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
1:35PM EDT/PDT – “Bewitched” (2005)
3:40PM EDT/PDT – “The Craft” (1996)
6:10PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
8:20PM EDT/PDT – “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
12:00-2:00AM EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Tuesday, October 10
10:30AM-1:00PM EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes
1:00PM EDT/PDT – “Twilight: Special Edition”
4:00PM EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”
7:00PM EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”
9:00PM EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”
12:00-2:00AM EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Wednesday, October 11
10:30AM-1:00PM EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes
1:00PM EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”
3:30PM EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”
6:00-11:00PM EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” marathon
12:00AM EDT/PDT – “Ready or Not”

Thursday, October 12
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”
1:00PM EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”
3:30PM EDT/PDT – “Mrs. Doubtfire”
6:30PM EDT/PDT – “Toy Story of TERROR!” (Disney-Pixar)
7:00PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
9:00PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”
12:00AM EDT/PDT – “Twitches”

Friday, October 13
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “Toy Story of TERROR!” (Disney-Pixar)
11:00AM EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
12:35PM EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
2:35PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
4:40PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”
6:50PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
9:00PM EDT/PDT – TBA
10:00PM EDT/PDT – TBA
12:00AM EDT/PDT – “Twitches Too”

Saturday, October 14
7:00AM EDT/PDT – “Mrs. Doubtfire”
10:10AM EDT/PDT – “Monsters Vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space”
10:40AM EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
1:45PM EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Pop ‘N Knowledge Edition”
3:25PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus: Pop ‘N Knowledge Edition”
5:35PM EDT/PDT – “The Incredibles” (Disney-Pixar)
8:15PM EDT/PDT – “Incredibles 2” (Disney-Pixar)
10:55PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
1:00-2:00AM EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes

Sunday, October 15
7:00AM EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
10:05AM EDT/PDT – “Twitches”
12:10PM EDT/PDT – “Twitches Too”
2:15PM EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
4:20PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
6:25PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
8:35PM EDT/PDT – “Cruella”
11:50PM EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”

Monday, October 16 – DISNEY 100
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “Spider-Man” (2002)
1:10PM EDT/PDT – “Spider-Man 2” (2004)
4:20PM EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
6:25PM EDT/PDT – “Monsters, Inc.” (Disney-Pixar)
8:30PM EDT/PDT – “Monsters University” (Disney-Pixar)
12:00-2:00AM EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Tuesday, October 17
10:30 am. EDT/PDT – “Spider-Man 2” (2004)
1:30PM EDT/PDT – “Spider-Man 3” (2007)
4:30PM EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”
6:30PM EDT/PDT – “Toy Story of TERROR!” (Disney-Pixar)
7:00PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
9:00PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
12:00-2:00AM EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Wednesday, October 18
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”
12:30PM EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”
2:30PM EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown High”
4:30PM EDT/PDT – “Toy Story of TERROR!” (Disney-Pixar)
5:00PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
7:00-11:00PM EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” marathon
12:00-2:00AM EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Thursday, October 19
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “Little Shop of Horrors” (1986)
12:35PM EDT/PDT – “Mrs. Doubtfire”
3:15PM EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
6:15PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
8:25PM EDT/PDT – “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (2010)
12:00AM EDT/PDT – “Little Shop of Horrors” (1986)

Friday, October 20
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
1:30PM EDT/PDT – “Bewitched” (2005)
3:30-8:00PM EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes
8:00PM EDT/PDT – “Aladdin” (2019)
12:00AM EDT/PDT – “Bewitched” (2005)

Saturday, October 21
7:00AM EDT/PDT – “Twitches”
9:00AM EDT/PDT – “Twitches Too”
11:00AM EDT/PDT – “ZOMBIES”
1:00PM EDT/PDT – “ZOMBIES 2”
3:00PM EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
5:05PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
7:15PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
9:20PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”
11:30PM EDT/PDT – “Little Shop of Horrors” (1986)
1:30AM EDT/PDT – “Family Guy”

Sunday, October 22
7:00AM EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”
9:10AM EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”
11:10AM EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown High”
1:10PM EDT/PDT – “Return to Halloweentown”
3:20PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
5:25PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”
7:35PM EDT/PDT – “Encanto” – Freeform Premiere
9:45PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
11:55PM EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”

Monday, October 23
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “ZOMBIES”
12:35PM EDT/PDT – “Twitches”
2:40PM EDT/PDT – “Twitches Too”
4:40PM EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”
6:45PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
8:50PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
12:00-2:00AM EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Tuesday, October 24
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “Family Guy”
11:00AM EDT/PDT – “Frankenweenie” (2012)
1:00PM EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
4:00PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
6:05PM EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
7:45PM EDT/PDT – “Cruella”
12:00-2:00AM EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Wednesday, October 25
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes
11:30AM EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
2:30PM EDT/PDT – “Bewitched” (2005)
4:30PM EDT/PDT – “The Craft” (1996)
7:00PM EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
9:00PM EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
12:00-2:00AM EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Thursday, October 26
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes
11:30AM EDT/PDT – “Bewitched” (2005)
1:35PM EDT/PDT – “The Craft” (1996)
4:05PM EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”
6:10PM EDT/PDT – “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
8:50PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
12:00-2:00AM EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Friday, October 27
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “The Amazing Spider-Man” (2012)
1:30PM EDT/PDT – “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (2014)
4:30PM – 11:00PM EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes
12:00-2:00AM EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Saturday, October 28
7:00AM EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”
9:05AM EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”
11:05AM EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown High”
1:05PM EDT/PDT – “Frankenweenie” (2012)
3:05PM EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”
5:10PM EDT/PDT – “Monsters, Inc.” (Disney-Pixar)
7:15PM EDT/PDT – “Monsters University” (Disney-Pixar)
9:45PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
11:55PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

Sunday, October 29
7:00AM EDT/PDT – “ZOMBIES”
9:00AM EDT/PDT – “ZOMBIES 2”
11:00AM EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”
1:00PM EDT/PDT – “Scared Shrekless”
1:30PM EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” 30th Anniversary
3:10PM EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
5:15PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
7:20PM EDT/PDT – “The Addams Family” (1991)
9:25PM EDT/PDT – “Addams Family Values”
11:30PM EDT/PDT – “The Craft” (1996)

Monday, October 30
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “The Craft” (1996)
1:00PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
3:00PM EDT/PDT – “The Addams Family” (1991)
5:00PM EDT/PDT – “Addams Family Values”
7:00PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
9:00PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”
12:00-2:00AM EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Tuesday, October 31
10:30AM EDT/PDT – “Family Guy”
11:00AM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
1:00PM EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)
3:00PM EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
4:35PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”
6:40PM EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”
8:50PM EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”
12:00-2:00AM EDT/PDT – “The Simpson: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

All programming is subject to change.