While ABC Family may now be operating under a different name, it doesn’t mean the network’s long-standing traditions have dissipated. Indeed, in addition to those glorious Harry Potter Weekends, ABC Family Freeform is known for its holiday-centric movie marathons, and that includes 13 Nights of Halloween, the schedule for which has been revealed. For the back half of October, Freeform will play host to ghostly delights every night of the week, ranging from obvious picks like Hocus Pocus and Practical Magic to pleasantly surprising new additions like the underrated indie horror comedy The Final Girls.
The fun kicks off next Wednesday, October 19th with, appropriately enough, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the marathon itself includes a few other Tim Burton films like Frankenweenie, Corpse Bride, and the delightful Sleepy Hollow.
There’s also plenty of family friendly fare like the entire Halloweentown franchise, Scooby-Doo (penned by James Gunn—really!), Matilda, Monsters University, and the Pixar TV special Toy Story of TERROR!. If I had to make a personal recommendation for this bunch, I’d say don’t miss The Final Girls next Friday, October 21st, and I also highly recommend LAIKA’s love letter to classic horror movies ParaNorman.
Take a look at the full schedule below (all times ET/PT), and let us know what you’ll be tuning in for. Happy watching!
Wednesday, October 19
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – 5:30pm
R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls – 7pm
Hocus Pocus – 9pm
Thursday, October 20
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride – 12am
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – 3pm
Hocus Pocus – 4:35pm
The Addams Family – 6:40pm
Addams Family Values – 8:50pm
Friday, October 21
The Final Girls – 12am
The Addams Family – 4pm
Addams Family Values – 6:10pm
Sleepy Hollow – 8:20pm
Saturday, October 22
Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie – 12am
Spooky Buddies – 7am
ParaNorman – 9:10am
Sleepy Hollow – 11:20am
The Goonies – 2pm
Scooby-Doo – 4:40pm
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed – 6:50pm
Monsters University – 9pm
Toy Story of TERROR! – 11:30pm
Sunday, October 23
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride – 12am
The Goonies – 7:30am
R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls – 10:10am
Scooby-Doo – 12:20pm
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed – 2:30pm
Matilda – 4:40pm
Toy Story of TERROR! – 6:50pm
Monsters University – 7:20pm
Hocus Pocus – 9:50pm
Monday, October 24
Practical Magic – 7am
Matilda – 2:30pm
The Addams Family – 4:35pm
Addams Family Values – 6:40pm
Hocus Pocus – 8:50pm
Tuesday, October 25
Scooby-Doo – 12am
Death Becomes Her – 7am
The Addams Family – 4pm
Addams Family Values – 6pm
Wednesday, October 26
Halloweentown – 12am
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – 3:30pm
Dark Shadows – 5:40pm
Sleepy Hollow – 8:20pm
Thursday, October 27
Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge – 12am
The Goonies – 3:30pm
Sleepy Hollow – 6:10pm
Hocus Pocus – 8:50pm
Friday, October 28
Halloweentown High – 12am
The Goonies – 12pm
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride – 2:40pm
Hocus Pocus – 4:40pm
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – 6:45pm
Dark Shadows – 8:20pm
Saturday, October 29
Return to Halloweentown – 12am
Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie – 7am
R.L.Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls – 9am
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – 11am
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride – 12:35pm
Dark Shadows – 2:35pm
The Addams Family – 5:15pm
Addams Family Values – 7:20pm
Hocus Pocus – 9:25pm
Sleepy Hollow – 11:30pm
Sunday, October 30
ParaNorman – 7am
Spooky Buddies – 9am
Scooby-Doo – 11:05am
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed – 1:10pm
The Addams Family – 3:15pm
Addams Family Values – 5:20pm
Hocus Pocus – 7:25pm
Sleepy Hollow – 9:30pm
Monday, October 31
The Goonies – 7am
ParaNorman – 11am
Scooby-Doo – 1pm
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed – 3pm
The Addams Family – 5pm
Addams Family Values – 7pm
Hocus Pocus – 9pm
Tuesday, November 1
Hocus Pocus – 12am
