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Your Ghoulish Guide to Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween Movies

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UNH chapter.

The air is getting crisp, the leaves are starting to fall and Halloween is creeping closer. It’s that time of year! “31 Nights of Halloween,” an annual tradition since 1998, offers a monthlong cinematic extravaganza, combining classics, horror masterpieces, thrills and much more, all on Freeform. Here’s a day-by-day list of the spooky treats Freeform has in store for you.

Oct. 1:

  • Hocus Pocus

Oct. 2:

  • Ghostbusters
  • Ghostbusters II

Oct. 3:

  • Sleepy Hollow

Oct. 4:

  • Halloweentown
  • Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge

Oct. 5:

  • Maleficent

Oct. 6:

  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Oct. 7:

  • The Haunted Mansion

Oct. 8:

  • The Addams Family (1991)

Oct. 9:

  • Addams Family Values

Oct. 10:

  • The Goonies

Oct. 11:

  • Hotel Transylvania
  • Hotel Transylvania 2

Oct. 12:

  • Goosebumps

Oct. 13:

  • Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

Oct. 14:

  • Poltergeist (1982)

Oct. 15:

  • Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride

Oct. 16:

  • Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

Oct. 17:

  • Disney’s The Haunted Mansion

Oct. 18:

  • The Addams Family (2019)

Oct. 19:

  • The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror Marathon

Oct. 20:

  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Oct. 21:

  • Toy Story of Terror!

Oct. 22:

  • The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Oct. 23:

  • The Mummy (1999)

Oct. 24:

  • Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Oct. 25:

  • Sleepy Hollow

Oct. 26:

  • Dark Shadows

Oct. 27:

  • Edward Scissorhands

Oct. 28:

  • The House with a Clock in Its Walls

Oct. 29:

  • Hotel Transylvania

Oct. 30:

  • Hotel Transylvania 2

Oct. 31 — Halloween night:

  • Ghostbusters (1984)
  • Ghostbusters II
  • Hocus Pocus

As October unfolds, Freeform’s “31 Nights of Halloween” promises a plethora of cinematic masterpieces for every Halloween fanatic. From witches and ghosts to monsters and misfits, each night offers a unique cinematic experience. So, mark your calendar, prepare the popcorn and get ready for a month of spooky entertainment.

Find the full “31 Nights of Halloween” schedule here.

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