Halloween TV Specials: When To Watch

Horror fans, listen up! The countdown to Halloween has officially begun — and if you’re not feeling those ghoulish vibes yet, fear not. We've rounded up an extensive lineup of upcoming Halloween specials to get you into the groove.

Watch spooktacular classics like "Carrie," “The Sandman” and Hitchcock's "Psycho." Or binge on full seasons of eerie shows, including Season 2 of “Stranger Things,” podcast-turned-Amazon-original “Lore,” “Mindhunter,” and “The Walking Dead.”

Youngsters can get their spooky fill with a slew of animated specials like “Michael Jackson’s Halloween,” “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom” and “The David S. Pumpkins Special.” And if your little ones want some magic without all of the fright, they can look forward to milder films like "Matilda" and "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory."

Below is a full list of TV Halloween programming. So, pop some popcorn, curl up on the couch and gear up to watch some frightastic TV— just don’t forget to turn off the lights!

Note: Many of these specials will be airing on multiple dates leading up to Halloween. Be sure to check local programming.

October 15

• "Halloween Wars" (Food Network)
• "Xtreme Screams" (Travel Channel)
• "Haunted USA" (Travel Channel)
• "Food Paradise" (Travel Channel)

October 16

• "A Haunting" (Destination America)
• "Extreme Hotels" (Travel Channel)

October 17

• "The Devil’s Bride" (TCM)
• "The Mummy (1959)" (TCM)
• "The Curse of Frankenstein" (TCM)

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October 18

• "Channel Zero: No End House" (Syfy)
• "Expedition Unknown: Hunt For Extraterrestrials" (Travel Channel)

October 19

• "Supernatural" (CW)
• "The Haunted Mansion" (Freeform)
• "The Addams Family" (Freeform)
• "Addams Family Values" (Freeform)
• "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (ABC)
• "Toy Story of Terror!" (ABC)
• "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (Syfy)
• "Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2" (Freeform)

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• "Hocus Pocus" (Freeform)

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October 20

• "1922" (Netflix)
• "One of Us" (Netflix)
• "Sleepy Hollow" (Freeform)
• "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" (Freeform)
• "The Haunted Mansion" (Freeform)

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October 21

• "The Watcher In The Woods" (Lifetime)
• "Fun Size" (Freeform)
• "Matilda" (Freeform)
• "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (Freeform)
• "Edward Scissorhands" (Freeform)

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October 22

• "The Walking Dead" (AMC)
• "Dracula, Prince of Darkness" (TCM)
• "America's Funniest Home Videos Halloween Special" (ABC)
• "Dracula Has Risen From The Grave" (TCM)
• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" (Freeform)

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• "Alice in Wonderland" (Freeform)

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October 23

• "Dark Shadows" (Freeform)
• "Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later" (AMC)
• "Halloween 2" (AMC)
• "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (Freeform)
• "Halloween" (AMC)
• "Frankenweenie" (Freeform)
• "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" (AMC)

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October 24

• "The Mist" Season 1 (Netflix)
• "Child’s Play" (AMC)
• "Cult of Chucky" (AMC)
• "Teen Witch" (Freeform)
• "Curse of Chucky" (AMC)

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October 25

• "Twilight" (Freeform)
• "Annabelle" (AMC)
• "Men In Black" (Freeform)
• "Bewitched" (Freeform)
• "Expedition Unknown: Hunt For Extraterrestrials" (Travel Channel)
• "Carrie" (AMC)

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October 26

• "Predator" (AMC)
• "Predator 2" (AMC)
• "Piranha" (AMC)

October 27

• "Psycho" (TCM)
• "Michael Jackson's Halloween" (CBS and Nickelodeon)
• "Wes Craven’s New Nightmare" (AMC)
• "Drag Me To Hell" (Syfy)
• "The Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror" (FOX)
• "Stranger Things" Season 2 (Netflix)

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• "Freddy Vs. Jason" (AMC)

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October 28

• "The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special" (NBC)
• "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?" (TCM)

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• "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" (FX)

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• "Children Of The Damned" (TCM)
• "House Of Dark Shadows" (TCM)
• "Leprechaun" (AMC)
• "Night Of Dark Shadows" (TMC)
• "Leprechaun 2" (AMC)
• "Monsters, Inc." (Freeform)
• "Leprechaun 3" (AMC)
• "Monsters University" (Freeform)
• "Leprechaun 4 In Space" (AMC)
• "The Murder Castle" (Investigation Discovery)
  
• "ParaNorman" (Freeform)

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October 29

• "Helltown" (Destination America)
• "Hook" (Freeform)
• "Halloween Wars" (Food Network)
• "Toy Story Of TERROR!" (Freeform)
• "Dawn Of The Dead" (Freeform)
• "Joy Ride" Marathon Begins (Syfy)

October 30

• "Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers" (AMC)
• "Halloween 6: The Curse Of Micahel Myers" (AMC)
• "American Masters: Edgar Allen Poe: Buried Alive" (PBS)

October 31

• "Terror In The Woods: Halloween Fright Night" (Destination America)
• "Last Man Standing" (Freeform)
• "The Middle" (Freeform)
• "Hocus Pocus" Marathon Begins (Freeform)
• "Beetlejuice" Marathon Begins (Sundance)
• "House Of Wax" (TCM)
• "Poltergeist" (TCM)

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• "The Old Dark House" (TCM)
• "The Haunting" (TCM)
• "House On Haunted Hill" (TCM)

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