Freeform’s ‘31 Nights Of Halloween’ Features ‘Encanto,’ ‘Hocus Pocus,’‘Little Shop Of Horrors,’ For 25th Anniversary Year

31 Nights of Halloween begins today on Freeform. Heralding the season are these 3,000 candle-lit … [+] pumpkins blanketing the canal side steps at Granary Square (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)

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Sometimes it’s nice to just tune in to an already-existing Halloween programming lineup that you watch with little effort but that delivers maximum reward. With Freeform entering the 25th anniversary of its annual “31 Nights of Halloween” film and tv show lineup, viewers who enjoy tales of ghosts and goblins (on repeat) will be able to find their fix.

Last year, this spooky seasonal lineup catapulted Freeform to the No. 1 spot among primetime cable networks in entertainment across adults aged 18-34, women aged 18-34 and women ages 18-49 (excludes news and sports) for the October time period. The channel relies upon a strong does of Halloween film nostalgia paired with exciting premieres and a strong does of brand awareness from viewers who grew up with ABC Family as it transitioned into Freeform.

Top new titles that will appear this year include Freeform’s premieres of Encanto, Zombies and Zombies 2. But it’s also very exciting to see Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween and Little Shop of Horrors available, since it has been difficult over the last year to find those film in other streaming locations. (Little Shop has been available to purchase, but most of those fees start at $25 for the 1986 musical starring Rick Moranis and Steve Martin.) It’s also worth noting that Hulu subscribers can view Freefrom films

via their Hulu app.

31 Nights of Halloween on Freeform

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“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,” says Simran Sethi, EVP of Programming and Content Strategy, ABC Entertainment and Freeform.

Here is the full lineup, along with dates and times.

Sunday, Oct. 1

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Mrs. Doubtfire”

10:10 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Scared Shrekless”

10:40 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”

12:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”

2:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

4:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

6:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

8:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

10:50 p.m. EDT/ PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”

1:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic”

Monday, Oct. 2

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror”

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Twitches”

3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Twitches Too”

5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”

7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”

12:00-2:00 a.m EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror ” episodes

Tuesday, Oct. 3

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic”

11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Twilight: Special Edition”

2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

5:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

7:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Cruella”

12:00-2:00 a.m EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Wednesday, Oct. 4

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

6:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” marathon

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”

Thursday, Oct. 5

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”

4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The House with a Clock in Its Walls”

6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters, Inc.” (Disney-Pixar)

8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters University” (Disney-Pixar)

12:00 a.m EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”

Friday, Oct. 6

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”

3:30-11:00 p.m EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Little Shop of Horrors” (1986)

Saturday, Oct. 7

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “ZOMBIES” – Freeform Premiere

9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “ZOMBIES 2” – Freeform Premiere

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Scared Shrekless”

11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”

1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

3:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

5:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

7:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Addams Family” (1991)

9:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Addams Family Values”

11:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The House with a Clock in Its Walls”

Sunday, Oct. 8

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Scared Shrekless”

7:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”

9:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The House with a Clock in Its Walls”

12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

2:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”

5:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Addams Family” (1991)

7:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Addams Family Values”

9:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

11:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Craft” (1996)

Monday, Oct. 9

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”

1:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Bewitched” (2005)

3:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Craft” (1996)

6:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

8:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”

12:00-2:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Tuesday, Oct. 10

10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Twilight: Special Edition”

4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”

9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”

12:00-2:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Wednesday, Oct. 11

10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”

3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”

6:00-11:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” marathon

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Ready or Not”

Thursday, Oct. 12

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”

3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Mrs. Doubtfire”

6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Toy Story of TERROR!” (Disney-Pixar)

7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Twitches”

Friday, Oct. 13

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Toy Story of TERROR!” (Disney-Pixar)

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

4:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”

6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – TBA

10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – TBA

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Twitches Too”

Saturday, Oct. 14

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Mrs. Doubtfire”

10:10 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters Vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space”

10:40 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”

1:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Pop ‘N Knowledge Edition”

3:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus: Pop ‘N Knowledge Edition”

5:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Incredibles” (Disney-Pixar)

8:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Incredibles 2” (Disney-Pixar)

10:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

1:00-2:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes

Sunday, Oct. 15

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”

10:05 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Twitches”

12:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Twitches Too”

2:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

4:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

6:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Cruella”

11:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”

Monday, Oct. 16 – DISNEY 100

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Spider-Man” (2002)

1:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Spider-Man 2” (2004)

4:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”

6:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters, Inc.” (Disney-Pixar)

8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters University” (Disney-Pixar)

12:00-2:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Tuesday, Oct. 17

10:30 am. EDT/PDT – “Spider-Man 2” (2004)

1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Spider-Man 3” (2007)

4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”

6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Toy Story of TERROR!” (Disney-Pixar)

7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

12:00-2:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Wednesday, Oct. 18

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”

12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”

2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown High”

4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Toy Story of TERROR!” (Disney-Pixar)

5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

7:00-11:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” marathon

12:00-2:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Thursday, Oct. 19

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Little Shop of Horrors” (1986)

12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Mrs. Doubtfire”

3:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”

6:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

8:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (2010)

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Little Shop of Horrors” (1986)

Friday, Oct. 20

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”

1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Bewitched” (2005)

3:30-8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes

8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Aladdin” (2019)

12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Bewitched” (2005)

Saturday, Oct. 21

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Twitches”

9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Twitches Too”

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “ZOMBIES”

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “ZOMBIES 2”

3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

5:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

7:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

9:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”

11:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Little Shop of Horrors” (1986)

1:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Family Guy”

Sunday, Oct. 22

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”

9:10 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”

11:10 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown High”

1:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Return to Halloweentown”

3:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

5:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”

7:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Encanto” – Freeform Premiere

9:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

11:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”

Monday, Oct. 23

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “ZOMBIES”

12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Twitches”

2:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Twitches Too”

4:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”

6:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

12:00-2:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Tuesday, Oct. 24

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Family Guy”

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Frankenweenie” (2012)

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”

4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

6:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

7:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Cruella”

12:00-2:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Wednesday, Oct. 25

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes

11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”

2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Bewitched” (2005)

4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Craft” (1996)

7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”

9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

12:00-2:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Thursday, Oct. 26

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes

11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Bewitched” (2005)

1:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Craft” (1996)

4:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”

6:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”

8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

12:00-2:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Friday, Oct. 27

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Amazing Spider-Man” (2012)

1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (2014)

4:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Family Guy” episodes

12:00-2:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Saturday, Oct. 28

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown”

9:05 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge”

11:05 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Halloweentown High”

1:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Frankenweenie” (2012)

3:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”

5:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters, Inc.” (Disney-Pixar)

7:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Monsters University” (Disney-Pixar)

9:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

11:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

Sunday, Oct. 29

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “ZOMBIES”

9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “ZOMBIES 2”

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Shrek Forever After”

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Scared Shrekless”

1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” 30th Anniversary

3:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

5:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

7:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Addams Family” (1991)

9:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Addams Family Values”

11:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Craft” (1996)

Monday, Oct. 30

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Craft” (1996)

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Addams Family” (1991)

5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Addams Family Values”

7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”

12:00-2:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episodes

Tuesday, Oct. 31

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Family Guy”

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”

1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

4:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania”

6:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”

8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – “Hocus Pocus”