With summer winding down on the way to Halloween, our favorite television stations are beginning to show their 2021 Halloween TV Specials. It’s Monstober on the Disney Channel and 31 Nights of Halloween is coming up on Freeform. Disney+ has Hallowstream. PBS Kids presents Odd-Tober, and The Food Network and Cooking channels provide many ideas for yummy treats. Consider our listing of Halloween TV Specials as your official Halloween TV guide.
We are scouring the Internet to find the 2021 Halloween TV Specials so you can look HERE, in one place, each day and find a fun Halloween show. Please remember that all shows are subject to change, if we find any programming changes we will be sure to let you know. This list will get updated a few times as all the stations have not released their full schedules as of yet.
Did you miss your favorite? Make sure you check streaming platforms for on demand viewing of past or missed Halloween TV specials.
Halloween Movies & Shows Streaming all month long
The Food Network’s Chocolate Meltdown: Hershey’s After Dark.
The Food Network has announced their newest TV show: Chocolate Meltdown: Hershey’s After Dark. It features four pastry chefs who enter Hersheypark to create amazing chocolate desserts in exchange for a year’s worth of chocolate and other prizes at the park. It debuts on Food Network Monday, September 27 at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT and is a four-episode series.
Guide to Disney+ Halloween programming
New Disney+ Originals Premiering This October For Hallowstream
LEGO® Star Wars Terrifying Tales
LEGO® Star Wars Terrifying Tales — Premieres Friday, October 1. A seasonal celebration of the dark side of the Star Wars galaxy—just in time for Halloween. Poe and BB-8 make an emergency landing on the planet Mustafar and meet Graballa, a schemer who has bought Darth Vader’s castle and is renovating it into the galaxy’s first all-inclusive luxury hotel for Siths. With the help of others, Poe and BB-8 will have to face their fears to stop an ancient evil from rising.
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Muppets Haunted Mansion — Premieres Friday, October 8. The Great Gonzo – world famous daredevil artiste, has done it all, seen it all, and survived it all. But on Halloween night, the fearless Gonzo takes on the greatest challenge of his life by spending one very daring night in the most grim grinning place – The Haunted Mansion.
Just Beyond
Just Beyond — All Episodes Streaming Wednesday, October 13. The series is inspired by the writings of R.L. Stine, which tell astonishing & thought-provoking stories about what’s beyond the reality we know. Each episode covers a new cast of characters going on a quest of self-discovery in a supernatural world of witches, aliens, ghosts and parallel universes.
What If…Zombies?!
What If…? – “What If…Zombies?!”: In this episode, the Avengers get infected by a zombie plague and must search for a cure.
Disney+ Halloween Movies & Series
- Bride of Boogedy
- Can of Worms
- Don’t Look Under the Bed
- Edward Scissorhands
- Frankenweenie (2012)
- Gargoyles
- Girl vs. Monster
- Gravity Falls
- Halloweentown
- Halloweentown High
- Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
- Hocus Pocus
- Invisible Sister
- James and the Giant Peach
- Maleficent
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
- Mom’s Got A Date With A Vampire
- Mr. Boogedy
- Phantom of the Megaplex
- Return to Halloweentown
- So Weird
- Spooky Buddies
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
- The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
- The Haunted Mansion
- The Scream Team
- Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Twitches
- Twitches Too
- Vampirina
- Wizards of Waverly Place
- Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
- ZOMBIES
- ZOMBIES 2
Disney+ Halloween Episodes, Shorts, and Specials
- Captain Sparky Vs. The Flying Saucers
- Frankenweenie (1984)
- Lonesome Ghosts
- Mater and the Ghostlight
- The Legend of Mor’du
- Toy Story of Terror!
- Trick or Treat
- Vampirina Ghoul Girls Rock!
- WandaVision – “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!”
- The Muppet Show – “Vincent Price”
- Behind The Attraction – “The Haunted Mansion”
- The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse – “Houseghosts”
- The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse – “Once Upon An Apple”
- Prop Culture – “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
- Earth To Ned – “Night of the Living Ned”
- The Incredible Dr. Pol – “Pol-Tergeist”
- America’s Funniest Home Videos – “Scared Silly, Trick or Treat, and a Home Wrecking Rodent”
- America’s Funniest Home Videos – “Tricks & Treats, Costume Party and Baby Monsters”
- America’s Funniest Home Videos – “Halloween Classics, Magic Mishaps, and Spiders”
- America’s Funniest Home Videos – “Halloweenies and Creepy Crawlies”
- America’s Funniest Home Videos – “Halloween, Instant Karma, and Scared Stupid”
- America’s Funniest Home Videos – “Halloweenies 2012 and Second Guy Bites It”
Guide to Disney Channel Halloween Episodes
- A.N.T Farm – “Mutant Farm”
- Big City Greens – “Blood Moon Part 1 / Blood Moon Part 2”
- Bunk’d – “Camp Kiki-slasher”
- DuckTales (2017) – “Terror of the Terra-firmians!”
- Even Stevens – “A Very Scary Story”
- Girl Meets World – “Girl Meets World of Terror”
- Good Luck Charlie – “Scary Had a Little Lamb”
- Goof Troop – “Hallow-Weenies”
- Gravity Falls – “Summerween”
- Hannah Montana – “Torn Between Two Hannahs”
- Jessie – “The Whining”
- K.C. Undercover – “All Howls Eve”
- Kim Possible – “October 31st”
- Lab Rats – “Night of The Living Virus”
- Liv and Maddie – “Haunt-A-Rooney”
- Lizzie McGuire – “Night of the Day of the Dead”
- Mickey Mouse (Shorts) – “Ghoul Friend”
- Phil of the Future – “Halloween”
- Phineas and Ferb – “Terrifying Tri-State Trilogy of Terror” (Part 1 and 2)
- Raven’s Home – “Switch-Or-Treat”
- Recess – “Terrifying Tales of Recess”
- Shake It Up – “Haunt It Up”
- Sonny With A Chance – “A So Random Halloween Special”
- Star vs. The Forces of Evil – “Hungry Larry/Spider with a Top Hat”
- Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – “The Wrath of Ruthless Ruth”
- That’s So Raven – “Don’t Have a Cow”
- The Proud Family – “A Hero For Halloween”
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody – “Ghost of 613”
- The Suite Life On Deck – “Sea Monster Mash”
- Wizards of Waverly Place – “Halloween”
Guide to Disney Junior Halloween Episodes
- Doc McStuffins – “Boo-Hoo to You! / It’s Glow Time”
- Doc McStuffins – “Hallie Halloween / Don’t Fence Me In”
- Doc McStuffins “Mirror, Mirror On My Penguin / Hide and Eek!”
- Fancy Nancy – “Nancy’s Costume Clash / Nancy’s Ghostly Halloween”
- Goldie & Bear – “Witch Cat is Which? / Trick or Treat Trouble”
- Handy Manny – “Halloween / Squeeze’s Magic Show”
- Henry Hugglemonster – “Halloween Scramble / Scouts Night Out”
- Henry Hugglemonster – “Huggleween Moon”
- Imagination Movers – “A Monster Problem”
- Imagination Movers – “Haunted Halloween”
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates – “Escape from Ghost Island / The Island of Doctor Undergear”
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates – “Night of the Golden Pumpkin / Trick or Treasure!”
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates – “Phantoms of Never-Nether Land / Magical Mayhem”
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates – “Pirate Ghost Story / Queen Izzybella”
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates – “Tricks, Treats and Treasure! / Season of the Sea Witch”
- Little Einsteins – “A Little Einsteins Halloween”
- Mickey and the Roadster Racers – “Goof Mansion / A Doozy Night of Mystery”
- Mickey and the Roadster Racers – “The Haunted Hot Rod / Pete’s Ghostly Gala”
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – “Mickey’s Monster Musical” (Part 1 and 2)
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – “Mickey’s Treat”
- Miles from Tomorrowland – “Ghost Moon / Stormy Night in a Dark Nebula”
- Muppet Babies – “Happy Hallowocka!/The Teeth-Chattering Tale of the Haunted Pancakes”
- Out of the Box – “Trick or Treat”
- Puppy Dog Pals – “Return to the Pumpkin Patch / Haunted Howl-oween”
- Sheriff Callie’s Wild West – “The Great Hallow”
- Sofia the First – “Cauldronation Day”
- Sofia the First – “Ghostly Gala”
- Sofia the First – “Princess Butterfly”
- The Lion Guard – “Beware the Zimwi”
- Vampirina – “Hauntleyween / Frankenflower”
2021 Schedule of Halloween TV Specials
Our listing of Halloween TV Specials was first published in 2014 but updated annually for Jersey Family Fun readers.
(We will be updating this listing of Halloween TV specials throughout October)
Friday, October 1 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 2:30 p.m. — Casper (1995)
- 5 p.m. — The Addams Family (1991)
- 7 p.m. — Addams Family Values
- 9 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
Saturday, October 2 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 7 a.m. — The Goonies
- 9:35 a.m. — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- 12:15 p.m. — Casper (1995)
- 2:45 p.m. — The Addams Family (1991)
- 4:50 p.m. — Addams Family Values
- 6:55 p.m. — Disney and Pixar’s Monsters, Inc.
- 9 p.m. — Disney and Pixar’s Monsters University
Sunday, October 3 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 8:40 a.m. — Ghostbusters (1984)
- 1:15 p.m. — Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 2:55 p.m. — Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 4:35 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
- 6:45 p.m. — Maleficent
- 8:50 p.m. — Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (Freeform Premiere!)
Monday, October 4 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 12:30 p.m. — Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic
- 1:30 p.m. — The Goonies
- 4 p.m. — Matilda
- Nickelodeon
- 11 AM Ryan’s Mystery Playdate – Ryan’s Spooky Playdate
- 7:30 PM Double Dare Halloween Week
Tuesday, October 5 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 10:30 a.m. — Matilda
- 12:30 p.m. — Casper (1995)
- 3 p.m. — Shrek
- 5 p.m. — Shrek 2
- 7 p.m. — Shrek Forever After
- 9 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
Wednesday, October 6 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 10:30 a.m. — Casper (1995)
- 12:30 p.m. — Shrek
- 2:30 p.m. — Shrek 2
- 4:30 p.m. — Shrek Forever After
- 6:30 p.m. — Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 8 – 11 p.m. — The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
Thursday, October 7 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 11:30 a.m. — Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 1:30 p.m. — Halloweentown
- 3:30 p.m. — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- 6 p.m. — Ghostbusters (1984)
- 8:30 p.m. — Ghostbusters II
Friday, October 8 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 10:30 a.m. — Ghostbusters (1984)
Saturday, October 9 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 9:10 a.m. — Shrek
- 11:15 a.m. — Shrek 2
- 1:20 p.m. — Shrek Forever After
- 3:25 p.m. — Hotel Transylvania 2
- 5:30 p.m. — Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- 7:40 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
- 9:50 p.m. — The Addams Family (1991)
Sunday, October 10 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 7 a.m. — Shrek
- 9:05 a.m. — Shrek 2
- 11:10 a.m. — Shrek Forever After
- 1:15 p.m. — Hotel Transylvania 2
- 3:20 p.m. — Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- 5:30 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
- 7:40 p.m. — The Addams Family (1991)
- 9:45 — Addams Family Values
Monday, October 11 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 11:30 a.m. — Jaws (Freeform Premiere!)
- 2:30 p.m. — Jaws 2 (Freeform Premiere!)
- 5:05 p.m. — Alien
- 7:45 p.m. — Aliens
- Nickelodeon
- 8 PM Double Dare – Halloween Week
Tuesday, October 12 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 3 p.m. — Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic
- 4 p.m. — Casper (1995)
- 6:30 p.m. — Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 8 p.m. — Mrs. Doubtfire
- Nickelodeon
- 11 AM SpongeBob SquarePants “A Cabin in the Kelp/The Ghost of Plankton”
- 8 PM Henry Danger “Story Tank”
Wednesday, October 13 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 12:30 p.m. — Casper (1995)
- 3 p.m. — Halloweentown
- 5 p.m. — Mrs. Doubtfire
- 8 – 11 p.m. — The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
Thursday, October 14 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 1 p.m. — Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
- 3:30 p.m. — Hook
- 6:45 p.m. — Matilda
- 8:50 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
Friday, October 15 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 11 a.m. — Matilda
- 9 – 11 p.m. — Family Guy – Halloween Episodes
Saturday, October 16 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 7 a.m. — Ghostbusters (1984)
- 9:30 a.m. — Ghostbusters II
- 12 p.m. — Mrs. Doubtfire
- 3:05 p.m. — Men in Black (1997)
- 5:15 p.m. — Men in Black II (Freeform Premiere!)
- 7:15 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
- 9:25 p.m. — Maleficent
- 11:30 p.m. — The House with a Clock in Its Walls(Freeform Premiere!)
Sunday, October 17 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 7:30 a.m. — Mrs. Doubtfire
- 10:30 a.m. — Men in Black (1997)
- 12:40 p.m. — Men in Black II
- 2:40 p.m. — The House with a Clock in Its Walls
- 5:10 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
- 7:20 p.m. — Hotel Transylvania 2
- 9:25 p.m. — Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- 11:35 — Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story of TERROR!
Monday, October 18 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 2 p.m. — Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- 4 p.m. — Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story of TERROR!
- 4:30 p.m. — Hotel Transylvania 2
- 6:30 p.m. — Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- 8:30 p.m. — Casper (1995)
Tuesday, October 19 Halloween TV specials
- Nickelodeon
- 11 AM The Loud House “Tails of Woe/The Last Loud on Earth”
- Freeform
- 12:30 p.m. — Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- 3:40 p.m. — X-Men: First Class
- 6:50 p.m. — Men in Black (1997)
- 9 p.m. — Men in Black II
Wednesday, October 20 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 10:30 a.m. — X-Men: First Class
- 1:30 p.m. — Cowboys & Aliens (Freeform Premiere!)
- 4 p.m. — Men in Black (1997)
- 6 p.m. — Men in Black II
- 8 – 11 p.m. — The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
Thursday, October 21 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 1 p.m. — The Perfect Storm
- 4 p.m. — The Craft (1996)
- 6:30 p.m. — The Huntsman: Winter’s War (Freeform Premiere!)
- 9 p.m. — Maleficent
Friday, October 22 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 10: 30 a.m. — The Craft (1996)
- 9 – 11 p.m. — Family Guy – Halloween Episodes
Saturday, October 23 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 7 a.m. — Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
- 9:30 a.m. — Casper (1995)
- 11:50 a.m. — Shrek
- 1:55 p.m. — Shrek 2
- 4 p.m. — Halloweentown
- 6:05 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
- 8:15 p.m. — Ghostbusters (2016)
Sunday, October 24 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 7 a.m. — Casper (1995)
- 9:30 a.m. — Shrek
- 11:40 a.m. — Shrek 2
- 1:45 p.m. — Halloweentown
- 3:50 p.m. — Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 5:30 p.m. — Ghostbusters (2016)
- 8:45 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
Monday, October 25 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 1 p.m. — Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic
- 2 p.m. — The Goonies
- 4:30 p.m. — Scared Shrekless
- 5 p.m. — Shrek
- 7 p.m. — Shrek 2
- 9 p.m. — Shrek Forever After
- Nickelodeon
- 7:30 PM, 8 PM, Double Dare – Halloween Week
Tuesday, October 26 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 12 p.m. — The Goonies\
- 2:30 p.m. — Scared Shrekless
- 3 p.m. — Shrek
- 5 p.m. — Shrek 2
- 7 p.m. — Shrek Forever After
- 9 p.m. — Maleficent
Wednesday, October 27 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 1 p.m. — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- 3:30 p.m. — Casper (1995)
- 6 p.m. — Matilda
- 8 – 11 p.m. — The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
Thursday, October 28 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 11:30 a.m. — Casper (1995)
- 2 p.m. — Matilda
- 4 p.m. — Ghostbusters (1984)
- 6:30 p.m. — The Craft (1996)
- 9 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
Friday, October 29 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 12:30 p.m. — Men in Black (1997)
- 9 – 11 p.m. — Family Guy – Halloween Episodes
Saturday, October 30 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 7 a.m. — Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic
- 8 a.m. — Ghostbusters (1984)
- 10:30 a.m. — Men in Black (1997)
- 12:35 p.m. — Men in Black II
- 2:35 p.m. — Goosebumps (2015)
- 5:05 p.m. — Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (Freeform Premiere!)
- 7:10 p.m. — Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
- 8:50 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
Sunday, October 31 Halloween TV specials
- Freeform
- 7 a.m. — Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
- 10 a.m. — Goosebumps (2015)
- 12:30 p.m. — Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
- 2:35 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
- 4:45 p.m. — Casper (1995)
- 7:15 — Maleficent
- 9:20 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
STREAMING Halloween shows and movies for kids
20 Halloween specials on Amazon Prime Video
Here are the family-friendly Halloween shows and movies currently available on Amazon Prime Video. We participate in Amazon’s affiliate program. If you make a purchase using the links below we may earn a small commission.
- CoComelon and Friends Halloween Special
- The Super Simple Show – Halloween
- Blippi and Friends: Halloween Special
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Halloween!
- If You Give a Mouse a Pumpkin
- Steve and Maggie – Haunted Halloween Special (Vol. 4)
- The Dog Who Saved Halloween
- Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest
- Hotel Transylvania
- Berenstain Bears: Trick or Treat: Volume 1
- Spooky House
- Tumble Leaf – Season 402
- Wild Kratts: Creepy Creatures
- Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
- Halloween Mysteries Vol. 1
- The Addams Family (2019)
- It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
- Kids Halloween Baking Championship
- Hotel Transylvania 2
- Halloweentown
Halloween on Netflix
- The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-A-Ween
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