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Freeform revealed schedule for '31 Nights of Halloween' and it's amazing

Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy star as the Sanderson sisters in 'Hocus Pocus.' (Image credit: Disney)

It looks like Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy have Freeform to thank for the giant royalty checks they're going to get after Halloween, because Freeform (formally ABC Family) unveiled its "31 Nights of Halloween" schedule and its playing the classic Halloween movie "Hocus Pocus" 28 times.

Even though summer technically hasn't ended, that didn't stop Freeform from reminding us that fall is on its way with the "31 Nights of Halloween" schedule. 

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All of your favorite Halloween movies will be played during the month of October on Freeform, such as "The Nightmare Before Christmas," "The Addams Family" and all three "Scream" movies. 

The Halloween movie marathon will conclude on Oct. 31 with an all-day marathon of "Hocus Pocus," which is arguably the best Halloween movie ever made. 

Freeform has exclusive broadcast rights to "Hocus Pocus," so it's no surprise they're making the most of it. You may think that playing the movie all day long on Halloween is excessive, but if "A Christmas Story" gets to play all day on Christmas, "Hocus Pocus" deserves the spotlight on Halloween. 

You can see the full schedule for the "31 Nights of Halloween" below. 

Tuesday, October 1

  • Golden Ticket Day 12:30pm/11:30c Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  • 3pm/2c Monster House
  • 5:05pm/4:05c The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • 6:45pm/5:45c Disney•Pixar's Monsters, Inc.
  • 8:50pm/7:50c Hocus Pocus
  • 12am/11c Zombieland

Wednesday, October 2

  • Freeform Premiere 11:30am/10:30c Scared Shrekless
  • 12pm/11c Monster House
  • Freeform Premiere 2:05pm/1:05c R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House
  • 4:10pm/3:10c The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • 5:50pm/4:50c Hocus Pocus
  • Freeform Premiere 8/7pm-11/10c The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
  • 12am/11c ParaNorman

Thursday, October 3

  • 12:30pm/11:30c Edward Scissorhands
  • 2:40pm/1:40c ParaNorman
  • 4:45pm/3:45c The Haunted Mansion (2003)
    Double Feature
  • 6:50pm/5:50c The Addams Family (1991)
  • 8:55pm/7:55c Addams Family Values
  • 12am/11c Edward Scissorhands

Friday, October 4

  • Freeform Premiere 11am/10c Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins
  • 11:30am/10:30c Hook (1991)
  • 2:35pm/1:35c The Haunted Mansion (2003)
    Double Feature
  • 4:40pm/3:40c The Addams Family (1991)
  • 6:45pm/5:45c Addams Family Values
  • 8:50pm/7:50c Hocus Pocus
  • 12am/11c The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon

Saturday, October 5

  • 7am/6c ParaNorman
  • 9am/8c Hocus Pocus
  • 11:10am/10:10c The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
  • 1:40pm/12:40c Scooby-Doo (2002)
  • 3:45pm/2:45c Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
  • 5:50pm/4:50c Hocus Pocus
  • Freeform Premiere 8pm/7c 31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
  • Freeform Premiere 9:30pm/8:30c Goosebumps
  • 12am/11c Monster House

Sunday, October 6

  • 7am/6c Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • 9:30am/8:30c Monster House
  • 11:30am/10:30c Scooby-Doo (2002)
  • 1:30pm/12:30c Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
  • 3:35pm/2:35c Hocus Pocus
  • 5:45pm/4:45c Goosebumps
  • 8:15pm/7:15c Hotel Transylvania
  • 10:20pm/9:20c Hocus Pocus
  • 12:30am/11:30c 31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest

Monday, October 7

  • 11:30am/10:30c Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic
  • 12:30pm/11:30c 31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
  • 1:30pm/12:30c Dark Shadows (2012)
  • 4:10pm/3:10c Hocus Pocus
  • 6:20pm/5:20c Hotel Transylvania
  • 8:25pm/7:25c Ghostbusters (1984)

 

Tuesday, October 8

  • 11am/10c The Haunted Mansion (2003)
  • 1pm/12c The Corpse Bride
  • 3pm/2c Ghostbusters (1984)
  • 5:30pm/4:30c Ghostbusters II
  • 8pm/7c Iron Man
  • 12am/11c Scooby-Doo (2002)

Wednesday, October 9

  • 11am/10c The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • 12:40pm/11:40c Scooby-Doo (2002)
  • 2:45pm/1:45c Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
  • 4:55pm/3:55c Iron Man
  • 8/7pm-11/10c The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
  • 12am/11c Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

Thursday, October 10

  • 11am/10c Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins
  • 11:30am/10:30c R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House
  • 1:40pm/12:40c Monster House
  • 3:45pm/2:45c Disney•Pixar's Finding Nemo
  • 6:15pm/5:15c Hocus Pocus
  • 8:25pm/7:25c Hotel Transylvania
  • 10:30pm/9:30c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story of TERROR!
  • 12am/11c Monster House

Friday, October 11

  • 11am/10c Scared Shrekless
  • 11:30am/10:30c Disney•Pixar's Finding Nemo
  • 2pm/1c Hocus Pocus
  • 4:05pm/3:05c Disney•Pixar's The Incredibles
  • 6:45pm/5:45c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story of TERROR!
  • 7:15pm/6:15c Hotel Transylvania
  • 9:20pm/8:20c The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • 12am/11c The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon

Saturday, October 12

  • 7am/6c Ghostbusters (1984)
  • 9:30am/8:30c Disney•Pixar's The Incredibles
  • 12:10pm/11:10c The Nightmare Before Christmas
    Double Feature
  • 1:50pm/12:50c The Addams Family (1991)
  • 3:55pm/2:55c Addams Family Values
    Saturday Scream-a-thon
  • Freeform Premiere 6pm/5c Scream
  • Freeform Premiere 8:40pm/7:40c Scream 2
  • Freeform Premiere 11:20pm/10:20c Scream 3

Sunday, October 13

  • 7am/6c Ghostbusters II
  • 9:35am/8:35c The Corpse Bride
  • 11:10am/10:10c The Addams Family (1991)
  • 1:15pm/12:15c Addams Family Values
  • 3:20pm/2:20c Disney•Pixar's Finding Dory
  • 5:25pm/4:25c Disney•Pixar's Monsters, Inc.
  • 7:30pm/6:30c Disney's Moana
  • 10pm/9c Hocus Pocus
  • 12:10am/11:10c The Corpse Bride

Monday, October 14

  • 11:30am/10:30c Hocus Pocus
  • 1:40pm/12:40c Disney•Pixar's Monsters, Inc.
  • 3:45pm/2:45c Matilda
  • 5:50pm/4:50c Mrs. Doubtfire
  • 8:55pm/7:55c Hotel Transylvania

 

Tuesday, October 15

  • 11:30am/10:30c Matilda
  • 1:40pm/12:40c Mrs. Doubtfire
  • 4:45pm/3:45c Hotel Transylvania
    Double Feature
  • 6:50pm/5:50c The Addams Family (1991)
  • 8:55pm/7:55c Addams Family Values
  • 12am/11c Hocus Pocus

Wednesday, October 16

  • 11am/10c Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
  • 1:40pm/12:40c Hocus Pocus
    Double Feature
  • 3:50pm/2:50c The Addams Family (1991)
  • 5:55pm/4:55c Addams Family Values
  • 8/7pm-11/10c The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
  • 12am/11c The Haunted Mansion (2003)

Thursday, October 17

  • 11am/10c ParaNorman
  • 1:05pm/12:05c The Haunted Mansion (2003)
  • 3:10pm/2:10c 101 Dalmatians (1996)
  • 5:15pm/4:15c The Corpse Bride
    Double Feature
  • 6:50pm/5:50c Scooby-Doo (2002)
  • 8:55pm/7:55c Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
  • 12am/11c R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House

Friday, October 18

  • 11am/10c 31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
  • 12pm/11c National Treasure
    Triple Feature
  • 3pm/2c Scream
  • 5:40pm/4:40c Scream 2
  • 8:20pm/7:20c Scream 3
  • 12am/11c The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon

Saturday, October 19

  • 7am/6c ParaNorman
  • 9:05am/8:05c Hocus Pocus
  • 11:15am/10:15c The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
  • 4:15pm/3:15c Disney's Zootopia
  • 6:45pm/5:45c Hocus Pocus
  • 8:55pm/7:55c Ghostbusters (1984)
  • 11:25pm/10:25c Ghostbusters II

Sunday, October 20

  • 7am/6c 31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
  • 8am/7c Hocus Pocus
  • 10:05am/9:05c Disney's Zootopia
  • 12:35pm/11:35c Ghostbusters (1984)
  • 3:05pm/2:05c Ghostbusters II
  • 5:35pm/4:35c Hocus Pocus
  • 7:45pm/6:45c Hotel Transylvania
  • 9:50pm/8:50c The Addams Family (1991)
  • 11:55pm/10:55c Addams Family Values

Monday, October 21

  • 11am/10c The Corpse Bride
  • 12:35pm/11:35c The Addams Family (1991)
  • 2:40pm/1:40c Addams Family Values
  • 4:45pm/3:45c The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • 6:25pm/5:25c Hotel Transylvania
  • 8:30pm/7:30c Goosebumps

 

Tuesday, October 22

  • 11am/10c Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic
  • 12:03pm/11:03c Scared Shrekless
  • 12:35pm/11:35c Monster House
  • 2:40pm/1:40c The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • 4:20pm/3:20c Goosebumps
  • 6:50pm/5:50c Scooby-Doo (2002)
  • 8:55pm/7:55c Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
  • 12am/11c Monster House

Wednesday, October 23

  • 11am/10c Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  • 1:30pm/12:30c Scooby-Doo (2002)
  • 3:30pm/2:30c Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
  • 5:30pm/4:30c Disney's Moana
  • 8/7pm-11/10c The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon
  • 12am/11c Matilda

Thursday, October 24

  • 11am/10c Matilda
  • 1:10pm/12:10c Disney's Moana
  • 3:40pm/2:40c Ghostbusters (1984)
  • 6:15pm/5:15c Ghostbusters II
  • 8:50pm/7:50c Hocus Pocus
  • 12am/11c The Haunted Mansion (2003)

Friday, October 25

  • 11am/10c Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins
  • 11:32am/10:32c Ghostbusters (1984)
  • 2:05pm/1:05c Ghostbusters II
  • 4:40pm/3:40c The Haunted Mansion (2003)
  • 6:45pm/5:45c Hocus Pocus
  • 8:55pm/7:55c Disney•Pixar's Monsters, Inc.
  • 12am/11c The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror-thon

Saturday, October 26

  • 7am/6c Monster House
  • 9:10am/8:10c Hocus Pocus
  • 11:20am/10:20c Scooby-Doo (2002)
  • 1:25pm/12:25c Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
  • 3:30pm/2:30c Disney•Pixar's Monsters, Inc.
  • 5:35pm/4:35c The Addams Family (1991)
  • 7:40pm/6:40c Addams Family Values
  • 9:45pm/8:45c Hotel Transylvania
  • 11:50pm/10:50c Hocus Pocus

Sunday, October 27

  • 7am/6c Scooby-Doo (2002)
  • 9am/8c Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
  • 11:05am/10:05c Hocus Pocus
  • 1:15pm/12:15c The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • 2:55pm/1:55c The Addams Family (1991)
  • 5pm/4c Addams Family Values
  • 7:05pm/6:05c Hotel Transylvania
  • 9:10pm/8:10c Hocus Pocus
  • 11:20pm/10:20c Dark Shadows (2012)

Monday, October 28

  • 7am/6c Dark Shadows (2012)
  • 11:30am/10:30c The Haunted Mansion (2003)
  • 1:30pm/12:30c The Nightmare Before Christmas
    Triple Feature
  • 3:10pm/2:10c Scream
  • 5:40pm/4:40c Scream 2
  • 8:20pm/7:20c Scream 3

 

Tuesday, October 29

  • 7:30am/6:30c The Haunted Mansion (2003)
  • 11am/10c The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • 12:35pm/11:35c Scooby-Doo (2002)
  • 2:40pm/1:40c Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
  • 4:45pm/3:45c The Addams Family (1991)
  • 6:50pm/5:50c Addams Family Values
  • 8:55pm/7:55c Hotel Transylvania
  • 12am/11c The Corpse Bride

Wednesday, October 30

  • 7:30am/6:30c Scooby-Doo (2002)
  • 11am/10c The Corpse Bride
  • 12:30pm/11:30c Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
  • 2:35pm/1:35c The Addams Family (1991)
  • 4:40pm/3:40c Addams Family Values
  • 6:45pm/5:45c Hotel Transylvania
  • 8:50pm/7:50c Hocus Pocus
  • 12am/11c Scooby-Doo (2002)

Thursday, October 31

  • 11am/10c 31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
    Hocus Pocus Marathon
  • 12:30pm/11:30c Hocus Pocus
  • 2:35pm/1:35c Hocus Pocus
  • 4:40pm/3:40c Hocus Pocus
  • 6:45pm/5:45c Hocus Pocus
  • 8:50pm/7:50c Hocus Pocus
  • 12am/11c Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

 


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