Get ready for some ghoulishly good television this week when ABC Family starts its annual 13 Nights of Halloween programming. A great lineup of movies and Halloween -themed shows run from October 19 — 31 including Hocus Pocus, The Addams Family, Poltergeist II: The Other Side, Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!, Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, and The Others.
This is the 17th year that ABC Family has run the Halloween programming with something for everyone in the family, even those who don’t enjoy scary movies. The 13-day event kicks off at 1:30 p.m. ET on Monday, October 19 and runs right through Halloween day, Saturday, October 31. Most shows start airing in the late afternoon, but movies and TV specials start at 7 a.m. ET during the weekend.
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— 13 Nights (@ABCF13Nights) October 19, 2015
New this year is the premiere of ABC Family’s Halloween special that is based on the new sci-fi detective drama, Stitchers, airing at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 20. If you’re a Stitchers fan, IB Times reports that the Halloween special may not touch on last year’s cliff-hanger and will be a stand-alone episode not related to anything that happened at the end of last season.
Pretty Little Liars fans will get to see a repeat of last season’s Halloween episode on October 22 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and October 23 from 5:30 – 6:30 PM ET/PT. A repeat of last year’s Ravenswood premiere at 9 p.m. ET/PT on October 22, followed by a Ravenswood Encore on October 23 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT on October 23.
Returning to the lineup this year is last year’s release of Disney Pixar’s Toy Story of Terror . Halloween fans can also tune in to watch other popular movies, including Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, Poltergeist II: The Other Side , and Hocus Pocus during the 13 Nights of Halloween programming.
Warning to all the little children: the Sanderson sisters are BACK! #HocusPocus is on TOMORROW! #13NightsOfHalloween pic.twitter.com/GwwM27ckrd
— 13 Nights (@ABCF13Nights) October 18, 2015
The premiere night (October 19) programs include Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (1:30 p.m. ET), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (5 p.m. ET), Hocus Pocus (9 p.m. ET), and Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (12 a.m. ET).
Here’s the full schedule for this year’s 13 Nights of Halloween on ABC Family:
Monday, October 19
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (4:30 – 6:25 PM ET/PT)
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (6:25 – 8:00 PM ET/PT)
Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR! (8:00 – 8:30 PM ET/PT)
Disney/Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. (8:30 – 10:30 PM ET/PT)
Batman Begins (10:30 PM -12:30 AM ET/PT)
Tuesday, October 20
Disney/Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. (5:30 – 7:30 PM ET/PT)
Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR! (7:30 – 8:00 PM ET/PT)
The Addams Family (8:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT)
Addams Family Values (10:00 PM – 12:00 AM ET/PT)
Wednesday, October 21
Twilight (8:30 – 11:00 PM ET/PT)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (12:00 – 2:00 AM ET/PT)
Thursday, October 22
Pretty Little Liars Halloween Episode Premiere (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
Ravenswood Series Premiere (9:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT)
Friday, October 23
Pretty Little Liars Halloween Episode (5:30 – 6:30 PM ET/PT)
Ravenswood Encore (6:30 – 7:30 PM ET/PT)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1 (7:30 – 11:00 PM ET/PT)
Teen Witch (12:00 – 2:00 AM ET/PT)
Saturday, October 24
Pretty Little Liars Halloween special (12:00 – 1:00 PM ET/PT)
Ravenswood Episode 1 (1:00 – 2:00 PM ET/PT)
Men in Black (6:30 – 8:45 PM ET/PT) and (8:45 – 11:00 PM ET/PT)
Teen Wolf (12:00 – 2:00 AM ET/PT)
Sunday, October 25
Death Becomes Her (7:00 – 9:00 PM, ET/PT)
Beetlejuice (9:00 – 11:00 PM ET/PT)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (12:00 – 2:00 AM ET/PT)
Monday, October 26
Beetlejuice (4:00 – 6:00 PM ET/PT)
The Addams Family (6:00 – 8:00 PM ET/PT)
Addams Family Values (8:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT)
Hocus Pocus (10:00 PM- 12:00 AM ET/PT)
The Craft (12:00 – 2:00 AM ET/PT)
Tuesday, October 27
The Addams Family (5:00 – 7:00 PM ET/PT)
Addams Family Values (7:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
Hocus Pocus (9:00- 11:00 PM ET/PT)
Ravenswood Episode 1 (11:00 PM – 12:00 AM ET/PT)
Wednesday, October 28
Monster House (5:30 – 7:30 PM ET/PT)
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (7:30 – 9:25 PM ET/PT)
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (9:25 – 11:00 PM ET/PT)
Coraline (12:00 – 2:00 AM ET/PT)
Thursday, October 29
Pretty Little Liars Halloween episode (6:00 – 7:00 PM ET/PT)
Ravenswood Episode 1 (7:00 – 8:00 PM ET/PT)
Ravenswood Episode 2 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (9:00 – 11:00 PM ET/PT)
Ravenswood Episodes 1 & 2 (12:00 – 2:00 AM ET/PT)
Wednesday, October 30
The Craft (3:30 – 5:30 PM ET/PT)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (5:30 – 7:30 PM ET/PT)
Twilight (7:30 – 10:00 PM ET/PT)
Ravenswood Episode 2 (10:00 – 11:00 PM ET/PT)
Death Becomes Her (12:00 – 2:00 AM ET/PT)
Thursday, October 31
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (5:00 – 7:00 PM ET/PT)
The Addams Family (7:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
Addams Family Values (9:00 -11:00 PM ET/PT)
The Others (12:00 – 2:00 AM ET/PT)
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