October begins next week! Do you and the family like scary movies? Here is a list of fun scary movies compiled just for you!
For Halloween (or just when you need a good scare), here’s where you can watch horror favorites, sorted into old-school classics, family-friendly fare, modern classics and slasher central.
(Note: All of the titles below are available via video-on-demand services as well.)
Reminder: Television showtimes are subject to change, and streaming availability can change.
OLD-SCHOOL CLASSIC HORROR
‘Frankenstein’ (1931) Streaming: Peacock
‘Dracula’ (1931) TV: TCM — 7 p.m. Oct. 2 Streaming: Prime Video
‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ (1956) and (1978) Streaming: Prime Video (1956); Fubo and Hoopla (1978)
‘Night of the Living Dead’ (1968) TV: TCM — 2:45 a.m. Sept. 28 Streaming: Max, Peacock, Fubo, Roku Channel
‘The Exorcist’ (1973) TV: AMC — 7:15 p.m. Oct. 2, 9:30 Oct. 22 Streaming: Max
KIDS HALLOWEEN MOVIES
‘Practical Magic’ Streaming: Pluto TV
‘Beetlejuice’ TV: Freeform — 5:45 p.m. Oct. 1, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 2, 8 p.m. Oct. 4, 5:45 p.m. Oct. 5, 7:55 p.m. Oct. 7, 5:50 p.m. Oct. 8, 8 p.m. Oct. 10, 3:25 Oct. 14 Streaming: Max
‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ TV: Freeform — 4:05 p.m. Oct. 1, 1:40 p.m. Oct. 6, 6:10 p.m. Oct. 9, 4:10 p.m. Oct. 13, 4:10 p.m. Oct. 16, 4:40 p.m. Oct. 27, 3:40 p.m. Oct. 31 Streaming: Disney+
‘Hocus Pocus’ TV: Freeform — 7:50 p.m. Oct. 1, 3:20 p.m. Oct. 3, 3:35 p.m. Oct. 5, 5:50 p.m. Oct. 6, 7:55 p.m. Oct. 8, 6 p.m. Oct. 10, 8:45 p.m. Oct. 12, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 14, 7:50 p.m. Oct. 16, 5:25 p.m. Oct. 18, 8:40 a.m. Oct. 20, 7:55 p.m. Oct. 21, 2 p.m. Oct. 22, 7:55 p.m. Oct. 24, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 26, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 27, 7:50 p.m. Oct. 29, 3 p.m. Oct. 30, 11 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. Oct. 31 Streaming: Disney+
‘Halloweentown’ TV: Freeform — noon Oct. 1, 9:30 a.m. Oct. 4, 9:30 a.m. Oct. 10, noon Oct. 17, 11 p.m. Oct. 24, 7:30 a.m. Oct. 26 Streaming: Disney Now, Disney+, Fubo, Hulu, Sling, YouTube TV
‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ Streaming: Apple TV+
SLASHER MOVIES
‘Psycho’ (1960) Streaming: Prime Video
‘Halloween’ (1978) TV: AMC — 7 p.m. Oct. 3, 9 p.m. Oct. 7, noon Oct. 8, 4 p.m. Oct. 20, 7 p.m. Oct. 21, 2 p.m. Oct. 27, 2 and 10 p.m. Oct. 30, 6 and 10 p.m. Oct. 31 Streaming: Fubo
‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (1984) TV: AMC — 7 p.m. Oct. 4, 5:45 p.m. Oct. 13, 2 p.m. Oct. 20, 4:45 p.m. Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29 Streaming: not available
‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ (1974) Streaming: Prime Video, Peacock, Tubi, Roku Channel, Pluto TV, FreeVee
‘Friday the 13th’ (1980) TV: AMC — 7 p.m. Oct. 5, 7 p.m. Oct. 9, 6:15 Oct. 25, 4:15 a.m. Oct. 26 Streaming: not available
RECENT CLASSIC HORROR
‘Get Out’ Streaming: Peacock
‘The Blair Witch Project’ Streaming: Peacock
‘The Shining’ TV: AMC — 10 a.m. Oct. 18 Streaming: Max
‘Saw’ Streaming: Max, Peacock
‘X’ Streaming: Hoopla
‘Hellraiser’ (1987) TV: AMC — 8 a.m. Oct. 2 Streaming: Prime Video
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