One of my fondest memories growing up as a young horrorphile was catching as many scary movies and fright-filled specials as I could during the month of October in order to prepare for Halloween night. With the hundreds of channel options out there for viewers these days, I thought it might be fun to break down where genre fans can catch various movies, specials and even Halloween-themed cartoons over the next 31 days so that you can start planning out your viewings in advance.

Here are some of the thrills and chills coming to your televisions this October. Please keep in mind that full schedules have not been announced everywhere yet, so we’ll be sure to update you guys with any additions to the calendar. All times listed are ET/PT:

Wednesday, October 1st

2:00pm – The Dead (SyFy)

4:30pm – Dead Season (SyFy)

6:30pm – Halloween II (2009) (SyFy)

9:00pm – Freddy Vs. Jason (SyFy)

 
Thursday, October 2nd

1:30pm – Night Of The Demons (SyFy)

3:30pm – Halloween II (2009) (SyFy)

6:00pm – Freddy Vs. Jason (SyFy)

11:30pm – The Canterville Ghost (1944) (TCM)

 
Friday October 3rd

1:15am – A Place of One's Own (1945) (TCM)

12:00pm – The Bleeding (SyFy)

2:00pm – My Bloody Valentine (SyFy)

4:00pm – Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (SyFy)

6:00pm – Resident Evil: Extinction (SyFy)

6:15pm – 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (TCM)

7:30pm – Dog With a Blog “Howloween 2: the Final Reckoning” (Disney)

8:00pm – Girl Meets World “Of Terror” (Disney)

8:30pm – Jessie “The Runaway Bride of Frankenstein” (Disney)

 
Saturday, October 4th

2:30am – Now You See It… (Disney)

12:00pm – The Mummy (1959) (TCM)

1:45pm – A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (TCM)

2:30pm – Hellboy (SyFy)

3:00pm – Peeping Tom (1960) (TCM)

4:15pm – Candyman (El Rey)

5:00pm – Resident Evil: Extinction (SyFy)

6:30pm – Day of the Dead (El Rey)

7:00pm – The Reaping (SyFy)

8:00pm – Phineas and Ferb ”Night of the Living Pharmacists” (Disney) - Guest voices include Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and George Romero

9:00pm – Gravity Falls “Little Gift Shop of Horrors” (Disney)

11:00pm – Hellboy (SyFy)

11:00pm – Candyman (El Rey)

 
Sunday, October 5th

2:30am - Phantom of the Megaplex (Disney)

9:00am – The Cursed (SyFy)

11:00am – Stephen King’s Rose Red – Part 1 (SyFy)

1:00pm – Stephen King’s Rose Red – Part 2 (SyFy)

3:00pm – Stephen King’s Rose Red – Part 3 (SyFy)

5:00pm – The Reaping (SyFy)

8:00pm – Austin & Ally “Horror Stories & Halloween Scares” (Disney)

8:30pm – Liv and Maddie “Helgaween-A-Rooney” (Disney)

9:00pm – Shutter (SyFy)

 
Monday, October 6th

2:30am – Under Wraps (Disney)

9:00am – Stephen King’s Rose Red – Part 1 (SyFy)

11:00am – Stephen King’s Rose Red – Part 2 (SyFy)

1:00pm – Stephen King’s Rose Red – Part 3 (SyFy)

3:00pm – Psychosis (SyFy)

7:00pm – Shutter (SyFy)

8:00pm - Girl Vs. Monster (Disney)

11:00pm – My Soul To Take (SyFy)

 
Tuesday, October 7th

8:00am – My Soul To Take (SyFy)

8:00pm - My Babysitter’s A Vampire (Disney)

 
Wednesday, October 8th

8:00pm - The Little Vampire (Disney)

 
Thursday, October 9th

12:00am – Under Wraps (Disney)

1:40am – Phantom of the Megaplex (Disney)

3:20am – Now You See It… (Disney)

2:00pm – The Little Vampire (Disney)

6:00pm – The Uninvited (SyFy)

8:00pm – The Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney)

 
Friday, October 10th

3:35pm – The Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney)

4:00pm – The Uninvited (SyFy)

6:00pm – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (SyFy)

 
Saturday, October 11th

2:05am – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (SyFy)

2:30am – Twitches (Disney)

12:00pm – The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) (TCM)

2:30pm – Chernobyl Diaries (SyFy)

4:30pm – Halloween II (2009) (SyFy)

7:00pm – Freddy Vs. Jason (SyFy)

9:00pm – Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 remake) (SyFy)

11:00pm – Hostel: Part II (SyFy)

 
Sunday, October 12th

1:00am – Chernobyl Diaries (SyFy)

2:15am – Blacula (1972) (TCM)

2:30am – Twitches Too (Disney)

3:00am – The Bleeding (SyFy)

4:00am – Scream, Blacula Scream (1973) (TCM)

9:30am – One Million B.C. (1940) (TCM)

10:30am – Night of the Demons (SyFy)

12:00pm – Halloween II (2009) (SyFy)

3:00pm – Hostel: Part II (SyFy)

5:00pm – Freddy Vs. Jason (SyFy)

7:00pm – Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 remake) (SyFy)

9:00pm – The Fog (SyFy)

 
Monday, October 13th

1:00am – The Haunting in Connecticut (SyFy)

3:00am – Dead Like Me (SyFy)

11:00am – Dracula 2000 (SyFy)

5:00pm – The Haunting in Connecticut (SyFy)

7:00pm – The Fog (SyFy)

9:00pm – The Wolfman (SyFy)

11:00pm – Freddy Vs. Jason (SyFy)

 
Tuesday, October 14th

10:00am – Freddy Vs. Jason (SyFy)

 
Wednesday, October 15th

2:00am – Hybrid (SyFy)

 
Thursday, October 16th

5:30pm – Hellboy (SyFy)

8:00pm – The Ghost Breakers (1940) (TCM)

9:45pm – The Old Dark House (1932) (TCM)

 
Friday, October 17th

4:10am – War Wolves (SyFy)

9:00am- AMC Fearfest: Stephen King All-Day Marathon (AMC)

9:30am – Dracula 2000 (SyFy)

11:30am – Wes Craven Presents: Dracula II: Ascension (SyFy)

1:30pm – Hellboy (SyFy)

6:00pm – Drive Angry (SyFy)

 
Saturday, October 18th

1:30am – Dracula 2000 (SyFy)

3:30am – Wes Craven Presents: Dracula II: Ascension (SyFy)

9:00am – Stephen King’s Rose Red – Part 1 (SyFy)

10:00am – AMC Fearfest: Tremors All-Day Marathon (AMC)

11:00am – Stephen King’s Rose Red – Part 2 (SyFy)

12:00pm – The Mummy's Shroud (1967) (TCM)

1:00pm – Stephen King’s Rose Red – Part 3 (SyFy)

3:00pm – The Reaping (SyFy)

5:00pm – The Fog (SyFy)

11:00pm – The Fog (SyFy)

 
Sunday, October 19th

7:00am – Casper (ABC Family)

9:00am – The Addams Family (ABC Family)

10:00am – The Uninvited (SyFy)

11:00am – Addams Family Values (ABC Family)

12:00pm – The Reaping (SyFy)

12:00pm – AMC Fearfest: Chucky-thon All-Day Marathon (AMC)

1:00pm – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1(ABC Family)

2:00pm – Let Me In (SyFy)

4:30pm – Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (SyFy)

4:30pm – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2 (ABC Family)

6:30pm – Birth (SyFy)

7:30pm – Disney/ Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR! (ABC Family)

8:00pm – Disney/ Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. (ABC Family)

9:00pm – Lost Souls (SyFy)

10:00pm – ENCORE: Disney/ Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR! (ABC Family)

11:00pm – The Revenant (SyFy)

 
Monday, October 20th

1:30am – Lost Souls (SyFy)

3:30am – The Uninvited (SyFy)

9:00am – AMC Fearfest: Friday the 13th All-Day Marathon Begins (AMC)

12:00pm – Birth (SyFy)

2:30pm – The Revenant (SyFy)

5:00pm – Hostel: Part II (SyFy)

6:30pm – The Nightmare Before Christmas (ABC Family)

7:00pm – Saw VII (SyFy)

8:00pm – The Hunger Games (ABC Family)

9:00pm – Starve (SyFy)

11:00pm – Hellboy (SyFy)

12:00am – The Haunted Mansion (ABC Family)

 
Tuesday, October 21st

9:00am – AMC Fearfest: Friday the 13th All-Day Marathon Concludes (AMC)

8:00pm – Pretty Little Liars: We Love You To Death fan-appreciation special (ABC Family)

9:00pm – Freak Out: a hilariously scary new hidden-camera prank special (ABC Family)

 
Wednesday, October 22nd

2:00am – My Bloody Valentine (SyFy)

4:00am – The Amazing Transparent Man (1960) (TCM)

6:00pm – Beetlejuice (ABC Family)

8:00pm – Melissa & Joey Halloween episode – “Witch Came First” (ABC Family)

8:30pm – Baby Daddy Halloween episode – “Strip or Treat” (ABC Family)

9:00pm – Freak Out (ABC Family)

 
Thursday, October 23rd

1:00am – Pulse (SyFy)

2:15am –The Fog (1980) (TCM)

3:00am – Psychosis (SyFy)

6:00am – Night of the Lepus (1972) (TCM)

8:00am – Pulse (SyFy)

10:00am – The Haunting in Connecticut (SyFy)

12:00pm – Stephen King’s Rose Red – Part 1 (SyFy)

2:00pm – Stephen King’s Rose Red – Part 2 (SyFy)

4:00pm – Stephen King’s Rose Red – Part 3 (SyFy)

6:00pm – Lost Souls (SyFy)

7:30pm – Corpse Bride (ABC Family)

8:00pm – The Innocents (1961) (TCM)

9:30pm – The Nightmare Before Christmas (ABC Family)

10:00pm – The Uninvited (1944) (TCM)

12:00am – Teen Wolf (ABC Family)

 
Friday, October 24th

12:00am –The Woman in White (1948) (TCM)

12:10am – Lost Souls (SyFy)

2:00am – Night of Dark Shadows (1971) (TCM)

2:10am – Haunting in Connecticut (SyFy)

4:00am – The Others (2001) (TCM)

4:10am – Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (SyFy)

9:30am – Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (SyFy)

11:30am – The Dead (SyFy)

5:00pm – AMC Fearfest: The Omen Marathon (AMC)

5:00pm – Corpse Bride (ABC Family)

7:00pm – Nightmare Before Christmas (ABC Family)

8:30pm – Dark Shadows (ABC Family)

12:00am – Beetlejuice (ABC Family)

 
Saturday, October 25th

3:05am – Dead Season (SyFy)

7:30am – Tim Burton’s Batman (ABC Family)

9:00am – Dead Season (SyFy)

10:30am –  Tim Burton’s Batman Returns (ABC Family)

12:15pm – Blood From the Mummy's Tomb (1971) (TCM)

1:30pm – Beetlejuice (ABC Family)

2:00pm – AMC Fearfest: Chucky-thon All-Day Marathon (AMC)

2:00pm – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) (TCM)

3:00pm – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (SyFy)

3:30pm – Dark Shadows (ABC Family)

4:30pm – Mad Love (1935) (TCM)

5:00pm – Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 remake) (SyFy)

5:00pm – The Birds (1963) (TCM)

6:00pm – The Addams Family (ABC Family)

7:00pm – Battle of the Damned (SyFy)

8:00pm – Addams Family Values (ABC Family)

8:00pm – The Haunting (1963) (TCM)

9:00pm – Resident Evil: Extinction (SyFy)

10:00pm – Hocus Pocus (ABC Family)

10:00pm – Village of the Damned (1961) (TCM)

11:00pm – Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 remake) (SyFy)

11:30pm – The Last Man on Earth (1964) (TCM)

12:00am – Corpse Bride (ABC Family)

 
Sunday, October 26th

1:00am – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (SyFy)

1:15am – A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King (TCM)

7:45am – AMC Fearfest: Tremors  All-Day Marathon (AMC)

8:00am – Coraline (ABC Family)

10:00am – Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (ABC Family)

10:30am – 30 Days of Night (SyFy)

12:00pm – The Haunted Mansion (ABC Family)

1:00pm – 30 Days of Night: Dark Days (SyFy)

2:00pm – Corpse Bride (ABC Family)

3:00pm – Battle of the Damned (SyFy)

4:00pm – The Addams Family (ABC Family)

5:00pm – The Reaping (SyFy)

6:00pm – Addams Family Values (ABC Family)

7:00pm – Resident Evil: Extinction (SyFy)

7:00pm – Hocus Pocus (ABC Family)

8:00pm – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) (TCM)

9:00pm – The Happening (SyFy)

10:00pm – ParaNorman (ABC Family)

11:00pm – The Fog (SyFy)

 
Monday, October 27th

12:45am – The Monster (1925) (TCM)

1:00am – 30 Days of Night (SyFy)

2:15am – Diaboloque (1955) (TCM)

3:30am – 30 Days of Night: Dark Days (SyFy)

4:15am – Gaslight (1944) (TCM)

11:00am – The Cursed (SyFy)

3:00pm – The Reaping (SyFy)

5:00pm – The Fog (SyFy)

7:00pm – The Happening (SyFy)

7:00pm – ParaNorman (ABC Family)

7:00pm – AMC Fearfest: Halloween Marathon (AMC)

9:00pm – The Crazies (SyFy)

9:00pm – Casper (ABC Family)

11:00pm – Lost Souls (SyFy)

12:00am – Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (ABC Family)

 

Tuesday, October 28th

1:00am – The Cursed (SyFy)

6:00am – Nosferatu (1922) (TCM)

7:45am – The Vampire Bat (1933) (TCM)

9:00am – Dead Men Walk (1943) (TCM)

10:15am – Isle of the Dead (1945) (TCM)

11:45am – The Return of the Vampire (1944) (TCM)

1:00pm – House of the Dark Shadows (1970) (TCM)

3:00pm – Horror of Dracula (1958) (TCM)

4:30pm – Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1965) (TCM)

5:00pm – Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (ABC Family)

6:15pm – Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1969) (TCM)

7:00pm – Casper (ABC Family)

7:00pm – AMC Fearfest: Halloween Marathon (AMC)

8:00pm – Dead of Night (1945) (TCM)

10:00pm – Twice-Told Tales (1963) (TCM)

12:00am – The Haunted Mansion (ABC Family)

 
Wednesday, October 29th

12:15am – Kwaidan (1965) (TCM)

2:00am – Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (SyFy)

3:00am – The House That Dripped Blood (1970) (TCM)

5:00am – Torture Garden (1967) (TCM)

5:00pm – The Haunted Mansion (ABC Family)

6:45pm – The Dick Cavett Show: Alfred Hitchcock (TCM)

7:00pm – The Addams Family (ABC Family)

7:00pm – AMC Fearfest: Halloween Marathon (AMC)

8:00pm – Psycho (1960) (TCM)

9:00pm – Addams Family Values (ABC Family)

12:00am – ParaNorman (ABC Family)

 
Thursday, October 30th

9:00am – AMC Fearfest: Halloween All-Day Marathon (AMC)

4:00pm – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (SyFy)

4:30pm – The Addams Family (ABC Family)

6:00pm – Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 remake) (SyFy)

6:30pm – The Addams Family Values (ABC Family)

8:00pm – House on Haunted Hill (1958) (TCM)

8:30pm – Dark Shadows (ABC Family)

9:30pm – The Legend of Hell House (1973) (TCM)

11:15pm – 13 Ghosts (1960) (TCM)

12:00am – Beetlejuice (ABC Family)

 
Friday, October 31st

12:10am – Saw VII (SyFy)

1:00am – The Haunting (1963) (TCM)

2:10am – Hostel: Part II (SyFy)

3:00am – The Amityville Horror (1979) (TCM)

6:00am – London After Midnight (1927) (TCM)

7:00am – Mark of the Vampire (1935) (TCM)

8:15am – The Devil-Doll (1936) (TCM)

9:00am – AMC Fearfest: Halloween All-Day Marathon (AMC)

9:45am – I Walked With a Zombie (1943) (TCM)

11:00am – 30 Days of Night (SyFy)

11:00am – Cat People (1942) (TCM)

12:15pm – The Tingler (1959) (TCM)

1:30pm – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (SyFy)

1:45pm – The Haunted Palace (1963) (TCM)

2:00pm – Poltergeist (ABC Family)

2:00pm – From Dusk Till Dawn Season One Marathon (El Rey)

3:15pm – Carnival of Souls (1962) (TCM)

3:30pm – Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 remake) (SyFy)

4:30pm – Dark Shadows (ABC Family)

4:45pm – Repulsion (1965) (TCM)

5:30pm – Halloween II (2009) (SyFy)

6:30pm – Pit and the Pendulum (1961) (TCM)

7:00pm – Beetlejuice (ABC Family)

8:00pm – Night of the Living Dead (1968) (TCM)

9:00pm – Casper (ABC Family)

9:00pm – Ghost Adventures Halloween Special- Ireland’s Celtic Demons (Travel Channel)

10:00pm – Curse of the Demon (1958) (TCM)

11:45pm –House of Wax (1953) (TCM)

1:05am – Halloween II (2009) (SyFy)

3:35am – 30 Days of Night (SyFy)

  • Heather Wixson
    About the Author - Heather Wixson

    Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.