Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween is Back & Scarier Than Ever – Here’s How to Watch the Marathon Online Without Cable

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The leaves are falling and the air is nice and crisp. You know what that means. Freeform’s beloved 31 Nights of Halloween is back and spookier than ever.

For an entire month starting Oct. 1, you can watch marathons of spine-chilling movies from horror flicks to feel good films for the whole family. Until Halloween, viewers will have access to a spine-chilling marathon of back-to-back scary movie classics, along with new spooky ficks that will be aired throughout the day on the channel. This year’s lineup of films will get your heartbeat racing and your hands clammy with classics like Edward Scissorhands, Casper, Beetlejuice and Monsters, Inc. along with newer entries like 2023’s Haunted Mansion and 2022’s Hocus Pocus 2. The list of films range from family-friendly spooks to spine-tingling watches made for more mature audiences.

The easiest way for you to watch Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween for free is through a cable channel. Recently cut the cord? You don’t need a cable package in order to stream Freeform, live TV streamers are another affordable streaming option that’ll let you watch 31 Nights of Halloween — and for a low cost thanks to ongoing free trials and promos.

Keep reading to learn more.

How to Watch Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween Online Without Cable

To help you find the best streaming deals available, ShopBillboard put together a list of cheap live TV streamers below that’ll let you stream Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween without cable.

DirecTV Stream

You can watch Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween on DirecTV Stream when you sign up for one of the four packages offered. New users who sign up will receive a five-day free trial, which will let you watch Freeform and more for no cost. Freeform is included in all of the streaming packages, but for a limited-time you can get $20 off your first three months when you sign up for the Choice package, giving you a total of $60 in savings ($89, reg. $109). Once the free trial and three months are over, you’ll be charged the regular subscription price.

Included in the Choice plan is more than 125 live channels (including local options), unlimited DVR storage, Regional Sports Network and three months of Max, Paramount+ with Showtime, Starz, MGM+ and Cinemax for free.

Sling TV

Another cheap option is Freeform on Sling TV, which is a live TV streaming platform that comes with three plans to choose from: Orange, Blue and Orange + Blue. Bonus savings: Sling TV is offering a limited-time promo that gets you 50% off you first month. Freeform is only available on the Orange and Orange + Blue packages.

The Orange package includes 32 channels that you can stream on one device at once and retails for $45.99 per month. Want more channel options? Orange + Blue lets you combine both plans giving you access to all 68 channels including local options for just $60.99 per month.

Fubo

Fubo offers a seven day free trial that’ll let you watch Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween for free. Plus, they’re offering a discount on your first month taking the price from $84.99 to a wallet-friendly $54.99. Once your free trial and promo are up, you’ll be charged the regular package price.

In addition to access to Freeform, Fubo’s Pro plan comes with 195 channels unlimited Cloud DVR storage and the ability to watch on 10 devices simultaneously.

Hulu + Live TV

Take advantage of Hulu + Live TV’s rare three-day free trial and get access to the entire Hulu library and more than 95 channels (including Freeform) for no cost. After the free trial ends, you’ll be charged the regular package price of $82.99 per month.

Unlike the other options, you’ll be able to expand your content library by bundling Hulu + Live TV with Disney+ and ESPN+, which gives you exclusive and original programming available only on Disney+ and ESPN+.

Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween 2025 Schedule

Last year’s Halloween marathon reached a whopping 22 million viewers. Below is a night-by-night list of the programming airing during “31 Nights of Halloween.” The schedule is subject to change, according to Freeform, but below we dropped the entire schedule to help you plan out your month of streaming. All times are for ET/PT.

Wednesday (Oct. 1):

12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands
2:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
4:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus

Thursday (Oct. 2):

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
3:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
5:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
6:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania 2

Friday (Oct. 3):

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – The Witches (1990)
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania
4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania 2
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters, Inc. (Disney-Pixar)
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters University (Disney-Pixar)
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Beastly

Saturday (Oct. 4):

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – The Witches (1990)
9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
12:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
2:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands
4:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
6:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
9:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
11:20 p.m EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)

Sunday (Oct. 5):

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Twitches
11:05 a.m. EDT/PDT – Twitches Too
1:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
2:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
5:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
7:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
9:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 2
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Matilda

Monday (Oct. 6):

12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Alice in Wonderland (2010) (Live Action)
2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Alice Through the Looking Glass
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Matilda
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values

Tuseday (Oct. 7):

12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands
2:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
4:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 2

Wednesday (Oct. 8):

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania 2
8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)

Thursday (Oct. 9):

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spooky Buddies
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania
2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania 2
4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice

Friday (Oct. 10):

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Arachnophobia
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Disturbia – Freeform Premiere
4:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
6:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Matilda

Saturday (Oct. 11):

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Mrs. Doubtfire
10:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
12:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)
2:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Toy Story of TERROR! (Disney-Pixar)
3:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania
5:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania 2
7:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
9:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
11:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands

Sunday (Oct. 12):

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – The Black Cauldron (Disney Animated)
9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spooky Buddies
11:05 a.m. EDT – Toy Story of TERROR! (Disney-Pixar)
11:35 a.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania
1:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania 2
3:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
5:40 p.m. EDT / PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
7:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
9:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice

Monday Tim Burton Day! (Oct. 13):

12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands
9:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

Tuesday (Oct. 14):

12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Aladdin (1992) (Disney Animated)
2:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Encanto (Disney Animated)
4:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)
6:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice – Pop N’ Knowledge
8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus – Pop N’ Knowledge

Wednesday (Oct. 15):

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Beetlejuice
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania 2

Thursday (Oct. 16):

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Toy Story of TERROR! (Disney-Pixar)
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania
3:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania 2
5:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Incredibles (Disney-Pixar)
8:20 p.m. EDT / PDT – Incredibles 2 (Disney-Pixar)

Friday (Oct. 17):

10:30 am. EDT/PDT – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010)
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – 101 Dalmations (1996) (Live Action)
3:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Cruella
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 2
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

Saturday (Oct. 18):

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Alice in Wonderland (2010) (Live Action)
9:35 a.m. EDT/PDT – Alice Through the Looking Glass
12:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
4:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters, Inc. (Disney-Pixar)
6:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters University (Disney-Pixar)
9:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
11:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)

Sunday (Oct. 19):

7:00 a.m. EDT / PDT – Halloweentown
9:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Beauty and the Beast (1991) (Disney Animated)
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Aladdin (1992) (Disney Animated)
3:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – Matilda
5:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)
9:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Frankenweenie (2012)

Monday (Oct. 20):

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
2:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania
4:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania 2
6:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
8:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus

Tuesday (Oct. 21):

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania
12:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania 2
2:40 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
5:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – Pop N’ Knowledge
6:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
8:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values

Wednesday (Oct. 22):

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – The Black Cauldron (Disney Animated)
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
2:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
4:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 2

Thursday (Oct. 23):

11:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Disturbia
1:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Frankenweenie (2012)
3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands
6:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
8:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Friday (Oct. 24):

12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Sleepy Hollow (1999)
2:25 p.m. EDT/PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus – Pop N’ Knowledge
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Twitches

Saturday (Oct. 25):

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spooky Buddies
9:05 a.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
11:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
1:05 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
3:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
5:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
7:45 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Translyvania
9:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Translyvania
11:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Witches (1990)

Sunday (Oct. 26):

7:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
9:05 a.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
11:10 a.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania
1:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania 2
3:15 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters, Inc. (Disney-Pixar)
5:20 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters University (Disney-Pixar)
7:50 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Addams Family (1991)
9:55 p.m. EDT/PDT – Addams Family Values
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)

Monday (Oct. 27):

12:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Frankenweenie (2012)
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania 2

Tuesday (Oct. 28):

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Spooky Buddies
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania
5:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hotel Transylvania 2
7:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus

Wednesday (Oct. 29):

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Edward Scissorhands
3:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Aladdin (2019) (Live Action)
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters, Inc. (Disney-Pixar)
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Monsters University (Disney-Pixar)

Thursday (Oct. 30):

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010)
1:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Matilda
3:00 p.m. EDT/PDT – Cruella
6:00 p.m. EDT / PDT – Haunted Mansion (2023)
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)

Friday HALLOWEEN (Oct. 31):

10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT – Matilda
12:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
2:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
4:10 p.m. EDT/PDT – Casper (1995)
6:30 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus
8:35 p.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus 2
12:00 a.m. EDT/PDT – Hocus Pocus

Check below to watch the official teaser trailer for Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween.

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