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Best Halloween Shows on TV: Plan Your Spookfest for the Family
Disney Channel Monstober Fest... Starting Oct. 13 ; ABC Family, now Freeform 13 Days of Halloween.... 2016; Here is your Halloween TV Guide

What are the best shows to watch this year for Halloween? This 2016 guide of ABC Freeform shows highlights the best in family friendly fright. Pick and choose which ones you will DVR or watch, and let us know your favorites! Are there any missing from this list?
If your little ones are a bit young for "Carrie," "Evil Dead," or "Army of Darkness," then find your frightful fun with Monstober, Halloween shows, Disney Channel style or ABC Freeform (scroll down below). Let us know what you're watching this Halloween!
Disney Channel "Monstober"
Friday, October 14, 2016
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- 8 p.m. – Liv and Maddie: Cali Style “Scare-A-Rooney”
- 8:30 p.m. – Girl Meets World “Girl Meets World of Terror 3″
Saturday, October 15, 2016
- 1 p.m. – "My Babysitter’s A Vampire"
- 8 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story 3″
Sunday, October 16, 2016
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- 12 a.m. – "Mostly Ghostly 2: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?"
Monday, October 17, 2016
- 5 p.m. – The Lodge “The New Girl”
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
- 12 p.m. – "Spookley the Square Pumpkin"
- 5:30 p.m. – "Twitches"
- 7:10 p.m .– "Twitches Too"
Thursday, October 20, 2016
- 7 p.m. – "Toy Story OF TERROR!"
Friday, October 21, 2016
- 8 p.m. – "Mal-o-Ween" (The Descendants (including Season 2 Premiere of "Wicked World"
Saturday, October 22, 2016
- 12 p.m. – "Girl Vs. Monster"
Monday, October 24, 2016
- 6 a.m. – "Spookley the Square Pumpkin"
- 1 p.m. – "Spooky Buddies"
- 7 p.m. – "Halloweentown"
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
- 12 a.m. – "Spooky Buddies"
- 5:25 p.m. – "Halloweentown"
- 7 p.m. – "Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge"
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
- 8 a.m. – "Spookley the Square Pumpkin"
Saturday, October 29, 2016
- 8 p.m. – "R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls"
And be sure to watch for special Halloween episodes of your favorite Disney shows, including Phineas and Ferb "Cheers for Fears."
Freeform / ABC Family 13 Nights of Halloween 2016 Schedule
Night One – Wednesday, October 19
“The Nightmare Before Christmas” (5:30 – 7:00 p.m. EDT).
“R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls” (7:00 – 9:00 p.m. EDT).
“Hocus Pocus” (9:00 – 11:00 p.m. EDT)
“Corpse Bride” (12:00 – 2:00 a.m. EDT)
Night Two – Thursday, October 20
“The Nightmare Before Christmas” (3:00 – 4:35 p.m. EDT)
“Hocus Pocus” (4:35 – 6:40 p.m. EDT)“The Addams Family” (6:40 – 8:50 p.m. EDT)
“Addams Family Values” (8:50 – 11:00 p.m. EDT)
“The Final Girls” (12:00 – 2:00 a.m. EDT).
Night Three – Friday, October 21
“The Addams Family” (4:00 – 6:10 p.m. EDT)
“Addams Family Values” (6:10 – 8:20 p.m. EDT)
“Sleepy Hollow” (8:20 – 11:00 p.m. EDT)
“Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” (12:00 – 2:00 a.m. EDT).
Night Four – Saturday, October 22
“Spooky Buddies” (7:00 – 9:10 a.m. EDT)
“ParaNorman“ (9:10 – 11:20 a.m. EDT)
“Sleepy Hollow” (11:20 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT)
“The Goonies” (2:00 – 4:40 p.m. EDT)
“Scooby-Doo” (4:40 – 6:50 p.m. EDT)
“Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” (6:50 – 9:00 p.m. EDT)
“Monsters University” (9:00 – 11:30 p.m. EDT)
“Toy Story of TERROR!” (11:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. EDT)
“Corpse Bride” (12:00 – 2:00 a.m. EDT).
Night Five – Sunday, October 23
“The Goonies” (7:30 – 10:10 a.m. EDT)
“R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls” (10:10 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. EDT)
“Scooby-Doo” (12:20 – 2:30 p.m. EDT)
“Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” (2:30 – 4:40 p.m. EDT)
“Matilda” (4:40 – 6:50 p.m. EDT)
“Toy Story of TERROR!” (6:50 – 7:20 p.m. EDT)
“Monsters University,” (7:20 – 9:50 p.m. EDT)
“Hocus Pocus” (9:50 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. EDT).
Night Six – Monday, October 24
“Practical Magic” (7:00 – 9:00 a.m. EDT)
“Matilda” (2:30 – 4:35 p.m. EDT)
“The Addams Family” (4:35 – 6:40 p.m. EDT)
“Addams Family Values” (6:40 – 8:50 p.m. EDT)
“Hocus Pocus” (8:50 – 11:00 p.m. EDT)
“Scooby-Doo” (12:00 – 2:00 a.m. EDT)
Night Seven – Tuesday, October 25
”Death Becomes Her” (7:00 – 9:00 a.m. EDT)
“The Addams Family” (4:00 – 6:00 p.m. EDT)
“Addams Family Values” (6:00 – 8:00 p.m. EDT)
“Halloweentown” (12:00 – 2:00 a.m. EDT).
Night Eight – Wednesday, October 26
“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (3:30 – 5:40 p.m. EDT)
“Dark Shadows” (5:40 – 8:20 p.m. EDT)
“Sleepy Hollow” (8:20 – 11:00 p.m. EDT)
“Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge” (12:00 – 2:00 a.m. EDT).
Night Nine – Thursday, October 27
“The Goonies” (3:30 – 6:10 p.m. EDT)
“Sleepy Hollow” (6:10 – 8:50 p.m. EDT)
“Hocus Pocus” (8:50 – 11:00 p.m. EDT)
“Halloweentown High” (12:00 – 2:00 a.m. EDT).
Night Ten – Friday, October 28
“The Goonies” (12:00 – 2:40 p.m. EDT)
“Corpse Bride” (2:40 – 4:40 p.m. EDT)
“Hocus Pocus” (4:40 – 6:45 p.m. EDT)
“The Nightmare Before Christmas” (6:45 – 8:20 p.m. EDT)
“Dark Shadows” (8:20 – 11:00 p.m. EDT).
“Return to Halloweentown” (12:00 – 2:00 a.m. EDT).
Night Eleven – Saturday, October 29
“Frankenweenie” (7:00 – 9:00 a.m. EDT)
“R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls” (9:00 – 11:00 a.m. EDT)
“The Nightmare Before Christmas” (11:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. EDT)
“Corpse Bride” (12:35 – 2:35 p.m. EDT)
“Dark Shadows” (2:35 – 5:15 p.m. EDT)
“The Addams Family” (5:15 – 7:20 p.m. EDT)
“Addams Family Values” (7:20 – 9:25 p.m. EDT)
“Hocus Pocus” (9:25 – 11:30 p.m. EDT)
“Sleepy Hollow” (11:30 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. EDT).
Night Twelve – Sunday, October 30
“ParaNorman” (7:00 – 9:00 a.m. EDT)
“Spooky Buddies” (9:00 – 11:05 a.m. EDT)
“Scooby-Doo” (11:05 a.m. – 1:10 p.m. EDT)
“Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed”(1:10 – 3:15 p.m. EDT)
“The Addams Family” (3:15 – 5:20 p.m. EDT)
“Addams Family Values”(5:20 – 7:25 p.m. EDT)
“Hocus Pocus” (7:25 – 9:30 p.m. EDT)
“Sleepy Hollow” (9:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. EDT).
Night Thirteen – Monday, October 31
“The Goonies” (7:00 – 9:30 a.m. EDT)
“ParaNorman” (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT)
“Scooby-Doo” (1:00– 3:00 p.m. EDT)
“Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” (3:00 – 5:00 p.m. EDT)
“The Addams Family” (5:00 – 7:00 p.m. EDT)
“Addams Family Values” (7:00 – 9:00 p.m. EDT)
“Hocus Pocus” (9:00 – 11:00 p.m. EDT, and 12:00 – 2:00 a.m. EDT).
What will your family be watching?
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