Freeform’s 31 Nights Of Halloween Is Basically 26 Days Of ‘Hocus Pocus’

The leaves are turning and a brisk chill is in the air, which means only one thing: Halloween is right around the corner. The season of spooky movies and teeth-rotting candy is coming, and Freeform is prepared with one of its signature all-month marathons. The marathon-obsessed TV network released itsFreeform 31 Nights of Halloweenschedule, which featured, among other things,Hocus Pocus, Hocus Pocus, and a lot ofHocus Pocus.

Freeform has the funny job of balancing its younger demographic with the spooky-scary nature of Halloween with its annual 31 Nights of Halloween programming block. The block, which originally began airing back in 1998, has its fair share of family-friendly Halloween movies, though Freeform is throwing in a couple outright horror movies in there this year such as theScreamtrilogy. There are also a couple of questionable ones (Matildais featured, because magic?) as well as movies that have no relation to the holiday whatsoever likeMrs. Doubtfireand…Iron Man. Plus, in the wake of the Disney-Fox deal a marathon ofThe Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrorwill make its Freeform debut.

But what you most need to know is that the Freeform programming teamreallylovesHocus Pocus. The beloved 1993 fantasy-horror film is featured on here more than 20 times (I lost count twice), making Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween more akin to 26 Days and Nights ofHocus Pocus.

Here is the full 31 Nights of Halloween 2019 schedule.

Tuesday, Oct. 1

12:30 p.m. – “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”

3:00 p.m. – “Monster House”

5:05 p.m. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

6:45 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s “Monster’s Inc.”

8:50 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

Wednesday, Oct. 2

11:30 a.m. – “Scared Shrekless” –Freeform Premiere

12:00 p.m. – “Monster House”

2:05 p.m. – “R.L. Stine’s Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House” –Freeform Premiere

4:10 p.m. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

5:50 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

8:00 p.m. – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” marathon –Freeform Premiere

Thursday, Oct. 3

12:30 p.m. – “Edward Scissorhands”

2:40 p.m. – “ParaNorman”

4:45 p.m. – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

6:50 p.m. – “The Addams Family” (1991)

8:55 p.m. – “Addams Family Values”

Friday, Oct. 4

11:00 a.m. – “Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins” –Freeform Premiere

11:30 a.m. – “Hook” (1991)

2:35 p.m. – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

4:40 p.m. – “The Addams Family” (1991)

6:45 p.m. – “Addams Family Values”

Saturday, Oct. 5

7:00 a.m. – “ParaNorman”

9:00 a.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

11:10 a.m. – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” marathon

1:40 p.m. – “Scooby-Doo” (2002)

3:45 p.m. – “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed”

8:00 p.m. – “31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest” –Freeform Premiere

9:00 p.m. – “Goosebumps” –Freeform Premiere

11:30 p.m. – “Monster House”

Sunday, Oct. 6

7:00 a.m. – “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”

9:30 a.m. – “Monster House”

11:30 a.m. – “Scooby-Doo” (2002)

1:30 p.m. – “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed”

3:35 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

5:45 p.m. – “Goosebumps”

8:15 p.m. – “Hotel Transylvania”

10:20 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

Monday, Oct. 7

11:30 a.m. – “Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic”

12:30 p.m. – “31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest”

1:30 p.m. – “Dark Shadows” (2012)

4:10 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

6:20 p.m. – “Hotel Transylvania”

8:25 p.m. – “Ghostbusters” (1984)

Tuesday, Oct. 8

11:00 a.m. – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

1:00 p.m. – “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride”

3:00 p.m. – “Ghostbusters” (1984)

5:30 p.m. – “Ghostbusters II”

8:00 p.m. – “Iron Man”

Wednesday, Oct. 9

11:00 a.m. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

12:40 p.m. – “Scooby-Doo” (2002)

2:45 p.m. – “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed”

4:55 p.m. – “Iron Man”

8:00 p.m. – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” marathon

Thursday, Oct. 10

11:00 a.m. – “Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins”

11:30 a.m. – “R.L. Stine’s Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House”

1:40 p.m. – “Monster House”

3:45 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s “Finding Nemo”

6:15 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

8:25 p.m. – “Hotel Transylvania”

10:30 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story of TERROR!”

Friday, Oct. 11

11:00 a.m. – “Scared Shrekless”

11:30 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s “Finding Nemo”

2:00 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

4:05 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s “The Incredibles”

6:45 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story of TERROR!”

7:15 p.m. – “Hotel Transylvania”

9:20 p.m. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

Saturday, Oct. 12

7:00 a.m. – “Ghostbusters” (1984)

9:30 a.m. – Disney-Pixar’s “The Incredibles”

12:10 p.m. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

1:50 p.m. – “The Addams Family” (1991)

3:55 p.m. – “Addams Family Values”

Saturday Scream-a-thon!

6:00 p.m. – “Scream” –Freeform Premiere

8:40 p.m. – “Scream 2” –Freeform Premiere

11:20 p.m. – “Scream 3” –Freeform Premiere

Sunday, Oct. 13

7:00 a.m. – “Ghostbusters II”

9:35 a.m. – “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride”

11:10 a.m. – “The Addams Family” (1991)

1:15 p.m. – “Addams Family Values”

3:20 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s “Finding Dory”

5:25 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.”

7:30 p.m. – Disney’s “Moana”

10:00 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

Monday, Oct. 14

11:30 a.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

1:40 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.”

3:45 p.m. – “Matilda”

5:50 p.m. – “Mrs. Doubtfire”

8:55 p.m. – “Hotel Transylvania”

Tuesday, Oct. 15

11:30 a.m. – “Matilda”

1:40 p.m. – “Mrs. Doubtfire”

4:45 p.m. – “Hotel Transylvania”

Wednesday, Oct. 16

11:00 a.m. – “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (2007)

1:40 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

3:50 p.m. – “The Addams Family” (1991)

5:55 p.m. – “Addams Family Values”

Thursday, Oct. 17

11:00 a.m. – “ParaNorman”

1:05 p.m. – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

3:10 p.m. – Disney’s “101 Dalmatians” (1996) (Live Action)

5:15 p.m. – “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride”

6:50 p.m. – “Scooby-Doo” (2002)

8:55 p.m. – “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed”

Friday, Oct. 18

11:00 a.m. – “31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest”

12:00 p.m. – “National Treasure”

3:00 p.m. – “Scream”

5:40 p.m. – “Scream 2”

8:20 p.m. – “Scream 3”

Saturday, Oct. 19

9:05 a.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

11:15 a.m. – “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” marathon

4:15 p.m. – Disney’s “Zootopia”

6:45 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

8:55 p.m. – “Ghostbusters” (1984)

11:25 p.m. – “Ghostbusters II”

Sunday, Oct. 20

7:00 a.m. – “31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest”

8:00 a.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

10:05 a.m. – Disney’s “Zootopia”

12:35 p.m. – “Ghostbusters” (1984)

3:05 p.m. – “Ghostbusters II”

5:35 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

7:45 p.m. – “Hotel Transylvania”

9:50 p.m. – “The Addams Family” (1991)

11:55 p.m. – “Addams Family Values”

Monday, Oct. 21

11:00 a.m. – “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride”

12:35 p.m. – “The Addams Family” (1991)

2:40 p.m. – “Addams Family Values”

4:45 p.m. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

6:25 p.m. – “Hotel Transylvania”

8:30 p.m. – “Goosebumps”

Tuesday, Oct. 22

11:00 a.m. – “Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic”

12:03 p.m. – “Scared Shrekless”

12:35 p.m. – “Monster House”

2:40 p.m. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

4:20 p.m. – “Goosebumps”

6:50 p.m. – “Scooby-Doo”(2002)

Wednesday, Oct. 23

11:00 a.m. – “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”

1:30 p.m. – “Scooby-Doo” (2002)

3:30 p.m. – “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed”

5:30 p.m. – Disney’s “Moana”

Thursday, Oct. 24

11:00 a.m. – “Matilda”

1:10 p.m. – Disney’s “Moana”

3:40 p.m. – “Ghostbusters” (1984)

6:15 p.m. – “Ghostbusters II”

Friday, Oct. 25

11:32 a.m. – “Ghostbusters” (1984)

2:05 p.m. – “Ghostbusters II”

4:40 p.m. – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

8:55 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.”

Saturday, Oct. 26

7:00 a.m. – “Monster House”

9:10 a.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

11:20 a.m. – “Scooby-Doo” (2002)

1:25 p.m. – “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed”

3:30 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.”

5:35 p.m. – “The Addams Family” (1991)

7:40 p.m. – “Addams Family Values”

9:45 p.m. – “Hotel Transylvania”

11:50 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

Sunday, Oct. 27

7:00 a.m. – “Scooby-Doo” (2002)

9:00 a.m. – “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed”

11:05 a.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

1:15 p.m. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

2:55 p.m. – “The Addams Family” (1991)

5:00 p.m. – “Addams Family Values”

7:05 p.m. – “Hotel Transylvania”

9:10 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

11:20 p.m. – “Dark Shadows” (2012)

Monday, Oct. 28

7:00 a.m. – “Dark Shadows” (2012)

11:30 a.m. – “The Haunted Mansion” (2003)

1:30 p.m. – “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”

3:10 p.m. – “Scream”

Tuesday, Oct. 29

7:30 a.m. – “The Haunted Mansion”(2003)

12:35 p.m. – “Scooby-Doo” (2002)

2:40 p.m. – “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed”

4:45 p.m. – “The Addams Family” (1991)

6:50 p.m. – “Addams Family Values”

Wednesday, Oct. 30

7:30 a.m. – “Scooby-Doo” (2002)

12:30 p.m. – “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed”

2:35 p.m. – “The Addams Family” (1991)

4:40 p.m. – “Addams Family Values”

6:45 p.m. – “Hotel Transylvania”

Thursday, Oct. 31– Hocus Pocus Marathon!

11:30 a.m. – “31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest”

12:30 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

2:35 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”

4:40 p.m. – “Hocus Pocus”