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Freeform's 2017 Halloween Schedule Is Here & Features So Many Of Your Childhood Favorites

by Sophy Ziss
Paramount Pictures

The annual countdown to Halloween begins on Oct. 1. No network knows this better than Freeform, which has aired wall-to-wall themed content counting down to the spookiest of holidays since 1998. Freeform's 13 Nights of Halloween schedule has officially been announced, and this year's programming might be the best in its 19-year history. Whether you're an early bird or a night owl, Freeform's 2017 Halloween line-up has you covered; most days, they'll run holiday-adjacent specials from 7 a.m. until 12 a.m. Also, before you ask: Yes, of course Hocus Pocus is included on the schedule. In fact, Freeform will show Hocus Pocus on a loop on Halloween.

The best part about 13 Nights of Halloween is seeing exactly what kinds of movies count as Halloween-y. Obviously, you need your Tim Burton fix, and The Addams Family lives every day like it's Halloween, so their presence on the list is no surprise. Briefly skim the rest of the line-up, however, and you might be surprised by some of the newer additions. Does Twilight count as a Halloween franchise, just because it involves vampires and werewolves? Is Matilda appreciated as a true Halloween classic? Isn't Sleepy Hollow a little advanced for the Freeform audience? Who cares? It's Halloween.

So, here's the Freeform 2017 Halloween Schedule. Enjoy it.

Thursday, Oct. 19

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 — 12:00 p.m.

The Haunted Mansion — 2:35 p.m.

The Addams Family — 4:40 p.m.

Addams Family Values — 6:45 p.m.

Hocus Pocus — 8:50 p.m.

ParaNorman — 12:00 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 20

The Sorcerer's Apprentice — 7:00 a.m.

The Haunted Mansion — 12:00 p.m.

The Addams Family — 2:10 p.m.

Addams Family Values — 4:15 p.m.

Hocus Pocus — 6:20 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow — 8:30 p.m.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice — 12:00 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 21

Edward Scissorhands — 7:00 a.m.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 — 9:30 a.m.

Fun Size — 12:30 p.m.

Matilda — 2:35 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow — 4:40 p.m.

The Addams Family — 7:10 p.m.

Addams Family Values — 9:15 p.m.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — 11:25 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 22

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 — 7:00 a.m.

Matilda — 10:05 a.m.

Hocus Pocus — 12:10 p.m.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — 2:20 p.m.

The Addams Family — 5:10 p.m.

Addams Family Values — 7:05 p.m.

Hocus Pocus — 9:15 p.m.

Alice in Wonderland (2010) — 11:25 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 23

Frankenweenie — 7:30 a.m.

Edward Scissorhands — 11:00 a.m.

Alice in Wonderland — 1:35 p.m.

Dark Shadows — 4:10 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow — 6:50 p.m.

The Nightmare Before Christmas — 9:20 p.m.

Frankenweenie — 12:00 a.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 24

Edward Scissorhands — 7:00 a.m.

Fun Size — 11:00 a.m.

The Haunted Mansion — 1:00 p.m.

The Nightmare Before Christmas — 3:00 p.m.

The Addams Family — 4:40 p.m.

Addams Family Values — 6:45 p.m.

Hocus Pocus — 8:50 p.m.

Teen Witch — 12:00 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 25

Teen Witch — 7:30 a.m.

Twilight — 11:30 a.m.

The Addams Family — 2:25 p.m.

Addams Family Values — 4:30 p.m.

Hocus Pocus — 6:35 p.m.

Men in Black — 8:45 p.m.

Bewitched — 12:00 a.m.

Thursday, Oct. 26

R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls — 7:30 a.m.

Bewitched — 11:30 a.m.

The Haunted Mansion — 1:30 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow — 3:35 p.m.

Men in Black — 6:05 p.m.

Dark Shadows — 8:20 p.m.

The Haunted Mansion — 12:00 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 27

Dark Shadows — 7:00 a.m.

Sleepy Hollow — 12:00 p.m.

Hocus Pocus — 2:25 p.m.

Men in Black — 4:35 p.m.

The Addams Family — 6:50 p.m.

Addams Family Values — 8:55 p.m.

Hocus Pocus — 12:00 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 28

Spooky Buddies — 7:00 a.m.

R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls — 9:05 a.m.

The Addams Family — 11:10 a.m.

Addams Family Values — 1:20 p.m.

The Nightmare Before Christmas — 3:30 p.m.

Hocus Pocus — 5:10 p.m.

Disney-Pixar's Monsters, Inc. — 7:20 p.m.

Disney-Pixar's Monsters University — 9:25 p.m.

ParaNorman — 11:55 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 29

R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls — 7:00 a.m.

ParaNorman — 9:10 a.m.

The Nightmare Before Christmas — 11:20 a.m.

Hook — 1:00 p.m.

Disney-Pixar's Toy Story of TERROR! — 4:15 p.m.

Hocus Pocus — 4:45 p.m.

Disney-Pixar's Monsters, Inc. — 6:55 p.m.

Disney-Pixar's Monsters University — 9:00 p.m.

Disney-Pixar's Toy Story of TERROR! — 11:30 p.m.

Frankenweenie — 12:00 a.m.

Monday, Oct. 30

Sleepy Hollow — 7:00 a.m.

Dark Shadows — 11:30 a.m.

Sleepy Hollow — 2:00 p.m.

The Addams Family — 4:30 p.m.

Addams Family Values — 6:40 p.m.

Hocus Pocus — 8:50 p.m.

Hocus Pocus — 12:00 a.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 31

Hocus Pocus — 7:30 a.m.

Hocus Pocus marathon — 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Watching a network go all-out, in some form, would put any viewer in the Halloween spirit. So, this year, lean in. Watch as much of the Freeform 2017 Halloween schedule as you want. Or don't want. Celebrate in the way that feels right. But just know that if a daily viewing of Addams Family Values is what says Halloween to you, this is a judgment-free zone.