Mr. and Mrs. Halloween

ABC Family has revealed its movie lineup for this year’s “13 Nights of Halloween.” Thirteen nights doesn’t quite cut it for these Halloween junkies, but it’s a yearly tradition we always look forward to nonetheless. Growing up, I remember being swept up in ABC Family marathons of Scariest Places on Earth around Halloween. Hosted by Linda Blair (The Exorcist) and narrated by the chilling voice of Zelda Rubinstein (Poltergeist), I hope this campy, Halloween-friendly series makes its way to the programming schedule again this year.

Sprinkled with selections from Tim Burton & Disney/Pixar, behold ABC Family’s 2015 primetime lineup for “13 Nights of Halloween” (Source):

Oct. 19
1:30 p.m. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
5 p.m. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
9 p.m. Hocus Pocus
12 a.m. Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride

Oct. 20
4 p.m. Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
6 p.m. Hocus Pocus
9 p.m. Stitchers 2015 Halloween Special
12 a.m. Casper

Oct. 21
5 p.m. Casper
7 p.m. The Addams Family
9 p.m. Addams Family Values
12 a.m. I Know What You Did Last Summer

Oct. 22
4 p.m. The Addams Family
6 p.m. Addams Family Values
8 p.m. The Hunger Games
12 a.m. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

Oct. 23
5:30 p.m. The Hunger Games
8:30 p.m. Sleepy Hollow
12 a.m. Matilda

Oct. 24
7 a.m. Matilda
9 a.m. ParaNorman
11 a.m. Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
1 p.m. The Nightmare Before Christmas
2:30 p.m. Casper
4:30 p.m. The Addams Family
6:30 p.m. Addams Family Values
8:30 p.m. Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University
11 p.m. Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!
11:30 p.m. Hocus Pocus

Oct. 25
7 a.m. ParaNorman
9 a.m. Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
11 a.m. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
12:30 p.m. Casper
2:30 p.m. The Addams Family
4:30 p.m. Addams Family Values
6:30 p.m. Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!
7 p.m. Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University
9:45 p.m. Hocus Pocus

Oct. 26
5:30 p.m. Sleepy Hollow
9 p.m. Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!
9:30 p.m. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
12 a.m. Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie

Oct. 27
4:00 p.m. Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie
6 p.m. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
7:30 p.m. Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!
9 p.m. Hocus Pocus
12 a.m. ParaNorman

Oct. 28
4 p.m. ParaNorman
6 p.m. Hocus Pocus
8:15 p.m. Dark Shadows
12 a.m. Casper

Oct. 29
5 p.m. Casper
7 p.m. The Addams Family
9 p.m. Addams Family Values
12 a.m. Hocus Pocus

Oct. 30
2:30 p.m. The Addams Family
4:30 p.m. Addams Family Values
6:30 p.m. Hocus Pocus
8:30 p.m. Poltergeist
12 a.m. Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Oct. 31
7 a.m. Batman
10 a.m. Batman Returns
12:30 p.m. Poltergeist
3 p.m. Sleepy Hollow
5:30 p.m. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
7 p.m. Hocus Pocus
9:15 p.m. Hocus Pocus
11:30 p.m. Sleepy Hollow

The lineup looks solid, although I’m not sure how Batman and The Hunger Games tie into Halloween. We’re most excited for The Addams Family (its sequel Addams Family Values), Casper, Hocus Pocus, and I Know What You Did Last Summer. Having these movies on DVD, we could watch them anytime, but there’s something nostalgic about watching them on television with Halloween-themed commercials interspersed.

What films in the lineup are you most looking forward to? What shows and Halloween specials do you look forward to every year? Leave your thoughts below!

Enjoy this promo for the ABC Family event from last year: