Halloween
by RocGrl87 | created - 25 Oct 2012 | updated - 12 Oct 2013 | Public"What To Watch On Halloween"
Cartoons, movies and tv shows (in no particular order).
Several of these I watched almost every year growing up. Some were added as I got older and in recent years.
Some of them are not kid-friendly, but several of them are.
Not all are set during Halloween-time but a number of them are. Enjoy.
(To view the tv shows, scroll to the very bottom of the list.)
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1. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Peter Robbins, Christopher Shea, Sally Dryer, Cathy Steinberg
Votes: 22,003
2. The Halloween Tree (1993 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 69 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Four children learn the origins of Halloween customs while trying to save the life of their friend.
Director: Mario Piluso | Stars: Ray Bradbury, Leonard Nimoy, Annie Barker, Alex Greenwald
Votes: 2,406
3. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Approved | 68 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
An animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" followed by an adaptation of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
Directors: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney | Stars: Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone, Eric Blore, John McLeish
Votes: 17,899
4. Lady in White (1988)
PG-13 | 113 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
An author tells the story of how, as a young boy growing up in a 1960s small town, he was haunted after witnessing the murder of a little girl.
Director: Frank LaLoggia | Stars: Lukas Haas, Len Cariou, Alex Rocco, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 8,055 | Gross: $1.71M
5. Halloweentown (1998 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When a young girl living with her secret witch mother learns she too is a witch, she must help her witch grandmother save Halloweentown from evil forces.
Director: Duwayne Dunham | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Kimberly J. Brown, Judith Hoag, Joey Zimmerman
Votes: 21,277
6. Hocus Pocus (1993)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A teenage boy named Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz
Votes: 155,984 | Gross: $44.34M
7. Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
PG | 82 min | Comedy
Two radio voice actors are getting married. Larry has fits of fear. A shrink needs 36 hours to scare him to death and cure him - during a family reunion at a scary family castle.
Director: Gene Wilder | Stars: Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Dom DeLuise, Jonathan Pryce
Votes: 8,055 | Gross: $8.03M
8. Casper (1995)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits.
Director: Brad Silberling | Stars: Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle
Votes: 146,887 | Gross: $100.33M
9. Halloween (1978)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran, Nancy Kyes
Votes: 306,927 | Gross: $47.00M
10. Halloween II (1981)
R | 92 min | Horror
While Dr. Loomis hunts for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, and The Shape is not far behind her.
Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer
Votes: 101,747 | Gross: $25.53M
11. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
R | 86 min | Horror, Thriller
Laurie Strode, now the dean of a Northern California private school with an assumed name, must battle the Shape one last time, as the life of her own son hangs in the balance.
Director: Steve Miner | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams
Votes: 82,066 | Gross: $55.04M
12. Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Three years after he last terrorized his sister, Michael Myers confronts her again, before traveling to Haddonfield to deal with the cast and crew of a reality show which is being broadcast from his old home.
Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Busta Rhymes, Brad Loree, Bianca Kajlich
Votes: 49,299 | Gross: $30.35M
13. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
R | 105 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon
Votes: 384,048 | Gross: $101.07M
14. Halloween (2007)
R | 109 min | Horror
After being committed for 15 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, Laurie.
Director: Rob Zombie | Stars: Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Brad Dourif
Votes: 130,620 | Gross: $58.27M
15. Halloween II (2009)
R | 105 min | Horror
Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.
Director: Rob Zombie | Stars: Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell, Sheri Moon Zombie
Votes: 59,818 | Gross: $33.39M
16. Pumpkinhead (1988)
R | 86 min | Fantasy, Horror
After a tragic accident, a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers.
Director: Stan Winston | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Jeff East, John D'Aquino, Kimberly Ross
Votes: 27,843 | Gross: $4.39M
I've always loved horror movies and I remember loving this one as a kid. And the old witch, scared the crap out of me. Not really for the kiddos unless you're kind of free with what you allow but it's still a good one for Halloween.
17. Trick 'r Treat (2007)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Horror
Five interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater.
Director: Michael Dougherty | Stars: Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes
Votes: 104,650
18. Practical Magic (1998)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love.
Director: Griffin Dunne | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 93,109 | Gross: $46.68M
19. Jeepers Creepers (2001)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery
A brother and sister driving home through isolated countryside for spring break encounter a flesh-eating creature which is in the midst of its ritualistic eating spree.
Director: Victor Salva | Stars: Gina Philips, Justin Long, Jonathan Breck, Patricia Belcher
Votes: 142,626 | Gross: $37.90M
I remember being really creeped (& grossed) out by this movie when it came out.. I was 14 at the time, but still. :)
20. Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
R | 104 min | Horror
Set a few days after the original, a championship basketball team's bus is attacked by The Creeper, the winged, flesh-eating terror, on the last day of his 23-day feeding frenzy.
Director: Victor Salva | Stars: Jonathan Breck, Ray Wise, Nicki Aycox, Garikayi Mutambirwa
Votes: 70,608 | Gross: $35.67M
21. Monster House (2006)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.
Director: Gil Kenan | Stars: Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke, Ryan Whitney
Votes: 138,290 | Gross: $73.66M
Good for the kids, entertaining enough for the adults.
22. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey
Votes: 375,282 | Gross: $75.08M
I love this one. If I don't watch it on Halloween, I make a point to watch it by Christmas. It's good for either Holiday.
23. Coraline (2009)
PG | 100 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, an 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, Jennifer Saunders
Votes: 263,952 | Gross: $75.29M
I actually don't watch this every Halloween, but I love the movie and it has a Halloween feel to it.
24. Corpse Bride (2005)
PG | 77 min | Animation, Drama, Family
When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.
Directors: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson | Stars: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman
Votes: 298,968 | Gross: $53.36M
I actually don't watch this every Halloween, but it's a good one for the season.
25. Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 26 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
On Halloween, innocent-looking carved pumpkins reveal themselves for what they really are -- mutant aliens.
Director: Peter Ramsey | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett
Votes: 3,294
26. The Evil Dead (1981)
NC-17 | 85 min | Horror
Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker
Votes: 232,489 | Gross: $2.40M
27. Evil Dead II (1987)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Horror
Ash Williams, the lone survivor of an earlier onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits, holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks, Kassie Wesley DePaiva
Votes: 182,005 | Gross: $5.92M
28. Poltergeist (1982)
PG | 114 min | Horror, Thriller
A family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight
Votes: 179,667 | Gross: $76.61M
29. It (1990)
TV-14 | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In 1960, seven pre-teen outcasts fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.
Stars: Richard Thomas, Tim Reid, Annette O'Toole, Harry Anderson
Votes: 140,921
30. The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
PG | 84 min | Family, Horror, Mystery
When a family moves to a country home, the young girls experience strange happenings that have a link to an occult event years past.
Directors: John Hough, Vincent McEveety | Stars: Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Carroll Baker
Votes: 7,067 | Gross: $5.00M
When I was a kid, Bette Davis really creeped me out in this movie. I'd say it's probably a pretty good one to watch with the family for Halloween.
31. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
PG | 95 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.
Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Mary Grace Canfield, Richard Davalos, Jake Dengel, Jack Dodson
Votes: 10,621 | Gross: $8.40M
32. The Witches (1990)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Rowan Atkinson
Votes: 54,680 | Gross: $10.36M
Loved this one as a kid.
33. Beetlejuice (1988)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Annie McEnroe
Votes: 340,327 | Gross: $73.71M
I don't watch this one every single Halloween, but I do watch it a lot. It's a really good one for the season.
34. The Addams Family (1991)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Con artists plan to fleece an eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Hedaya
Votes: 180,043 | Gross: $113.50M
I don't watch this one every Halloween, but it's a really good one for the season.
35. Addams Family Values (1993)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack
Votes: 109,659 | Gross: $48.92M
I don't watch this one every Halloween, but it's a really good one for the season.
36. The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer
Votes: 77,236 | Gross: $63.77M
Not really a Halloween movie but still a good one featuring three witches and the devil.
37. I Married a Witch (1942)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.
Director: René Clair | Stars: Fredric March, Veronica Lake, Robert Benchley, Susan Hayward
Votes: 9,530 | Gross: $0.31M
38. 6Teen (2004–2010)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Set in a giant shopping mall, this show follows the after-school lives of six 16-year-olds.
Stars: Christian Potenza, Jess Mal Gibbons, Brooke D'Orsay, Terry McGurrin
Votes: 6,124
There's an episode called "Dude of the Living Dead". It was an hour-long Halloween special and the US premiere of the series on Cartoon Network.
39.
Goosebumps (1995–1998)
Episode:
The Haunted Mask: Part 1
(1995)
Not Rated | 21 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Carly Beth falls for every prank played on her. So on Halloween, she buys the scariest mask possible at an off limits room at an old store. However, little does she know that the mask has a mind of its own.
Director: Timothy Bond | Stars: Kathryn Long, Colin Fox, Kathryn Short, Brenda Bazinet
Votes: 1,458
40.
Goosebumps (1995–1998)
Episode:
The Haunted Mask: Part 2
(1995)
Not Rated | 23 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Frightened by her new face, Carly Beth begs the shop owner to remove the mask, but he says he cannot. The only way it can be removed however is if she finds a Symbol of Love.
Director: Timothy Bond | Stars: Kathryn Long, Colin Fox, Kathryn Short, Brenda Bazinet
Votes: 1,177
41. E.T. (1982)
PG | 115 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace
Votes: 437,728 | Gross: $435.11M
42. Mad Monster Party? (1967)
Unrated | 94 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
On the Isle of Evil, Baron Boris von Frankenstein reveals his imminent retirement and that he has refined the secret of total destruction, only to be upset when the other monsters try to steal the secret and kill his nephew, Felix Flanken.
Director: Jules Bass | Stars: Boris Karloff, Allen Swift, Gale Garnett, Phyllis Diller
Votes: 3,563
A lot of people might consider this oldie annoying or boring. But I had to add it to the list. Rankin/Bass made the best animated Christmas classics so, it's on the list! It stars Boris Karloff.
43. Frankenstein (1931)
Passed | 70 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff, John Boles
Votes: 79,742
A classic.
44. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson
Votes: 53,279 | Gross: $4.36M
A classic.
45. The Wolf Man (1941)
Passed | 70 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
Larry Talbot returns to his father's castle in Wales and meets a beautiful woman. One fateful night, Talbot escorts her to a local carnival where they meet a mysterious gypsy fortune teller.
Director: George Waggner | Stars: Claude Rains, Warren William, Lon Chaney Jr., Ralph Bellamy
Votes: 30,730
A classic.
46. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Passed | 74 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
The resurrected Wolf Man, seeking a cure for his malady, enlists the aid of a mad scientist, who claims he will not only rid the Wolf Man of his nocturnal metamorphosis, but also revive the frozen body of Frankenstein's inhuman creation.
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Ilona Massey, Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill
Votes: 9,959
A classic.
47. The Wolfman (2010)
R | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man is bitten and subsequently cursed by a werewolf.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Simon Merrells
Votes: 111,759 | Gross: $61.98M
48. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
PG | 152 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris
Votes: 856,457 | Gross: $317.58M
I've never understood why the Family Channel shows the Harry Potter movies at Christmas-time. Just because in most of them, it shows in a scene or two that it's Christmas? Alrighty then. If that's what it is, then this series is a good one to watch during either holiday, if you ask me. :)
49. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
PG | 161 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris
Votes: 692,688 | Gross: $261.99M
50. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
PG | 142 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Richard Griffiths
Votes: 691,919 | Gross: $249.36M
51. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
PG-13 | 157 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Eric Sykes
Votes: 681,868 | Gross: $290.01M
52. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Family
With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Brendan Gleeson
Votes: 633,597 | Gross: $292.00M
53. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
PG | 153 min | Action, Adventure, Family
As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon
Votes: 595,892 | Gross: $301.96M
54. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
PG-13 | 146 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
As Harry, Ron and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Bill Nighy
Votes: 599,429 | Gross: $295.98M
55. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
PG-13 | 130 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon
Votes: 948,985 | Gross: $381.01M
56.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode:
Halloween
(1997)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.
Director: Bruce Seth Green | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter
Votes: 4,675
57.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode:
Fear Itself
(1999)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends find themselves trapped inside a haunted frat house complete with real bats, zombies, and a terrifying demon.
Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Seth Green
Votes: 3,738
58.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode:
Hush
(1999)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
When everyone in Sunnydale loses their voice, the Scooby Gang must silently solve the mystery of the monsters who stole their ability to speak.
Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, James Marsters
Votes: 8,258
This isn't actually a Halloween episode, but it was -in my opinion- one of the creepiest episodes of the series.
59.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode:
All the Way
(2001)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Dawn discovers her crush has a deadly secret. Xander announces his engagement to Anya, and Tara worries about Willow's reliance on magic.
Director: David Solomon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield Ford, Michelle Trachtenberg
Votes: 2,548
60.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Treehouse of Horror
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
The Simpsons move into a cursed house, then are abducted by aliens, before Homer is ensconced in a tale by Edgar Allen Poe.
Directors: Wesley Archer, Rich Moore, David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,365
The Simpsons have aired a new "Treehouse of Horror" episode every season since season 2 (1990).
61.
Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode:
A Safe and Sane Halloween
(1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Tabitha brings three storybook goblins to life and they go trick-or-treating with them around Morning Glory Circle.
Director: William Asher | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Erin Murphy
Votes: 324
62.
Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode:
To Trick-Or-Treat or Not to Trick-Or-Treat
(1969)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
For participating in Halloween trick-or-treating and disrespecting witches in general, Endora turns Darrin into a stereotypical Halloween witch.
Director: William Asher | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead, David White
Votes: 269
63.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003)
Episode:
A Halloween Story
(1996)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When she's forced to attend a family affair, Sabrina sends a clone to Harvey's party, where the simple-minded stand-in (who can only speak three sentences) agrees to streak naked in order ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nate Richert
Votes: 420
64.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003)
Episode:
A River of Candy Corn Runs Through It
(1997)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Valerie announces an unplanned Halloween party at Sabrina's who decides to whip one up and has to deal with her aunts' talking furniture.
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nate Richert
Votes: 337
65.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003)
Episode:
Good Will Haunting
(1998)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Sabrina gets a weird doll that brings monster party crashers; Hilda and Zelda have run out of excuses for not going to their Aunt Beulah's Halloween party.
Director: Kenneth R. Koch | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nate Richert
Votes: 299
66.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003)
Episode:
Episode LXXXI: The Phantom Menace
(1999)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
After a short job search, Sabrina is hired as a barista at the local coffee house. However, her decision to work on Halloween is not popular with her aunts, and their ominous prediction ... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth R. Koch | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nate Richert
Votes: 223
67.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003)
Episode:
The Halloween Scene
(2000)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Sabrina has a Halloween party at her old place and ends up counseling Frankenstein and his bride.
Director: Melissa Joan Hart | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nick Bakay
Votes: 170
68.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003)
Episode:
Murder on the Halloween Express
(2001)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Sabrina is fed up with her friends' unenthusiastic attitudes towards Halloween so she plans for them to go on a Halloween Murder Mystery Train. But she doesn't realize it's a magical train ... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth R. Koch | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nick Bakay
Votes: 179
69.
Roseanne (1988–2018)
Episode:
Boo!
(1989)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama
The first of the annual Halloween episodes finds Roseanne doing her best to scare Dan who is waiting to hear about an important business deal going through.
Director: John Pasquin | Stars: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Fishman
Votes: 445
70.
Roseanne (1988–2018)
Episode:
Trick or Treat
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Gender bending abounds with the annual Conner fright-fest that finds Roseanne in drag and Dan worrying about DJ dressing up as a witch.
Director: John Whitesell | Stars: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Fishman
Votes: 319
71.
Roseanne (1988–2018)
Episode:
Trick Me Up, Trick Me Down
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The annual Halloween Lanford event finds Roseanne following her neighbor Kathy Bowman, convinced she's planning a prank, and Jackie flirting with an unknown man in a moose costume.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman | Stars: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Fishman
Votes: 311
There were 4 more Halloween episodes after this one, in seasons 5-8, but the three listed here are my favorite ones.
72.
Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode:
Haunting of Taylor House
(1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
On Tool Time: Tim is demonstrating how to make a brick wall. Since it's Halloween, he also dresses up as a monster in an attempt to scare Al. Together, they carve jack-o-lanterns. Except ... See full summary »
Director: John Pasquin | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Taran Noah Smith
Votes: 337
73.
Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode:
Crazy for You
(1993)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family
It's Halloween time and the pranks begin. A fan named Rose sends Tim cookies and starts calling him at home. Tim worries about an obsessive fan, but Jill dismisses it. Jill has her own plans for tricking Tim.
Director: Andy Cadiff | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Taran Noah Smith
Votes: 333
74.
Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode:
Let Them Eat Cake
(1995)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family
Tim, Jill, Al, and Ilene attend the Cable Awards banquet, leaving Brad and his new older friend to babysit a sick Mark. The boys take the opportunity to throw a house party.
Director: Andy Cadiff | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Votes: 252
75.
Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode:
I Was a Teenage Taylor
(1996)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family
It's Halloween, and the pranks begin. Brad and Randy begin with a head in the microwave, Tim and Jill follow up with actor playing a mysterious visitor. Brad and Randy find out and pretend to be frightened, causing Tim and Jill to worry.
Director: Geoffrey Nelson | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Votes: 246
76.
Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode:
A Night to Dismember
(1997)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family
Mark and his friend make a horror movie, with the Taylors being the stars. They are filmed as the perfect family. Tim and Jill view the movie; Mark is shown as the forgotten son who seeks evil, Jill worries Mark really feels forgotten.
Director: Geoffrey Nelson | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Richard Karn
Votes: 239
77.
Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode:
Bewitched
(1998)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family
Wilson disappears after hosting a Halloween party with his new romantic interest, a woman who claims to be a witch.
Director: Geoffrey Nelson | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Debbe Dunning
Votes: 234
78.
Boy Meets World (1993–2000)
Episode:
Who's Afraid of Cory Wolf?
(1994)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Cory is terrified he may be turning into a werewolf after he's bitten by a strange animal. He visits a fortune teller and, instead of offering advice, she confirms Cory's suspicion and ... See full summary »
Director: David Trainer | Stars: Ben Savage, William Daniels, Betsy Randle, Will Friedle
Votes: 317
79.
Boy Meets World (1993–2000)
Episode:
The Witches of Pennbrook
(1997)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Jack puts girls in front of friendship when he falls for a girl named Millie. Eric, on the other hand, soon discovers that the girl is a witch but Jack is in too deep to see the truth. This... See full summary »
Director: Alan Myerson | Stars: Ben Savage, William Daniels, Betsy Randle, Will Friedle
Votes: 275
80.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Halloween
(1985)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Vanessa has a boy/girl Halloween party at home. Cliff takes Rudy and her friends trick or treating.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 177
81.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Cliff's Mistake
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Cliff misplaces a power drill he borrowed; the children plan a Halloween party.
Directors: Carl Lauten, Reggie Life | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 143
82.
That '70s Show (1998–2006)
Episode:
Halloween
(1999)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
It's Halloween and the gang goes to their old abandoned, burnt down grammar school.
Director: David Trainer | Stars: Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson
Votes: 1,184
83.
That '70s Show (1998–2006)
Episode:
Too Old to Trick or Treat, Too Young to Die
(2000)
TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Eric chases Fez, who came in black lingerie as Halloween costume, onto the roof for a ball and nearly falls off- trying to help him, Fez loses balance and lands in a wheelchair, spying on ... See full summary »
Director: David Trainer | Stars: Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson
Votes: 1,234
84.
What I Like About You (2002–2006)
Episode:
Ghost of a Chance
(2004)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Holly helps the group get ready to celebrate while holding onto her secret about dropping out of college. Lauren takes Val to a "dude" ranch, but they wind up in a "nude" ranch.
Director: Steve Zuckerman | Stars: Amanda Bynes, Wesley Jonathan, Leslie Grossman, Allison Munn
Votes: 49
85.
What I Like About You (2002–2006)
Episode:
The Perfect Date
(2005)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Holly gets jealous over phone numbers in Vinces' phone. Meanwhile, in an attempt to convince herself that she doesn't have feelings for Vic, Val goes on a date. The guy turns out to be kind... See full summary »
Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Amanda Bynes, Wesley Jonathan, Leslie Grossman, Nick Zano
Votes: 48
86.
What I Like About You (2002–2006)
Episode:
Halloween
(2005)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Holly and Vince go to the country for a romantic weekend, and Holly decides she is ready for the next step in their relationship. Upon learning of Holly's desires, Vince feels immense pressure and has second thoughts.
Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Amanda Bynes, Wesley Jonathan, Leslie Grossman, Nick Zano
Votes: 48
87.
Reba (2001–2007)
Episode:
The Ghost and Mrs. Hart
(2003)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama
The former owner of Brock's house died while at home; Reba convinces Barbra Jean that the house is haunted. Barbra Jean is so frightened she stays at Reba's place. Reba says they should ... See full summary »
Directors: Will Mackenzie, Christopher Rich | Stars: Reba McEntire, Christopher Rich, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Steve Howey
Votes: 95
88.
Reba (2001–2007)
Episode:
Best Li'l Haunted House in Texas
(2005)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama
Reba is enjoying the preparations and pranks for Halloween, but sad when no one else plans to be home. Cheyenne goes to her support group party; Van is jealous she spends a lot of time with her hunky sponsor.
Director: Will Mackenzie | Stars: Reba McEntire, Christopher Rich, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Steve Howey
Votes: 129
89.
Family Matters (1989–1998)
Episode:
Stevil
(1996)
Not Rated | 22 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A ventriloquist's dummy, which looks exactly like Urkel, comes to life and terrorizes the Winslows and Steve must stop it.
Director: Richard Correll | Stars: Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton, Rosetta LeNoire, Darius McCrary
Votes: 142
90.
Family Matters (1989–1998)
Episode:
Stevil II: This Time He's Not Alone
(1997)
Not Rated | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Today is Halloween and Steve plans to spend a nice, quiet one with his friend, Laura. Unfortunately, Stevil, his evil ventriloquist dummy, is back with a vengeance with Steve's ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Correll | Stars: Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton, Darius McCrary, Kellie Shanygne Williams
Votes: 136
There are actually a few more Halloween episodes of Family Matters. I think it's seasons 2, 4 and 6.
91.
Friends (1994–2004)
Episode:
The One with the Halloween Party
(2001)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Monica and Chandler decide to throw a Halloween party; Phoebe runs into Ursula and her fiancée, who knows nothing about the "real" Ursula.
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 4,822
Hilarious episode.
92.
Dawson's Creek (1998–2003)
Episode:
Four Scary Stories
(2001)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Romance
After going to see a scary movie and feeling completely unsatisfied, Joey, Jack, and Pacey arrive at Grams' house and decide to tell some scary stories of their own. First off, Joey tells ... See full summary »
Director: Krishna Rao | Stars: James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams, Joshua Jackson
Votes: 251
I don't know that this was actually a Halloween episode, but the episode features scary stories/encounters being told by a few of the cast. - I loved Dawson's creek when I was in school so that's why these two episodes are on here.
93.
Dawson's Creek (1998–2003)
Episode:
Living Dead Girl
(2002)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Romance
On Halloween night, Todd throws a costume rave on the sound stage where Dawson thinks he sees the ghost of a famous Hollywood actress whom was murdered, while he also sees Todd and Natasha ... See full summary »
Director: Les Sheldon | Stars: James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams, Joshua Jackson
Votes: 279
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