2024 Halloween TV Schedule

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Jumping on my soap box early this season I guess. I don’t understand why Hollywood doesn’t own a calendar. I mean they must right cause they have their fall premiers so they know when fall is….yet there is  Halloween stuff starting in SEPTEMBER.. and CHRISTMAS MOVIES starting in October …. Like what?! How .. Why…. When… I repeat … WHAT?! It boggles my mind honestly. It’s a ready made series of fun and they just dismiss it every year and well that’s just not ok! It’s time we stand up and demand more … or watch what we are given and sit down. I mean you guys do you I’m gonna be over here with Micheal Myers seeing if he finally catches Jamie.  

The point is … once again my Halloween calendar is being over run by the main stays, the OGs if you will. I’m thankful for the networks who not only understand this but embrace it. Looking at you Freeform, Syfy, TMC, AMC, and I appreciate your efforts to keep the fun in Halloween …. Yeah ok fun isn’t in the word Halloween but we all know it’s implied. So just … let me have this ok!

These are networks that understand this time of season and what the viewers want to watch. , I did discover a few new offerings from Hallmark that might have people interested. One in particular called Haunted Wedding that I will admit I have already marked on my calendar cause it sounds … interesting. I’m sure it’s got the same formula as all the other Hallmark movies but I guess I can’t be mad at that. If it aint broke, well make a kabillion of them apparently.

 We don’t want candy canes …. Yet…. we want apple spiced stuff or for some of you pumpkin spiced things. We don’t want presents with pretty ribbons we want candy and in some cases gore. HECK make a scary Halloween Chrismas movie if you must just slow your fraking roll and let us enjoy the holiday please and thank you! I’m looking at the stores too who have already started pushing the Halloween stuff to the smallest possible shelf they can in order to make room for Santa and his gang.

For those new to this party, and there are several of you, I will re-state the rules, for those veterans out there please forgive me for giving a short explanation and allow your attention to wander freely if you’d like. (thanks for that line Albus! – 10 pts for your house if you can tell me which Harry Potter book that’s paraphrased from).

The Rules:

• I live in the central time zone, the times on this calendar reflect that, adjust accordingly if you have traveled north of the Mason Dixie Line or spread your wings out West. Don’t call me cause you missed your “favorite” show/movie, that’s not my mess. Be a big girl or boy and crank up that DVR and find out when it comes on again cause odds are it will. It is about perspective people!
• Time Zones are hard and sometimes I screw up the conversion from Eastern Time Zone to Central. See Note above for how I feel about you finding a mistake on the calendar.
• Unless otherwise stated the times are PM, this calendar is also geared towards the after work hours cause that’s mostly when I can watch. My office seems to think it’s a distraction if I watch while at work, I mean I still do sometimes. For those WFH peeps or stay at home moms feel free to check out these channels throughout the day for more spooky goodness.
• Lastly this calendar shows things I want to see, movies and specials that take me back to my childhood or that just make me happy. Some are kid themed, and some are more adult oriented. PLEASE be mindful of that before you sit down with your little and they can’t sleep cause Freddy might get them. That’s your mess not mine but Kudos to you for showing them a classic. Seriously don’t be that person and there’s always one. This is supposed to be for fun, if you make it not be for fun well you won’t get it next year. PS if you don’t get this one you don’t get the Christmas one either so be sure that’s what you need/want before firing off that e-mail. This isn’t the internet where you can say whatever you want without consequences. 

If you are a digital user the easiest way is to saving it to your phone so you can check it on the fly, I mean who hasn’t gone to the bar keep at the local restaurant to ask them to switch from the game to Friday the 13th ? Just me …. Yeah, the crowd didn’t think it was a good idea either, but I stand by the request and will likely make it again. When I print it, and I do, I print it 11X17 but 8.5X11 is often good enough, especially if you can use one of those cool work printers … not that I do that.

Now I must warn you … these networks have some kind of dyslexia cause I have noticed that they will show the movies and their sequels but often in not any kind of order that makes sense in any world that we live in.  In the case of Halloween or Friday the 13th or even Nightmare on Elm Street when there are more sequels than the Queen had jewels (RIP Liz) they really got dumb. Like I honestly think they are throwing darts at a board and just showing whatever the heck they want. Which if i think about it is their prerogative. If it’s a full night of say Halloween fun I just put Halloween Marathon and it’s up to you to find what you want to watch, that’s right you don’t get out of doing some work on this thing too. If you pick Halloween Three we can no longer be friends.  

A few shows of note:

• Freeform – is once again bringing their 31 nights of Halloween to the party. Just about every night there is fun and laughter and lots of animation that satisfies both adults and little’s alike. So sit down relax and fall into the fun of your childhood. The joy starts October 1st.
• AMC is where you go for all out gore …. Fear Fest starts October 1st and it is not to be messed with and is to be revered and loved for the wonder that it is. Lots of classics on the list and marathon on top of marathon. Lots of theme nights.
• Hallmark channel is showing up for their “Fall into Love” event with “new” movies to offer which mostly premiered in September but I guess if you haven’t seen it then its new to you. There are likely others on the schedule but I focused on those offered for 2024. I admit I’m interested in Haunted Wedding cause there’s just so many things they could do with hat and I can’t wait.
• SYFY is also having a 31 days of Halloween and I admit I was working on this letter when I realized I had forgotten them completely, and well we can’t have that I mean this channel gives so much love to the leprechaun series, Child’s Play and all the classics and shame on Marcy for forgetting them.  Sadly the SYFY schedule only takes us through mid month … so there’s more out there than what I’m showing. In my defense I’m mad at SYFY for cancelling Reginald the Vampire and they deserve what they get.
• Food Network – for some reason another year has come and Food Network started their Halloween programing in September. So they aren’t on this calendar but the main programs include Halloween Wars, Halloween Baking Championship, Kids Baking Championship, and really the only one you need to be aware of is Outrageous Pumpkins. This year they are having an “all star” cast from previous seasons (who knew they had been on long enough to do that!)
• Disney Channel is once again having a Monstober starting October 1st … which isn’t dumb at all, however the craziest thing about it is that they have very little to offer. As you know this calendar is not about established shows that are having Halloween theme shows and with the entirety of Disney+ at their disposal it’s insane to me how little they have to offer. However They are showing Wizards Beyond Waverly Place which I have featured on the calendar cause I’m intrigued by it.
• Tuner Classic Movies (TCM) is back for an entire October of Horror Films and they are back on the calendar if only cause of the variety they bring to the table. Even though I no longer have this channel which makes me both sad and a little angry. Thanks a lot TED!
• Charlie Brown - Apple TV+ is still the home for all the Peanut’s specials …. Like last year they are opening up free access to non-subscribers so they can watch their favorite holiday specials but only for limited windows of time. This includes:
• It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown   Streaming free on: Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20
• A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Streaming free on: Saturday, November 23 and Sunday, November 24
• A Charlie Brown Christmas   Streaming free on: Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15.
• Fox: The Simpson’s Treehouse of Horrors will air the first Sunday of November cause that’s not dumb at all … between football, baseball, and NASCAR Fox has over extended themselves but they really should keep this special during the month of October.

Of course, there is streaming but even I can’t get up the energy for that rant tonight …. You know what to do …. Huluween, MAX, Prime, Disney+, and of course the almighty Netflix, to only name a few, will have various offerings of Halloween fun. Just so you know HULU does have the Garfield Halloween Adventure and it’s well not as good as my childhood remembers but it’s better than some of the junk out there and I can’t wait to watch it again and again.

So enjoy a scare, carve a pumpkin, eat all the good candy and buy some more for the little beggers who grace your front door just do whatever you need to in order to keep Mariah at bay a little bit longer. IYKYK.

Marcy

2017 Halloween TV Calendar

I’m not gonna lie, this one was hard ya’ll. I mean where is Michael Myers? Where’s Freddy? Carrie finally showed up but only a few times? Where’s Regan? Heck with the rebirth of Pennywise I figured he’d be everywhere but no … then again they have been showing his original movie for over a month. Thank goodness for SYFY who seems to understand the importance of an October that has a FRIDAY THE 13^TH even if they are showing Friday the 13^th Marathon on the 9^th…cause that totally makes sense. I’m very disappointed. That’s not to say the Calendar doesn’t have some good ones but I miss my old friends and hope they come back soon.

The calendar is below in JPEG format set up for 11X17 format but it is readable on 8.5X11 if that’s all you have, don’t feel bad printer it’s not your fault. If you want a PDF hit me up on twitter (DM) with your e-mail and I'll send you one or download it from the link below :

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AqWLPOwV92QJldFDs1Lb2MwSoaSiPg

I have found in recent years saving the PDF to my phone has been the best way to check the calendar on the fly, but saving it as a JPEG works too if you phone won’t open a PDF (seriously get a new phone, I mean my Windows Phone can do it why can’t yours!?).

UPDATE !!!! UPDATE!!!! UPDATE!!!!!

The classic animated Halloween-themed PEANUTS special, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” created by late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz will air THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 (8:00–8:30 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. The program will air with Spanish audio via SAP. (Rebroadcast. ABC OAD: 10/30/01)

https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-ITS-THE-GREAT-PUMPKIN-CHARLIE-BROWN-on-ABC-Thursday-October-19-2017-20171002

UPDATE !!!! UPDATE!!!! UPDATE!!!!!

As always … a few guidelines… that none of you will read and I’ll have to have these conversations several times over the next few days…then again … I have to include them so my argument of “Dude I gave you the rules!” will hold true:

·       I live in the central time zone, the times on this calendar reflect that, adjust accordingly for those of that have traveled far and wide.

·       Unless otherwise stated the times are PM

o    Also the times may vary (my Tivo could be wrong, the website could be wrong, I might have screwed up the conversation from Eastern/Central time zone cause numbers are not my friend and a really awesome song was on) the point is … don’t call cause you missed The Addams Family and now Stephanie is sad.

o    Suck it up and look up the next showing on your own and if you can’t find it tell Stephanie sometimes life sucks, or go to the God of retail and order the darn thing if it’s that important for Stephanie, I mean Christmas is right around the corner.

·       This calendar reflects the channels I get. There’s no Netflix on here no online crap cause yeah I don’t do that.

1.    That’s right people it’s all about me not you I’m just sharing the wealth!

1.    You are welcome!

o    Feel free to make your own calendar, which if you don’t share with the world around you .. then you are just the worst.

1.    Seriously tho.. Love ya!

o    Fine…. Here’s some links to the Halloween awesome that will be appearing on Netflix if you simply must be involved in that kind of thing.

http://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3461504/every-halloween-tv-special-can-now-stream-netflix/

http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3460284/netflix-gets-halloween-spirit-heres-whats-streaming-october/

http://horrorfreaknews.com/horror-movies-thrillers-arriving-netflix-october-2017/20499

·       This calendar contains shows I want to see, so it includes a mixture of adult themed shows/movies and kid themed shows/movies, cause let’s face it I’m basically a little person in a big person body.

o    PLEASE be mindful of what is on before you sit the kids down with popcorn to watch Michael Myers in Halloween (seriously where is he? Isn’t anyone else worried about the cute little clown?)

o    Again the point is … don’t call me cause Timmy watched Krampus and can’t sleep because that movie is seriously messed up on so many levels but in a really great way… that’s your mess not mine.

1.    Seriously don’t call, Timmy or Stephanie are not my mess I didn’t birth them but can totally take care of them for you… *wink *wink….

1.    My lawyers have informed me that I can’t threaten your kid like that… I tried to explained I wasn’t threatening the kid. He sighed and walked away, not sure if I still have to pay him or not. Should I set up a go fund me?! Isn’t that what people do now?!

·       In case you are living under a rock, ABC Family is now FreeForm, tho I’m not sure why. So when you check out the calendar and don’t see the 13 Nights of Halloween .. it is there it’s just under the Freeform name. (I still don’t know if it’s one word or two).

o    NOTE: there are several channels like Freeform (seriously 1 word or 2?), TCM, AMC, SYFY, FX, etc., who show round the clock shows this time of year.

1.    Due to space limitations I picked the ones I want to see, and figure if you are watching those you will learn about sequels coming on next so again check listings in and around shows as there’s far more on than what made the calendar this year.

I am sad to report that there are several classics that haven’t made the calendar, but not because they aren’t loved. From Beetlejuice, to Gremlins, to It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown etc., their showtimes aren’t posted yet. I’m sure they are showing it, I mean why wouldn’t they? The sites are more concerned about their fall lineups than my Halloween calendar which frankly is just rude! Heck even AMC was like hey we have the Walking Dead, and Fear the Walking Dead, and Talking About the Walking Dead, (I mean really take an idea and run it into the ground why don’t you) what more do you need and the internet was all we need FEAR FEST! So the AMC Gods replied, ok fine it’s happening but here’s a limited line up for it cause did you hear Walking Dead is back!!!!! … Sigh … All of this is to say PLEASE watch out additional programing to pop up throughout the month, as some of them are just too much fun to miss.

A few programs of note:

·       Halloween Wars is back on Food Network starting Oct. 1^st with a “Road to Halloween Wars” special followed by the premier of the new season. This as you all know by now is a 4 part completion series where teams of pumpkin carvers, cake decorators, and candy makers try to prove they are the best. Each episode, airing on Sunday nights (and repeating on weekends), have a different theme with a team going home every week until there’s a final winner at the end of the month. Check it out every Sunday night! It’s awesome! :D

·       Michael Jackson’s Halloween will air on Oct. 27th at 7 on CBS, cause that makes sense. It’s an animated special that will happens to coincide with a new “Halloween compilation album” by the man himself titled “SCREAM” featuring hits like Thriller. It’s animated, it’s got good music … it’s new … I’m in.

·       SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom will air on Oct. 13^th at 6 on Nickelodeon. Spongebob is always good for some laughs, or groans. Either way enjoy.

·       Fox is showing the 28^th Simpson’s Treehouse of Horrors on Sunday Oct. 22^nd  Rumor has it Maggie is going to have an exorcism, and Mario Batali will eat Homer, oh I hope he’s wearing his Crocs.  So check that out then turn over to Food Network for Halloween Wars, seriously I live for Halloween Wars!  

·       AMC is doing FEAR FEST again but I fear it is only because they have to which makes me sad. The line up is very lame and its only from Oct. 23rd through Oct. 31st. Which is  just so unfair. Stupid AMC. We get it … walking dead is taking over your channel … it doesn’t have to be this way we can stage an intervention …. Just reach out. Tell Chris Hardwick to blink 3 times fast and we’ll come running. Also can I add that their new website makes my head hurt like so much.

·       SYFY is also celebrating 31 days of Halloween starting Oct. 1st showing great “cult” horror movies and science fiction awesomeness which includes original movies and classics. SYFY has saved my calendar this year and for that I’m grateful.

·       FreeForm (Formerly ABC Family) is once again celebrating the 13 Nights of Halloween starting October 19th with lots of fun animation and family friendly movies and Halloween themed shows for the Stephanie’s and Timmy’s of the world who can’t handle the adult goodness that this holiday offers.  

·       Turner Classic Movies is enjoying Halloween this summer with theme nights every Friday including 20’s Horror, Horror Comedies, Evil Scientists/Doctors, and Universal Horrors. It’s always good for some old school black and white fun, like Little Shop of Horrors, The Monster, Carnival of Souls … you know that kind of thing.  I believe this years theme appears to be Dracula cause you know crazy Ted has to have a theme.

·       Hallmark finally decided to not bypass Halloween all together and realized there was a market for it, even if they are surrounded by Christmas shows (which did NOT make the calendar—that’s another calendar that Hallmark is already trying to take over). I’ll admit Hallmark is more “love of fall” than love of gore and awesome but some of them look worth a shot but I still say you take a hallmark script, change out the character names, maybe a different little Upstate NY town, add a love crazed girl and a down to earth fella who meet at exactly the wrong time until oh woe is me they are in love right as the credits are ready to run. We got us a movie ya’ll now here go make 27 more. They did bring back the Good Witch so I can’t complain too much about it.

This calendar does not focus on regular show “Halloween theme episodes” so no a Halloween themed Reba, How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, or Roseanne won’t appear on this calendar. It’s more for movies and TV specials tho I admit Roseanne should be required viewing for TV writers tasked with writing a Halloween Themed episode. If you are home and one comes on definitely stop and watch it. FX/CMT/LOGO is all about the Roseanne, seriously you’ll thank me.

The intention of this calendar, much like the Christmas one is to get your family to pause and spend some time together making memories. Maybe carve a pumpkin while watching, create some fantastic Halloween Treats from your various Social Media sites, or work on your costume – don’t forget the props - and RELAX with your family. I loved watching the Garfield Halloween special as a kid, and am sad that it no longer comes on. That’s the other reason for this calendar, if we stop watching they will stop showing it. I present the opening paragraph of this e-mail as exhibit A. So just because you have the Great Pumpkin on a shelf, take the time to watch it with your family when it FINALLY airs on ABC. SERIOUSLY WATCH HALLOWEEN WARS that show simply can’t go away … I won’t have it!!!

So sit back, scare yourself, and have a GREAT Halloween! It’s fall people enjoy it!

Marcy