It’s time to get in the Halloween spirit with some bewitching binges.
Streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu and Disney+ have numerous TV shows that are perfect for a frightfully good Halloween marathon.
Ryan Murphy shows like American Horror Story and Scream Queens are great for the horror fan, while Disney+ offers some family-friendly options, including Wizards of Waverly Place. Plus, there are plenty of choices for supernatural fans across various platforms: The Vampire Diaries, Teen Wolf and many more.
Whether you’re looking for laughs or scares, here are the best Halloween shows streaming online.
American Horror Story
Ryan Murphy’s hit anthology series will keep you up all night long with 12 scary seasons (and counting).
Scream Queens
If AHS is too scary for you, Ryan Murphy’s Scream Queens — about a group of college sorority girls being terrorized by a mysterious Red Devil killer — is the next best thing for some spooky fun.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Starring Melissa Joan Hart, Sabrina the Teenage Witch packs the laughs with a supernatural twist. Plus, the show has a handful of Halloween-themed episodes.
Shadowhunters
Based on the book series The Mortal Instruments, the Freeform series follows a girl (Katherine McNamara) who descends from a long line of human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons.
What We Do in the Shadows
This mockumentary comedy series follows a group of vampire roommates and their adventures in Staten Island.
Teen Wolf
After getting bitten by a wolf, a young high schooler (Tyler Posey) finds his whole world turned upside down as he battles against various supernatural creatures to protect his hometown. Bonus: A handful of stars returned for a 2023 movie.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, the ’90s series follows a high schooler named Buffy as she battles against vampires, demons and other dark forces as one of the “Chosen Ones.”
Sleepy Hollow
Loosely based on the 1820 short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” this drama horror series follows all the supernatural occurrences that take place in the town of Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
Wednesday
Executive produced by Tim Burton, this supernatural series stars scream queen Jenna Ortega as the iconic Wednesday Addams. Forced to enroll at Nevermore Academy — her parents’ alma mater for misfit monsters — Wednesday finds herself in the middle of a decades-long mystery, using her wit and psychic abilities to solve the boarding school’s deepest, darkest secrets.
Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities
Created by the visionary behind the Oscar-winning Pinocchio (2022), this Emmy-winning anthology horror series presents eight visually thrilling, nightmarish tales, ranging from colossal rats to alien parasites. This series features performances from Lize Johnston, Rupert Grint, Ben Barnes and more.
Watch Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities on Netflix
The Haunting of Hill House
If haunted house tales are your thing, you’ll definitely want to tune in to The Haunting of Hill House, which follows a family’s paranormal experiences at the titular home. There are even more spooks in the follow-up season, The Haunting of Bly Manor.
Boo, Bitch
Starring Lana Condor and Zoe Colletti, the limited series about a high school teen-turned-ghost (Candor) trying to live her best life is the perfect quick binge.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
If you need another Halloween show after binging all seven seasons of Riverdale, Netflix’s horror twist on Sabrina Spellman (Kiernan Shipka) from Archie Comics is the series for you.
The Magicians
Based on the novel of the same name, this series follows a young magician (Jason Ralph) who learns that his favorite childhood fantasy novel about a magical world called Fillory is based on real events.
Locke & Key
Following the tragic death of their father, three children discover a series of magical keys throughout their home and their family’s dark backstory.
Stranger Things
Set in the ’80s, Netflix’s hit series follows a group of young kids living in the seemingly quiet town of Hawkins, Ind., which becomes the center of strange supernatural events. Stranger Things stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin and more.
Black Mirror
The sci-fi anthology series explores the dark consequences of technology set in near-future dystopias.
The Order
The short-lived Netflix series follows a young college student (Jake Manley) who joins a secret society that teaches and practices magic.
Julie and the Phantoms
From Kenny Ortega, a.k.a. the mastermind behind High School Musical and Hocus Pocus, comes this supernatural musical series about a young girl (Madison Reyes) who forms a band with three ghost musicians.
The Walking Dead
A group of humans fights to stay alive in a post-apocalyptic society overrun by zombies in this hit AMC series.
True Blood
The HBO series follows a group of vampires after a synthetic blood product branded “Tru Blood” has been released, allowing vampires and humans to coexist together.
Pretty Little Liars
While not entirely spooky, Pretty Little Liars definitely packs the thrills as a group of friends are stalked and blackmailed by a mysterious figure, “A.”
The Vampire Diaries
The CW’s hit series tells the story of two brothers (Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder), who became vampires in the 1860s, as they return to their hometown of Mystic Falls.
The Originals
A spinoff of The Vampire Diaries, The Originals takes a closer look at the original family of vampires as they return to their hometown of New Orleans, which is filled with even more supernatural beings such as witches and werewolves.
The Twilight Zone
A reboot of the original 1950s series, the modern show led by Jordan Peele continues to tell more stories rooted in the supernatural.
Chucky
He’s your friend till the end. On this SyFy horror series, original Chucky voice actor Brad Dourif reprises his role as the titular doll, who goes on a murder spree in a suburban town in New Jersey.
Charmed
The series follows a trio of sisters (Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano) known as “the Charmed Ones,” who are deemed the most powerful good witches of all time.
Agatha All Along
Picking up three years after WandaVision‘s epic finale, Agatha All Along sees Kathryn Hahn reprising her iconic role as Agatha Harkness. With a little help from a goth teen (Joe Locke), Agatha escapes her spellbound captivity in Westview, N.J. Free yet powerless, she bands together with her rebellious ally to form a new coven of witches — and together, they must embark on the Witches’ Road, where old enemies and treacherous challenges hide at every corner.
Goosebumps
Disney+’s anthology series brings R.L. Stine‘s best-selling books to life on the small screen. Season 1 follows a group of high schoolers investigating a decades-old mystery involving the death of a teen, while season 2 centers on twins and their friends as they uncover secrets tied to the 1994 disappearance of four teens.
So Weird
The ’90s Disney Channel series centers on a young teenage girl (Cara DeLizia) and the mysterious supernatural occurrences she faces as she tours with her musician mother (Mackenzie Phillips).
Once Upon a Time
The hit ABC series flips classic fairy tales upside down as a group of residents from the Enchanted Forest finds themselves in the real world.
Wizards of Waverly Place
Starring Selena Gomez in her breakout role, the hit Disney Channel series about a family of wizards is something the whole family can enjoy.
Ghosts
When a married couple (Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar) are willed a neglected country estate, they plan to transform it into a cozy bed-and-breakfast. What they didn’t count on was inheriting its long-term residents — a close-knit group of ghosts who aren’t ready to welcome new guests into their home.
Twin Peaks
Renowned filmmaker David Lynch revolutionized television when infusing his cinematic style into this early-’90s mystery series. Twin Peaks follows FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) and Sheriff Harry S. Truman (Michael Ontkean) as they investigate the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) in the titular Washington town.
Good Witch
If you love Hallmark movies, this series about a young witch named Cassie (Catherine Bell) living in the quiet town of Middleton is right up your alley.
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