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Freeform's 'Nights of Halloween' Is Almost Here & People Are P*ssed at the Lineup

EntertainmentPublished Sep 17, 2018
By Tanvier Peart
Robin Williams as Mrs. DoubtfireMrs. Doubtfire/Facebook

As the air starts to turn crisp and the leaves show signs of changing colors, many of us will begin to lose our sh*t because that means one thing: Halloween is on the way. It's a season of fun, thrills, screams, and endless hours of our favorite scary movies and childhood throwbacks. Welp, Freeform is gearing up with its annual "Nights of Halloween" schedule, and when we say people aren't here for it, believe us.

Freeform is switching things up, bidding adieu to its "13 Nights of Halloween" for "31 Nights of Halloween."

The network's lineup will officially kick off Monday, October 1.

OK, you got our attention.

"Hocus Pocus" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas" are two classics that are a part of the schedule ...-placeholder
"Hocus Pocus" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas" are two classics that are a part of the schedule ...
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"Hocus Pocus" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas" are two classics that are a part of the schedule ...

(YAS.)

along with other family-friendly options -- like "Hotel Transylvania," "ParaNorman," and "Toy Story of Terror!"

Other movies on Freeform's Halloween list keep with the theme, even if pumpkins and screams of "trick or treat!" aren't involved.-placeholder
Other movies on Freeform's Halloween list keep with the theme, even if pumpkins and screams of "trick or treat!" aren't involved.
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Other movies on Freeform's Halloween list keep with the theme, even if pumpkins and screams of "trick or treat!" aren't involved.

Sweeney Todd, Witches of Eastwick, and The Haunted Mansion are some examples of movies in the lineup that make sense -- though the first two films (both rated R) might need some heavy editing due to the content.

Other choices are catching the side-eye ... because they don't make a lick of sense.-placeholder
Other choices are catching the side-eye ... because they don't make a lick of sense.
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Other choices are catching the side-eye ... because they don't make a lick of sense.

Yup, The Parent Trap.

And people AREN'T here for it ... and are very confused.

The other films that round out Freeform's "31 Nights of Halloween" include:

Addams Family

Alice in Wonderland

Big Hero 6

Bolt

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Clue

Dark Shadows

Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic

Despicable Me

Frozen

Hotel Transylvania

Jurassic Park

Maggie

Maleficent

Milan

Monster House

Monsters, Inc.

Monsters University

Spooky Buddies

Teen Spirit

The Boxtrolls

The Breakfast Club

The Final Girls

The Goonies

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Warm Bodies

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

People want answers as to why some Halloween classics didn't make the cut.-placeholder
People want answers as to why some Halloween classics didn't make the cut.
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People want answers as to why some Halloween classics didn't make the cut.

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But films like "Frozen" and "Mrs. Doubtfire" did.-placeholder
But films like "Frozen" and "Mrs. Doubtfire" did.
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But films like "Frozen" and "Mrs. Doubtfire" did.

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Folks also have questions about why Freeform expanded its "Nights of Halloween" only to show the same movies over and over (and over) again.-placeholder
Folks also have questions about why Freeform expanded its "Nights of Halloween" only to show the same movies over and over (and over) again.
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Folks also have questions about why Freeform expanded its "Nights of Halloween" only to show the same movies over and over (and over) again.

Judging by the reaction, it seems pretty safe to assume Freeform didn't poll its audience about what they want (or don't want) to see.-placeholder
Judging by the reaction, it seems pretty safe to assume Freeform didn't poll its audience about what they want (or don't want) to see.
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Judging by the reaction, it seems pretty safe to assume Freeform didn't poll its audience about what they want (or don't want) to see.

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Yeah ... we're still confused about "Mrs. Doubtfire" (and a number of other movies) being on this list, so don't ask us.

Happy Halloween (Kanye shrug)?

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