Disney+ has a cornucopia of different horror films that you can sit down and watch to mark October, the month of Halloween.
The spooky celebration takes place on the last day of the month, and the platform has plenty of scary movies to whet your appetite in its "Hallowstream" bundle, ranging from exclusive premieres to creepy classics. Watch the Hallowstream trailer here.
'Hocus Pocus' 1 and 2
A new release that hit Disney+ on September 30, Hocus Pocus 2 tells the story of three young women who accidentally bring back the Sanderson sister witches to modern Salem, Massachusetts, and they need to figure out how to stop the witches destroying the world. The new movie stars Sarah Jessica Parker; Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Doug Jones, who were all in the original film.
The original Hocus Pocus can also be streamed on the platform.
'Twitches'
This 2005 Disney channel original, based on an eponymous book series, is about two young witches separated at birth, taken to another dimension. They are then adopted by different families meeting on their 21st birthday. They must use their superpowers to save the world in which they were born.
'Just Beyond'
Based on graphic novels by R.L. Stine, this film tells the story of 14-year-old activist Veronica Vanderhall, who becomes trapped in a ghostly drama.
'Werewolf by Night'
Werewolf by Night premieres on Disney+ on October 7. The screenplay by Heather Quinn and Peter Cameron is directed by Michael Giacchino and stars Gael Garcia Bernal, Laura Donnelly and Harriet Sansom Harris.
The movie is about a collective of monster hunters that emerges after its leader dies. The hunters compete for a powerful relic. Inspired by horror films of the 1930s and 1940s, the new Marvel movie special aims to provide plenty of scares.
'The Haunted Mansion'
Comedian and movie star Eddie Murphy headlines this 2003 fantasy film. He plays a real estate agent who becomes trapped in a haunted mansion with his family.
'Muppets Haunted Mansion'
Everyone's favorite ensemble of puppets returns to a situation in which Gonzo is challenged to spend one entire night in the Haunted Mansion. It is based on both the Muppets and Haunted Mansion Disney offerings.
'The Nightmare Before Christmas'
This Tim Burton–directed animated horror fantasy is a fan favorite. It tells the story of zombie skeleton Jack Skellington, aka the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, whose Christmas obsession leads him to kidnap Santa Claus.
'Halloweentown'
In this film, the Piper children follow their Grandma Aggie back to Halloweentown, a magical places where ghosts, monsters, werewolves and witches live separate from humans.
Other films in the Halloweentown series, including Halloweentown High, can also be streamed on Disney+.
'Don't Look Under the Bed'
Another Disney channel original film, Don't Look Under the Bed shows a teenager calling on her imaginary friend, Larry Houdini, to tackle a prank-playing bogeyman who is trying to frame her for his pranks.
Frankenweenie
Stranger Things' Winona Ryder and Shitt's Creek's Catherine O'Hara star in this film about a boy who revives his dead pet after it is hit by a car.
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