Before streaming services ruled the earth, we all had so few ways to scare the pants off of ourselves for Halloween. What were we supposed to do? Just watch that Charlie Brown Halloween special and whatever classics we could scrounge up on DVD? But what about the other 30 days of October? Now, we don’t have that problem: There are so many Halloween TV shows and specials in 2020 for every kind of Spooky Season aficionado. Some are scary, but some are just delightful — no one really needs to be scared after the year we’ve been through.
In the coming weeks, every streamer and network has a show or two that will make you go bump in the night, and I’m not just talking about when you get up to pee at 2 a.m. There are supernatural thrillers, prequels, sequels, spinoffs, adaptations of famous novels, nostalgic flicks, thrillers, and a few things for those of us who like to be a little scared but still want to be able to sleep. There’s only so much time before the TV networks and streamers prime us for holiday content — which seems to happen earlier and earlier every year — so soak up every bit of Halloween scariness you can.
Shock Docs: The Amityville Horror House Airs On Travel Channel October 26 at 9 p.m. ET The allegedly haunted Long Island home in which Ronald DeFeo, Jr. killed his entire family is getting another look on the Travel Channel. DeFeo claimed voices told him to do it, and super paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren stepped in for a closer study. It’s a nice catch up if you’re not so familiar with the chilling tale. Photo: Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images.
The Osbournes: Night Of Terror Airs On Travel Channel October 30 at 9 p.m. ET For those of you who miss watching the entire Osbourne clan dodder around their Beverly Hills mansion, you’re in luck: This one-hour special has them hunting ghosts together! Son Jack Osbourne has his own show, Portals To Hell , doing the same thing, so he’s just keeping it in the family. Photo: Courtesy of the Travel Channel.
My Best Friend’s Bouquet Airs On Hallmark Channel On October 10 at 9 p.m. ET For those who just want to celebrate fall and not be scared at every turn, Hallmark has you covered. Here, Chaley Rose stars as Josie Hughes, a “hopeless romantic” (of course) who believes that the catching of a wedding bouquet is always the indicator of who gets married next. Let’s hope she meets someone at the next wedding, huh? Photo: Courtesy of the Hallmark Channel.
Shock Docs: The Exorcism Of Roland Doe Airs On Travel Channel October 27 at 9 p.m. ET This is a real-life version of The Exorcist : In the late 1940s, St. Louis-area priests allegedly performed a series of exorcisms on a 13-year-old boy allegedly possessed by the devil. Was it real? Was it fake? This doc will explore. Photo: Discovery/Getty Images.
Ghost Adventures: Horror at Joe Exotic Zoo Airs On Travel Channel October 29 at 9 p.m. ET Continuing to jump on the Tiger King bandwagon , here, Zak Bagans and his Ghost Adventures crew go to the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park to investigate numerous accounts of ghostly activity. Will it be animal? Human? I guess we’ll find out. Photo: Courtesy of the Travel Channel.
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