Editor’s note: This post has been updated for 2017.
As Halloween draws near, our family loves to watch both classic and new family-friendly TV shows and Halloween movies on Netflix (streaming only—we don’t do the DVDs by mail anymore).
Looking for some new recommendations to add to your queue? Netflix doesn’t make it super easy to find Halloween-oriented shows, so I did the homework for you and unearthed some real gems.
Here are 35 spooky (but not too scary) Halloween favorites currently available to stream on Netflix. Click on any of the titles for a direct link to watch instantly (if you have a subscription, of course).
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KID-FRIENDLY HALLOWEEN MOVIES ON NETFLIX
The Addams Family
Stepping out of the pages of Charles Addams’ cartoons and the 1960s television series, members of the beloved, macabre family take to the big screen.
Casper’s Scare School
When friendly ghost Casper decides he needs to toughen up, he goes to scare school, where he ends up in a scandal that could threaten the whole world!
Corpse Bride
Just as he’s about to be married, Victor is sucked into the underworld by a Corpse Bride who desires him for herself in this Tim Burton tale.
Dear Dracula
When he gets a fan letter from a young monster movie buff, Dracula visits him and soon has a new friend helping him to get his confidence back.
Girl vs. Monster
Teenager Skylar Lewis discovers that her parents have a secret avocation when she innocently releases a cache of monsters in the family basement.
Hotel Transylvania 2
After Mavis weds Jonathan and baby Dennis arrives, Dracula looks for proof that his grandson is a vampire and needs to remain in Transylvania.
The Little Ghost
Every night at midnight, the Little Ghost gets an hour of freedom. But he’s never seen the light of day until a fateful meeting alters his perspective.
Little Witch Academia
Akko’s unconventional ideas don’t go over well at the Magical Academy, but when a dragon is unleashed, she may be the only witch who can save the day.
Magic Puppy
Molly decides to plan a surprise for her best friend, Adam. She casts a magic spell, but it goes awry and turns his mother’s boyfriend into a dog.
Marvel’s Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell
On Halloween, the Hulk and Dr. Strange battle monsters wreaking havoc on New York and uncover an evil plot by Nightmare, ruler of the Dream Dimension.
A Monster in Paris
Emile and Raoul join forces with a singer and an eccentric scientist and his monkey to save a misunderstood monster from the city’s police chief.
R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls
When a traveling horror show comes to town, Danville’s high schoolers can’t wait to check it out. But the sinister showman has an evil agenda.
Room on the Broom
A gentle witch with a ginger braid offers rides to a variety of animals on her increasingly crowded broom, much to her grumpy cat’s chagrin.
Spooky Buddies
At Halloween, the Buddies, Air Bud’s adventure-seeking pups, investigate mysterious happenings at a mansion reportedly haunted by the Halloween Hound.
Thunder and the House of Magic
An abandoned cat looking for shelter finds a mystical house owned by an old magician and inhabited by an array of wondrous automatons and gizmos.
Vampire Dog
Ace’s new pal is cute, cuddly, and 600 years old. So naturally, he tends to attract some real oddballs.
HALLOWEEN SERIES FOR KIDS
Goosebumps
R.L. Stine’s tales take on a life of their own in a series that combines original stories with adaptations drawn from the popular books.
Masha’s Spooky Stories
Little Masha shares tales of common childhood fears like ghosts and monsters. She playfully explains why these creatures are nothing to worry about.
Monster Math Squad
Max, Lily and Goo love to put their minds together and use their math skills to overcome any obstacle, even ones with two left feet or ten thumbs.
R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour
R.L. Stine leads young viewers on a creepy tour of tales featuring life-sized dolls, werewolves and carnival clowns that are stalking children.
The Worst Witch
After stumbling into a school for witches, a bumbling heroine comes to realize that she just might belong there. Based on Jill Murphy’s beloved books.
HALLOWEEN TV SPECIALS FOR KIDS
Children’s Favorites: Halloween Treats
Beloved characters teach little ones how to share in the excitement and fun of Halloween in this scare-free collection of shows. Includes six Halloween-themed episodes of “Angelina Ballerina,” “Bob the Builder,” “Barney,” “Rubbadubbers,” “Kipper,” and “Pingu.”
Come Back, Mac/Boo!
In this “Clifford the Big Red Dog” episode, when Mac tears one of Jetta’s sweaters, he feels terrible about it and runs away. Jetta learns that it’s OK to have fears and admit them.
Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest
Hang on to your hats and get ready for a spook-tacular good time, with Curious George. Autumn is here, bringing colorful leaves, hay rides, pumpkin patches, and the annual Boo Festival.
DreamWorks Spooky Stories
In three Halloween tales, Shrek and his friends tell scary stories, Ginormica and the Monsters fight mutant alien pumpkins, and Shrek battles a ghost.
DreamWorks Spooky Stories: Volume 2
The Shrek characters parody the music video “Thriller”; B.O.B. and pals battle zombie carrots; and Megamind faces the effects of the Button of Doom.
Friday Night Frights
In their bid to win the Skulltimate Roller Maze championship, Monster High loses its star players, Clawd and Deuce, to injury.
The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Halloween
In this “Super Why” episode, it’s Halloween in Storybrook Village, and Pig is so frightened that he won’t go trick-or-treating with his friends!
Ghostly Gala
In this “Sofia the First” Halloween special, a ghost is scaring everyone away from Sofia’s big Halloween bash, but she soon discovers that he just wants to host a party of his own.
Luna Eclipsed
In this “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic” episode, the Nightmare Night macabre celebrations are in full swing when Luna herself shows up in Ponyville, determined to change her frightening public image.
The Magic School Bus In The Haunted House
The class is thrilled about its concert at the Sound Museum—until they discover the spooky mansion is more of a thrill than they bargained for.
Mickey’s House of Villains
The nefarious Jafar has assembled a team of Disney baddies to take over Mickey’s House of Mouse and turn it into the House of Villains.
Pac’s Scary Halloween
In this Halloween special from the “Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures” series, sinister Dr. Pacenstein schemes to swap bodies with Pac during a Halloween party. Spiral, Cyli and Count Pacula scramble to save their pal.
Power Rangers Megaforce: Raising Spirits
On Halloween, the scariest night of the year, the Rangers have a strange encounter with a mysterious medium who conjures “visions” of monsters past.
Power Rangers Samurai: Party Monsters
On Halloween night, the creepiest creatures from the Netherworld trade war stories about their battles with the Samurai Power Rangers.
Did I miss anything? Leave a comment if there’s a kid’s Halloween (or just spooky-themed) TV special or movie on Netflix that you’d recommend.
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great list! Thanks for sharing!!
thanks for sharing. Netflix does not have a category for this, im so glad you posted a list
Many of those aren’t available!?
Monster Squad is now on Netflix 🙂
Monster Squad is NOT family friendly.
No more than Goosebumps or Escape to Witch Mountain
Thank you so much!
Netflix also has ‘Room on the Broom’ this year. Super cute and only about 30 min long. My kids love it.
Thanks for the suggestion, Jessica! I’ll have to add that one to the list.
Yep that’s a favorite for my family also!! Is there room on the broom for a frog like me? Lol
Love it!
I just tried searching paranorman and its not coming up on my Netflix. Just thought I’d let you know. =)
Thank you for the list! It will make our Halloween movie night for the kids so much easier.
Glad to hear it, Rebecca! You’re most welcome. TV is one of my specialties 🙂
Thank you so much! The searching on Netflix was not fruitful. I found you through a google search.
You’re welcome! Glad to hear it was helpful for you 🙂
Dear Dracula is a new cute movie on netflix. Also the Corpse Bride.
Any of the movies in this list worth a watch arent actually available on Netflix…Netflix sucks
Love this list thank you for doing my homework!
You’re welcome, Carrissa!
thank you for the list. some of those i did not find on my own.
This list has been helpful! I initially tried searching “Halloween” but little came up. Couldn’t find paranorman this year but maybe I’ll search on Hulu. However, searching for it showed some films similar too which lead us to watching the corpse bride, another great one for Halloween!
The nightmare before christmas has been gone for years… Disney just sucks so much they take the good movies off so they can charge people an arm and leg just to get them. As if they aren’t rich enough. Ugh.
$15 for the blu-ray (which is better quality than streaming, or $8 for the DVD is an arm and a leg? I mean, get real. And Disney is a publisher and company, yes, but there are real working folk behind those movies that still get royalties.
$18 (not $15) for one movie compared to $10-per-month is more like an arm and two legs! You get real! Disney does suck and they behave just like the predators they are.
I think that a movie should be added to this list: The Corpse bride. Me and my siblings all watched this when were little and we still do
Alvin and the chipmunks meet Frankenstein
These are not even in Netflix!
and its 2017
Not on netflix but on Amazon instead – The short films Pumpkin Moon and 13th Kitten. They’re great halloween animations, would definitely recommend.
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The Adams Family is one of my favorite movies ever! The love between the Morticia and Gomez is my relationship goal!