16 Disney+ Movies That Are Perfect For the Spooky Season

Spooky season is upon us, and nothing can beat the cozy, nostalgic feeling of curling up on a sofa and watching a Disney movie. Disney doesn’t exactly do horror movies, but it has released its fair share of gently scary features! Now that Disney+ is fully here, you’ll be able to access Disney’s entire movie vault, including creepy-crawly classics. While you could sift through each Treehouse of Horror episode on The Simpsons (also on Disney+), you can check out the entertainment giant’s Halloween-geared movies as well. Read ahead for Disney+’s spookiest selection of movies for both kids and adults alike, from Halloweentown to Hocus Pocus.

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Twitches

Tia and Tamera Mowry star as Alex and Camryn, twin witches (aka twitches) who reunite on their 21st birthday. They discover that their unique powers are even stronger when they team up. After you get your twitchy fix from Twitches, be sure to check out the sequel as well.

Watch Twitches and Twitches Too on Disney+.

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Hocus Pocus

When they’re brought back to life, a trio of 300-year-old (give or take) witches set out to take over the town of Salem while going up against a talking cat and three children in Hocus Pocus. You can’t go wrong with Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker unleashing their wrath!

Watch Hocus Pocus on Disney+.

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Don't Look Under the Bed

A classic Halloween movie for kids, Don’t Look Under the Bed is a light spin on the Boogeyman. Smart and generally a nonbeliever, Frances McCausland soon finds the Boogeyman wreaking havoc on her life and must now rely on her brother and his imaginary friend to help her.

Watch Don’t Look Under the Bed on Disney+.

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The Nightmare Before Christmas

For a Tim Burton fix, put on The Nightmare Before Christmas, a Halloween and Christmas classic! Pumpkin King Jack Skellington discovers Christmas and wants to spread the holiday cheer, but his nightmarish plan involves kidnapping Santa, among other things.

Watch The Nightmare Before Christmas on Disney+.

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Girl vs. Monster

In this newer Disney Channel Original Movie, Skylar learns that her parents are monster hunters after inadvertently unleashing an unsavory creature. Now, it’s up to Skylar to fight the monster and get her parents back safe and sound.

Watch Girl vs. Monster on Disney+.

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Escape to Witch Mountain

Hailing from another world, two young orphans, Tony and Tia, have strange psychic abilities. They soon find themselves prey to a scheming millionaire who wants to take advantage of their powers.

Watch Escape to Witch Mountain and its sequel, Return From Witch Mountain, on Disney+.

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Z-O-M-B-I-E-S

Now that zombies no longer crave brains, Seabrook High finds itself a brave new world for the integration of zombie and human high schoolers in this quirky sci-fi and coming-of-age film. Oh, and it’s a musical as well! Horrifying isn’t quite the word we’d use to describe this movie (and its sequel), but it’ll definitely give you those spooky-season vibes.

Watch Z-O-M-B-I-E-S and Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2 on Disney+.

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Return to Oz

A darker sequel to The Wizard of Oz, Return to Oz follows Dorothy when she has returned home to her aunt and uncle, both of whom believe she may be hallucinating. Just as she’s about to receive electrotherapy, Dorothy finds herself back in Oz, where her friends have been turned to stone. And so, she must come up against a wicked princess and king to rescue them.

Watch Return to Oz on Disney+.

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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Who says G-rated movies can’t be a little creepy? A classic that features an old cemetery and Headless Horseman, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad joins “The Wind in the Willows” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” in this double feature. In the latter, a young man named Ichabod finds himself at a Halloween party trying to win the love of an heiress named Katrina Van Tassel, but he finds himself in a spookier situation as the night goes on.

Watch The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad on Disney+.

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Phantom of the Megaplex

While working at a movie theater, Pete helps his coworkers set up for a ritzy movie premiere. Weird things start happening at the theater, resurfacing rumored whispers of the phantom who haunts the megaplex.

Watch Phantom of the Megaplex on Disney+.

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Frankenweenie

In Tim Burton’s animated Frankenweenie, a young Victor Frankenstein figures out how to reanimate Sparky, his dead bull terrier. Chaos ensues when all the other kids want to resurrect their dead pets as well.

Watch Frankenweenie on Disney+. (You can also watch the original 1984 Frankenweenie short on Disney+.)

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Halloweentown

Marnie and her siblings discover they come from a family of witches in this OG Disney classic. If the first Halloweentown has you hooked, you’ll want to check out the three following films.

Watch Halloweentown, Halloweentown II, Halloweentown High, and Return to Halloweentown on Disney+.

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The Haunted Mansion

Based on the Disneyland ride of the same name, The Haunted Mansion is a silly, spooky treat that stars Eddie Murphy as Jim Evers, a workaholic real estate agent. During a family vacation, Jim, generally a nonbeliever when it comes to the supernatural, brings his wife and kids up to a creepy mansion to make a business deal. Things don’t go as planned when a storm traps them there, and the Evers get caught up in the manor’s curse.

Watch The Haunted Mansion on Disney+.

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