BBC iPlayer Halloween movies and TV frights and delights
Published: 24 October 2025

Searching for Halloween movies and TV to watch this spooky season? BBC iPlayer has got you covered.
There’s a wide variety of spooky and spine-tingling titles on offer so there’s bound to be something that’ll have you hiding behind the sofa.
With thrills and chills for trick or treaters of all ages, be sure to check the guidance before you press play!
Halloween Films on BBC iPlayer
There’s quite the selection of scary movies on offer for Halloween on BBC iPlayer.
Join the Fright Club…if you dare!
Scream

A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorised by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.
The Blair Witch Project

On the trail of a legend about a witch, three student film-makers ignore warnings from locals and go into the Maryland woods for the weekend. Deep in the forest and miles from help, they learn the terrifying truth.
The Gift

Thriller. Simon and his wife, Robyn, making a fresh start in Los Angeles, find Gordo, a former schoolmate of his, insinuating himself into their lives.
The Witches

Based on the Roald Dahl novel, a young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader.
The Others

This supernatural thriller set at the end of WWII sees a devoutly religious mother (Nicole Kidman) move to a Jersey mansion with her ailing children to await the return of her soldier husband. Soon, a series of strange and chilling events prompts the newcomers to believe that the house is haunted.
The Woman in Black

A young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers that the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.
More fright flicks
There’s an extended selection of spooky films on offer for Halloween on BBC iPlayer, including:
Halloween TV on BBC iPlayer

Searching for Halloween TV to watch this spooky season?
Daisy May and Charlie Cooper’s NightWatch

Siblings Daisy May and Charlie Cooper sleep over at the UK’s spookiest places… hopefully alone. What secrets will emerge and will they still be talking to each other by dawn?
Paranormal – Britain’s Last Witch

A Scottish medium who had ‘power’ to summon spirits of the dead. Scores of eyewitnesses. The last British person imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act. Sian Eleri investigates.
Uncanny

Are you team believer or team sceptic? Danny Robins brings his hit podcast to the screen, investigating stories of the paranormal. It’s about to get weird.
Ghosts

Speaking of haunting house guests, this beloved comedy sees a cash-strapped young couple inherit a rickety country mansion, only to find it teeming with needy ghosts.
And if one set of spectres isn’t enough to sate your appetite, there’s a US version available to watch too.
A Ghost Story for Christmas

Edith Nesbit recounts the chilling tale of newlywed Victorians Jack and Laura and the legend of two marble tomb effigies, who are said to rise each year and walk.
Craving more creeps?
Whatever your fright level, you’ll find something to keep you peeking through your fingers, including:
Family friendly Halloween on BBC iPlayer

From Charlie and Lola to Hey Duggeee, everyone’s getting in on the Howl-o-ween action on BBC iPlayer!
Frights for fearless (older) kids

Doctor Who

Fancy some Who-lloween thrills? There are plenty of eerie Doctor Who episodes available from The Empty Child to The Waters of Mars, Midnight to The God Complex, Silence in the Library to The Halloween Apocalypse, Village of The Angels, Listen, Hide, Blink and more.
Halloween Spooktacular with BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Join Owain Wyn Evans for a thrilling concert from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, with music from Bach and some spooky film favourites including John Williams’ Harry Potter and Jaws.
It’s all getting a bit SpoOOOoky. Get ready for Halloween with fang-tastic episodes of Horrible Histories, The Worst Witch, The Demon Headmaster and many more in our Hallowscream collection on iPlayer!
Strictly Come Dancing
And there’s further fun for all the family with the Strictly Come Dancing Halloween Week ballroom bonanza on Saturday 1 November from 6.50pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
That’s just a selection of the spooky offerings available. Check out the full selection – and much more – on BBC iPlayer.