TCM Sets 48-Hour Halloween Terror-Thon for October 30-31
The marathon packs 27 features, a documentary and three Warner Bros. cartoons, opening with Dr. Crippen and closing with Night of the Living Dead.
TCM has announced the full schedule for its 2026 Halloween Terror-Thon, a 48-hour horror marathon that airs Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, according to bloody-disgusting.com. The run begins at 6am and opens with Dr. Crippen (1963), starring Donald Pleasence and Coral Browne, before closing with George Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968).
The lineup spans 27 feature films, one documentary and three late Warner Bros. cartoon shorts. Among the network premieres are Dracula (1979), Phantom of the Paradise (1974) and Pufnstuf (1970).
Vincent Price documentary gets its TCM premiere
Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive (2026) makes its TCM debut on October 30 as part of the Films on Film franchise. The documentary features contributions from John Waters, Tim Burton, Price's daughter Victoria, his son Vincent Barrett and grandsons Jody and Keir.
Eddie Muller hosts the network's first-ever Noir Alley triple feature, made up of Cat People (1942), The Leopard Man (1943) and The Seventh Victim (1943). On Halloween day, Doctor X (1932) and The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) air in restored two-strip Technicolor.
TCM has marked Halloween since its launch in 1994, and in 2023 the network began an annual tradition of 48 hours of horror films starting at 6am. In 2021, Noir Alley presented a Halloween weekend double feature of Cat People (1942) and The Leopard Man (1943).
Quick answers
When is TCM's 2026 Halloween Terror-Thon?
It airs Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, 2026, running 48 hours from 6am.
What films open and close the marathon?
The marathon opens with Dr. Crippen (1963) and ends with George Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968).
When does Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive premiere on TCM?
The documentary has its TCM premiere on October 30, 2026, as part of the Films on Film franchise.