October is spooky season on HBO Max. The October 1 drop is loaded with horror, from every A Nightmare on Elm Street film to The Shining, The Exorcist, Poltergeist, Trick ‘r Treat, and Freddy vs. Jason, plus Laika favorites like Coraline and ParaNorman. The month also brings new HBO Originals, including The Torment, Rage Season 2, and Kate Berlant: Parmesan, A24’s The Death of Robin Hood and The Invite, the MLB postseason with the ALDS and ALCS, NHL on TNT, U.S. Soccer, Big 12 football, and AEW WrestleDream. More Entertainment News
This list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change.
October 1
Anatomy of a Fall
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
A Very Harold & Kumar 3-D Christmas
A Very Harold & Kumar 3-D Christmas: Extra Dope Edition
Born on the Fourth of July
Coraline
Double Wedding
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat
Final Destination 3
Freaks
Freddy vs. Jason
Friday the 13th
From Hell It Came
Ghost Adventures, Season 31 (Discovery)
House of Wax
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
I’ll See You in My Dreams
Indestructible Man
Isle of the Dead
It Happened in Brooklyn
Krypto Saves the Day, Season 2B (DC)
Kubo and the Two Strings
Little Shop of Horrors
Love Crazy
Macabre
Masterminds
Objective, Burma!
Ocean’s 11 (1960)
Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Ocean’s Thirteen
Ocean’s Twelve
ParaNorman
Poltergeist
Roadkill Garage, Season 10
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Screaming Eagles
Shadow of the Thin Man
Song of the Thin Man
Space Jam
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam
The Black Scorpion
The Boxtrolls
The Cyclops
The Departed
The Exorcist
The Hangover Part II
The Internship
The Leopard Man
The Mummy (1959)
The Mystery of the Wax Museum
The Post
The Return of Doctor X
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Seventh Victim
The Shining
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Walking Dead
Thirteen Women
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
Trick ‘r Treat
Trouble Along the Way
War, Season 1 (HBO/Sky Original Series)
Wife vs. Secretary
October 2
Batwheels, Season 3
Maine Cabin Masters, Season 13 (Magnolia Network)
Strange: Junji Ito’s Tales for Sleepless Nights, Season 1
The Torment, Season 1 (HBO Original Series)
October 3
Impractical Jokers, Season 13A (truTV)
Gold Rush, Season 17 (Discovery)
October 4
Be My Guest with Ina Garten, Season 8 (Food Network)
Get Jiro, Season 1 (Adult Swim)
October 5
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, Season 8 (TLC)
Sister Wives, Season 21 (TLC)
October 6
90 Day: Hunt for Love, Season 2 (TLC)
Crazy Rich Asians
Sweet Deceit, Season 1 (Food Network)
“Nepal’s Deadly Floods” with Anderson Cooper, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)
October 7
The Serial Killer Connection (ID)
October 8
Sin City Rehab, Season 2 (HGTV)
Top of the World (CNN Films)
October 9
House Hunters International: Volume 10, Season 217 (HGTV)
Rage, Season 2 (HBO Original Series)
The Housemaid (Lionsgate)
October 10
OWN Spotlight: Mothers & Daughters: Torn Apart with Iyanla Vanzant (OWN)
October 11
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes, Season 1B (Cartoon Network)
Renovation Island: The Adventure Continues, Season 1 (HGTV)
The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story (HBO Original Series)
October 13
120 Hours Behind Bars, Season 2 (Discovery)
October 14
High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam (TNT)
October 15
Corregidora: The Darkest Night in Mexican Soccer (HBO Original Series)
Untold Stories of the ER, Season 14 (TLC)
October 16
Kate Berlant: Parmesan (HBO Original)
The Death of Robin Hood (A24)
October 17
The Amateur
OWN Spotlight: What Black Men Say vs. What Black Women Hear with Iyanla Vanzant (OWN)
October 20
Anyone But You
October 22
The Flores Massacre (HBO Original Series)
October 23
House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 263 (HGTV)
The Invite (A24)
October 27
Kordell Stewart: Slash & Burn (HBO Original)
“30 Days Inside: Hospitals and the Immigrant Workforce” with Ed Lavandera, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)
October 29
Cannibal Poet (HBO Original Series)
Live Sports in October
Live sports available only on select plans. Plan availability varies by subscription provider. Select games available, and blackouts may apply. Pre- and post-event programming will also stream live, along with condensed replay highlights after each event. All times ET.
MLB
October 3 — ALDS Game 1s
October 5 — ALDS Game 2s
October 7 — ALDS Game 3s
October 8 — ALDS Game 4s
October 10 — ALDS Game 5s
October 12 — ALCS Game 1
October 13 — ALCS Game 2
October 15 — ALCS Game 3
October 16 — ALCS Game 4
October 17 — ALCS Game 5
October 19 — ALCS Game 6
October 20 — ALCS Game 7
NASCAR
October 3 — Las Vegas Practice & Qualifying, 4:30 p.m.
October 10 — Charlotte Practice & Qualifying, 1 p.m.
October 17 — Phoenix Practice & Qualifying, 1 p.m.
October 24 — Talladega Superspeedway Qualifying, 1 p.m.
October 31 — Martinsville Practice, 1 p.m.
NHL on TNT
October 2 — NY Rangers vs. Detroit, 6:30 p.m. / St. Louis vs. Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
October 7 — Pittsburgh vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m.
October 14 — Dallas vs. Colorado, 8:30 p.m.
October 21 — Philadelphia vs. Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
October 25 — Montreal vs. Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
October 28 — Philadelphia vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m.
U.S. Soccer
October 3 — Mexico vs. USMNT, 10 p.m.
October 6 — USMNT vs. Canada, 8 p.m.
October 10 — Spain vs. USWNT, 2:30 p.m.
October 13 — Spain vs. USWNT, 7 p.m.
Big 12 Football
October 3 — TBD
October 10 — TBD
October 17 — TBD
October 24 — TBD
October 31 — TBD
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in October
October 3 — AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
October 6 — AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam France, 8 p.m.
October 10 — AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
October 14 — AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m. / AEW Collision, 10 p.m. / AEW Countdown: WrestleDream 2026, 11 p.m.
October 16 — AEW Dynasty 2026
October 17 — AEW Collision: WrestleDream Tailgate Brawl, 7 p.m. / AEW WrestleDream, 8 p.m.
October 21 — AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
October 24 — AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
October 28 — AEW Dynamite: Fright Night Dynamite, 8 p.m.
October 30 — AEW Dynamite, Collision & Rampage from May & June 2024
October 31 — AEW Collision: Fright Night Collision, 8 p.m.
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