MGM+ Halloween Marathon Includes 5 of Their Spookiest Shows

MGM+ invites horror fans to tune in on October 31, starting at 11 AM ET/PT, to their Halloween marathon. (If you dare…) They’re cramming five of their most chilling shows into 12 hours of spooky good programming.

The marathon consists of their top series and hit documentaries, including Chapelwaite, FROM, Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror, Amityville: An Origin Story, and Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein. Below, you’ll find a guide to the timelines and episodes.

MGM+ Halloween Marathon Lineup

Chapelwaite

Time: 11:00 AM ET/PT – 3:40 PM ET/PT

Episodes: 101-105

Noteworthy: The series is based on the short story “Jerusalem’s Lot” by Stephen King.

Series Description: Set in the 1850s, Chapelwaite follows Captain Charles Boone (Adrien Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine, after his wife dies at sea. However, Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family’s sordid history and fight to end the darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations.

Ratings: IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 60%, liked by 71% of Google users

FROM

Time: 11:00 AM ET/PT – 3:40 PM ET/PT

Episodes: 201-205

Series Description: FROM unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down. In season two, hidden truths about the nature and terrifying origins of the town begin to emerge, even as life for its residents is plunged into chaos by the arrival of mysterious newcomers.

Ratings: IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, liked by 87% of Google users

Comments: FROM is one of my favorite shows. It’s got that same kind of “what in the heck is going on/where are these people?” LOST-esque mystery with creepy AF monsters stalking the town’s residents at night. Like season 1 did, season 2 ended with a huge cliffhanger. That’s why I’m among the fans happy it got renewed for a season 3.

Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror

Time: 11:00 AM ET/PT – 3:40 PM ET/PT

Episodes: 101-105

Series Description: Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror is the definitive take on the horror genre. Through shocks and scares from our favorite iconic horror moments, the series reflects how American society, and us, the audience, have evolved alongside the cherished and significant horror films of our time.

Ratings: IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes no data, no Google users data

Amityville: An Origin Story

Time: 11:00 AM ET/PT – 3:40 PM ET/PT

Episodes: 101-104

Series Description: Amityville: An Origin Story tells the story behind the world’s most infamous haunted house tale: the Amityville murders. The project is the first elevated look at every aspect of this wildly layered story about the heinous murder of a family of six that became eclipsed by paranormal controversy.

The 1979 blockbuster film, The Amityville Horror, inspired by the book of the same title by Jay Anson, spawned an ever-expanding universe of movies, books, supernatural theories, and horror superfans. But the mass murder behind the hauntings—and its alleged ties to organized crime—left a long trail of questions that have never been fully explored.

Rooted in the dark cultural undercurrents of the 1970s, the series features firsthand accounts from witnesses, family members, and former investigators appearing on-camera for the first time. Exclusive archival footage, newly unearthed images, and stunning original photography are woven together into the most compelling and comprehensive telling of the Amityville story yet, taking viewers on a heart-pounding roller coaster ride through the mythology, factual record, and devastating human toll of this notorious meta-narrative.

Ratings: IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, liked by 73% of Google users

Comments: Amityville: An Origin Story was brilliant. There have been a few other Amityville documentaries, but none as thoughtfully and respectfully done, thorough, or definitive as this four-part docuseries. That’s why it should be the last such doc on the subject. (But I doubt it will be.)

Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein

Time: 11:00 AM ET/PT – 3:40 PM ET/PT

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Series Description: The MGM+ original docuseries Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein examines the story of the horrifying grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, otherwise known as “The Plainfield Ghoul” and “The Mad Butcher.” His crimes infamously inspired such iconic films as Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs.

For years, filmmakers, journalists, and scholars have tried to unravel the mind of this notorious killer, and with new reveals and never-before-heard recordings, viewers will be transported to late-1950s Middle America and submerged in Gein’s perverse mind. The series explores Gein’s upbringing and twisted relationship with his mother (which famously inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho), his early grave robbing, the murders leading up to his arrest, and the police’s discovery of his terrifying house of horrors—all accompanied by the brand-new revelations revealed in the recordings.

Ratings: IMDb 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes no data, liked by 82% of Google users

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