Meet the Most Iconic Characters of Halloween… If You Dare

From Jack Skellington to Ghostface and beyond, these screen legends bring chills, thrills, and a dash of dark fun to the season.

Every October, a host of creepy characters returns to our screens to scare us out of our skins. With stop-motion classics, witchy tales, and full-blown horror, these familiar faces have your Halloween season viewing sorted. So carve out some time, light the jack-o'-lanterns, and grab a cushion to hide behind — it's time for the creepiest marathon around to crawl onto your Watchlist! 

Halloween Favorites

Jack Skellington

From Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

Curious and imaginative, Jack is Halloween Town's natural leader and undisputed Pumpkin King. When he accidentally discovers a door to Christmas Town, Jack's desire for new experiences inspires him to rally the residents of Halloween Town into managing Christmas for a change. A charming mix of charisma and naivete, Jack and his journey of self-discovery 2 create relatable depth to his character that resonates with audiences. By the end of the film, Jack learns to appreciate his place in the world and celebrate his own unique talents and skills.

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Oogie Boogie

From Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

Diabolical and deceitful, Oogie Boogie is the "meanest guy around" and serves as the central villain in Halloween Town. Oogie Boogie has a penchant for gambling, and he finds great enjoyment in playing games with his victims where the stakes are life or death. Since he is confined to his underground lair of sinister torture games, his loyal henchmen, Lock, Shock, and Barrel, do his bidding. Jack must go down and battle Oogie Boogie in the end to save both Santa and Sally, and in doing so, unravels Oogie Boogie's burlap sack to reveal he is made entirely of bugs - a rotten soul from the inside out.

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The Sanderson Sisters

From Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2

It's time for your Watchlist to run amok, amok, amok, because the Sanderson sisters are back! Winifred, Sarah, and Mary, the infamous witches of Salem, return whenever the Black Flame Candle is lit. Equal parts menace and comedy, the sisters spin wickedness into spectacle as they cast spells to drain life from the living. This chaotic trio has bewitched fans for generations, firmly cementing their place as icons of the season — and with both Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2 available on Disney+, you can relive all the witchy fun! 

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Classic Horror Movie Icons

Ghostface

From Scream (2022), Hulu

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a terrifying new killer resurrects the Ghostface mask. As the deaths mount, Woodsboro's new targets must seek help from the survivors of the original Ghostface attacks. Now, only Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), former sheriff Dewey Riley (David Arquette), and reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) can find a way to stop the killer when everyone is a suspect. (Hulu)

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Xenomorph

From the Alien franchise, Hulu

It grows in silence, gestates in terror, and erupts in blood. From face-hugger to full-grown hunter, the Xenomorph is a perfect killing machine — precise, adaptable, and dangerous, it's the hunter you don't see coming. (Hulu)

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Predator (Yautja)

From the Predator franchise, Hulu

The Yautja is an advanced interstellar hunter, wielding cloaking tech and brutal weaponry. Far from an ordinary creature, it's a trophy hunter that revels in the fear of its prey. With its raw, primal savagery, the Yautja is a nightmare across galaxies. (Hulu)

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Twisty The Clown

From American Horror Story, Hulu

Painted smile, hollow eyes, and a mask that conceals horrors beneath, Twisty drifts like a phantom through abandoned carnival grounds. Once you see his smile, the laughter dies. His grotesque presence in Freak Show and brief appearance in Cult prove that sometimes the circus never leaves… it just haunts you forever. (Hulu)

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Supernatural & Space Villains

Wanda Maximoff: The Scarlet Witch

From Marvel Studios’ WandaVision and Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

With the power to warp reality, blast energy, and manipulate telekinetically, Wanda Maximoff — also known as the Scarlet Witch — is no mere mortal! Thanks to the Scarlet Witch's power, even sorcerers fear her.

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Darth Sidious (Emperor Palpatine)

From the Star Wars Saga

No mask, no monster — just pure evil. Behind every galactic war lurks Sheev Palpatine, the Sith Lord who pulls the strings of fear and manipulates destiny. He may have a frail facade, but don't be fooled — his appearance hides a powerful wicked streak set on destroying good and promoting evil. Sidious is the embodiment of corruption itself: the serpent in the Senate who devours empires whole with master manipulation.

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Spanning classics, supernatural tales, and genre-defining horror, it's easy to see why these characters are such icons of the season. Revisit their unforgettable stories by adding them to your Watchlist, and don't forget to check out more hauntingly good watches on Explore Disney+. We “witch” you a truly wicked Halloween!

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