13. Arnold's Halloween

As a kid, the entire month of October was about cramming in as much time as possible between my busy schedule of school and homework to catch up on all the Halloween TV specials. I've thrown more than a few truly terrifying Halloween movies and shows into my holiday film mix since then. But, as chilling as American Horror Story or The Haunting of Hill House can be, there's something about The Suite Life of Zack & Cody's \"Ghost in Suite 613\" episode and Hey Arnold's \"Ghost Bride\" that still sends shivers down my spine. \nSo, if you're in need of some nostalgia, check out the most creeptastic Halloween episodes of some of your favorite childhood shows ahead \u2014 and if you need even more creepy content to keep you entertained until Halloween, don't be afraid to dig into this list of the best Halloween TV specials of the '90s, too!\n\n Related:\n\n \n \n \n \n\n The 28 Most Spooktacular Halloween Movies to Watch This Holiday Season\n \n \n","id":46679286,"type":"gallery","photo_source":"Image Source: Everett Collection","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/halloween-tv-specials-from-the-2000s-46679286","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/halloween-tv-specials-from-the-2000s-46679286","share_text":"13 Terrifying Halloween TV Specials That Gave Every 2000s Kid the Creeps","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":false,"slide_tags":"HalloweenNostalgiaNickelodeonDisneyTVCartoonsHalloween Entertainment","is_cover":true},"embed_html":"","share_image":"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/4JaSxf8A01A9UMQPF32lTTISlbc\/fit-in\/2048xorig\/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-\/2020\/10\/06\/937\/n\/1922283\/9079ea615f7ce1ca051380.10618403_lizzie\/i\/Lizzie-McGuire-Night-Day-Dead.gif","title":"Lizzie McGuire \u2014 \"Night of the Day of the Dead \"","intro_text":false,"body":"Lizzie's arch nemesis Kate Sanders is in charge of organizing the school Halloween party, but when Kate disrespects Miranda's ancestral skeleton decorations, creepy things start to happen. 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But who could forget the episode where a realistic talking moon head (aka The Harvest Moon) haunted the basement? The Harvest Moon, which looked like something straight out of a 1930s horror film and sounded even more horrifying, was upset with the way Eustace mistreated the farmland around them and refuses to leave until he can successfully grow a plant. Considering they live in a barren flatland, you can imagine how well that went.\n","id":46679441,"type":"image","photo_source":"","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/photo-gallery\/46679286\/image\/46679441\/Courage-Cowardly-Dog-Spirit-Harvest-Moon","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/halloween-tv-specials-from-the-2000s-46679286","share_text":"Courage the Cowardly Dog \u2014\u00a0\"Spirit of the Harvest Moon\"","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":2,"slide_tags":"Halloween","embed_html":"via GIPHY","share_image":false,"title":"Hey Arnold \u2014 \"Ghost Bride\"","intro_text":false,"body":"Hey Arnold had way more creepy episodes than was completely justifiable for a show about a fourth-grader with a football-shaped head. Aside from the episode about the murderous train conductor and the episode about the headless cabbie that haunts the park, the show took a dark turn with its \"Ghost Bride\" episode, in which Arnold and his friends do a stake-out in the graveyard to see if the legend of the undead bride is true. This episode features a few jump scares and a silly ending, ultimately making for a fun Halloween scare . . . if you ignore the actual ghost bride making a cameo at the end.\n","id":46679329,"type":"text","photo_source":"","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/photo-gallery\/46679286\/embed\/46679329\/Hey-Arnold-Ghost-Bride","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/halloween-tv-specials-from-the-2000s-46679286","share_text":"Hey Arnold \u2014 \"Ghost Bride\"","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":3,"slide_tags":"Halloween","embed_html":"","share_image":"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/wS4Z_CYyjZoA6TsHDo241WEKdbg\/fit-in\/2048xorig\/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-\/2020\/10\/06\/895\/n\/1922283\/c4ec04115f7cd3c2d214e7.41162947_real_monster\/i\/Aaahh-Real-Monsters-Switching-Hour.gif","title":"Aaahh!!! Real Monsters \u2014\u00a0\"The Switching Hour\"","intro_text":false,"body":"Aaahh!!! 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Briefly one of the most terrifying Halloween specials of my childhood, \"The Ghost in Suite 613\" is a Disney Channel classic. From the tragic backstory of the Tipton's resident ghost to the lingering scent of pizza and Esteban's Exorcist-inspired seance, this episode was pretty much the talk of the town in elementary school.\n","id":46680001,"type":"image","photo_source":"","permalink":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/photo-gallery\/46679286\/image\/46680001\/Suite-Life-Zack-Cody-Ghost-in-Suite-613","canonical":"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/halloween-tv-specials-from-the-2000s-46679286","share_text":"The Suite Life of Zack & Cody \u2014\u00a0\"The Ghost in Suite 613\"","use_tall_image":false,"omit_from_countdown":false,"caption_num":5,"slide_tags":"Halloween","embed_html":"","share_image":"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/2aN0m-eYMkzusSIyTZItcSsivHg\/fit-in\/2048xorig\/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-\/2020\/10\/06\/937\/n\/1922283\/338154175f7ce1ca663330.25417126_catdog\/i\/Catdog-Catdogula.gif","title":"Catdog \u2014\u00a0\"Catdogula\"","intro_text":false,"body":"Catdog, while hilarious, had its fair share of (probably) unintentionally creepy episodes. 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13. Arnold's Halloween

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