RTÉ Player has launched its October streaming lineup featuring Halloween films, supernatural dramas, and children’s series across multiple age categories, according to rte.ie.
Streaming Selections for Younger Viewers
For children aged five to seven, RTÉ Player offers the animated short Room on the Broom (2012). Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the story follows a friendly witch, her cat, and a hungry dragon. Moving up to ages eight and nine, viewers can access The Addams Family 2 (2021) on RTÉ Player, which follows the Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, and Pugsley through a haunted camper van holiday. The platform also features The Addams Family (2019) on Prime Video, Pixar’s Coco (2017) on Disney+, and Hotel Transylvania (2012) on Sky Cinema and NOW Cinema.
Streaming Options for Children and Teens
Older children aged 10 to 11 can watch Tim Burton’s black-and-white stop-motion film Frankenweenie (2012) on Disney+. Additional options for this age group include Roald Dahl’s The Witches (2020) on Netflix and Prime Video, along with Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) on Sky Cinema and NOW Cinema. For viewers aged 12 and over seeking darker entertainment, RTÉ Player streams Goosebumps (2015). Disney+ offers Haunted Mansion (2023), while RTÉ Player features Tim Burton’s sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, and Jenna Ortega.
RTÉ Debuts Supernatural Drama and Horror Series
In addition to feature films, RTÉ One and RTÉ Player will debut The Unreal: Curse of the Morrigan on Sunday, 25 October. The supernatural drama draws on Irish mythology, mummers, and folk horror as the Kelly family travels to a remote island. The first two episodes will air back-to-back on RTÉ One, with all four episodes made available on RTÉ Player. The streaming platform’s Spooky Season collection also features the ten-part comedy horror series Do Not Watch Alone for nine to 12-year-olds, the zombie detective series Mortina, and audio adventures on RTÉ Listen such as Spooky FM and Chance of a Ghost.
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