‘IT: Welcome to Derry,’ ‘Nobody Wants This,’ ‘A House of Dynamite,’ a bunch of scary movies and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

MONDAY

Hocus Pocus: There’s no interesting new television today (unless you like football), so I’m going to recommend some witchy Halloween viewing, from least to most horrifying. First up, welcome the Sanders sisters! 7:50 p.m., Freeform

Practical Magic: More witchy sisters, this time they’re in trouble with the cops. (And they look nothing like sisters, but I digress.) 9:15 p.m., HBO Hits

The Witch: Finally, another sister, who becomes a witch. Would thou like to live deliciously? 6:45 p.m., HBO Drama

TUESDAY

NBA Basketball: I guess the NBA season has begun? Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder. 6:30 p.m., NBA

Frontline: The Rise of RFK Jr.: Gather round, children, for a truly terrifying story about a monster who wants to kill you all. 9 p.m., PBS

Hereditary: 25 years in, and I am willing to argue that this is still the scariest movie of the century. So far.  7:52 p.m., HBO Hits

WEDNESDAY

The Golden Bachelor: Hide your friends, hide your grandkids. It’s time for the Dreaded Hometowns. 8 p.m., ABC

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: Oh look, it’s a completely unnecessary remake of a deeply anti-feminist 90s movie! Maybe if you just raised your own kids, ladies, soicopaths wouldn’t come in and try to steal your family and life, ever think about that?  Hulu

Lazarus: A psychologist investigates cold cases when he returns home after his father’s death. Series premiere. Prime Video

Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia: This true-crime docuseries follows the mob war that broke out in Philadelphia back in the 1990s. Netflix

Midsommar: Welp. Get in the bear suit. 9 p.m., Cinemax Action

Civil War: And if you want to watch something REALLY scary …  7:11 p.m., Cinemax Action

THURSDAY

Nobody Wants This: Falling in love is the easy part. What comes next … Season premiere. Netflix

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake: Season two premiere.  HBO Max

Rosemary’s Baby: Don’t drink the tea. 5:40 p.m., Showtime Women

FRIDAY

A House of Dynamite: When a missile attack is launched at Chicago, the government races to determine who is responsible and how to respond in this Kathryn Bigelow thriller. Premiere. Netflix

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost: Ben Stiller directed this documentary about his parents, the wonderfully talented Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Premiere. Apple TV+

Leslie Jones: Life Part 2: We love Leslie Jones at FoolishWatcher. Peacock

Being Texan: A Texas Monthly Special: Texas Monthly writers explore Texas identity through a variety of stories that span the state. Premiere. 9 p.m., PBS

World Series Game 1: I don’t care, the Astros aren’t in it, so. 6 p.m., Fox

Descendent: A man who sees a mysterious light in the sky begins having dark visions as his wife’s due date approaches in this spooky-looking thriller. AMC+

SATURDAY

Weapons: This darkly funny little horror film asks, “Where did all the kids go at 2:17 a.m.?”  7 p.m., HBO 

Predator marathon: You got your Predators, and your Alien vs. Predators, but you should definitely go check out Prey on Hulu if this is your jam.  2 p.m., FXM

SUNDAY

IT: Welcome to Derry: A new family moves to Derry, Maine, in 1962 just as a young boy goes missing, setting off the events that will eventually unfold in the films. Series premiere.  HBO Max

Mayor of Kingstown: Season four premiere. Paramount+

Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order: “We watch and we’re always there.” Series premiere. AMC+ 8 p.m., AMC