Cozy Mystery Episodes for Halloween
Here are six episodes of mystery series that we think are perfect for getting you into the Halloween “spirit”:
6. Father Brown - “The Mask of the Demon”
Series Synopsis:
Based on the books by G. K. Chesterton, this (2013 - present) series follows Catholic priest, Father Brown, and his friends as they investigate murders in the 1950s English village of Kembleford. Father Brown (played by Mark Williams) does all that he can to right wrongs, catch killers, and save souls.
Episode Description:
Season 4, Episode 1
When a B movie about vampires begins filming in Kembleford, Father Brown and friends investigate the murder of the director.
Available on Britbox
5. Murder, She Wrote - “The Witch’s Curse”
Series Synopsis:
This classic cozy (from 1980 to 1996) follows mystery writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher (played by Angela Lansbury) as she solves crime using her charm and intellect in her hometown of Cabot Cove, Maine and on her travels.
Episode Description:
Season 8, Episode 12
Jessica investigate a murder while the Cabot Cove community theater suspects witchcraft offstage as well as on.
Available on Peacock
4. Pushing Daisies - “Girth”
Series Synopsis:
In this fantastical series (2007 - 2009), pie-maker Ned (Lee Pace) has the ability to briefly reanimate dead people and uses this ability to solve murder mysteries with a grumpy PI (Chi McBride), a smitten waitress (Kristin Chenoweth), his resurrected childhood sweetheart (Anna Friel) and dog.
Episode Description:
Season 1, Episode 5
Ned’s dislike for Halloween becomes more complicated when the team investigates a murder that seems to have been committed by the ghost of a jockey that is relevant to Olive’s past.
Available on HBO Max
3. Agatha Raisin - “Witch of Wyckhadden”
Series Synopsis:
Based on the books by M. C. Beaton, this series of movies and shows (2014 - present) follows a London PR guru who fulfills a dream of retiring to the English countryside. However, once there, Agatha Raisin (Ashley Jensen) discovers she has a knack for solving murders with her friends.
Episode Description:
Season 1, Episode 7
Agatha accidentally books a stay at a haunted house, and must investigate when the local witch is found murdered.
Available on Acorn
2. Monk - “Mr. Monk Goes Home Again”
Series Synopsis:
This comedy mystery series follows the brilliant retired detective Adrian Monk (played by Tony Shalhoub) who now works as a private consultant to the police as he reckons with his obsessive-compulsive disorder and phobias.
Episode Description:
Season 4, Episode 2
Things seem off with trick-or-treating this year as Monk tries to solve a Halloween mystery and await the arrival of his long-absent father with his agoraphobic brother.
Available on Amazon Prime
1. Poirot - “Hallowe’en Party”
Series Synopsis:
This adaptation (from 1989 to 2013) of the classic Agatha Christie detective follows persnickety but ingenious Belgium private investigator Hercule Poirot (played by David Suchet) as he solves cases.
Episode Description:
Season 12, Episode 2
Hercule Poirot arrives to help his novelist friend investigate the suspicious drowning of a 13-year-old at a Halloween party and uncovers dark secrets of the town.
Available on Britbox
What are other Halloween mysteries that you love?