58 Halloween-Inspired Fantasy Football Team Names for 2026

Halloween’s six weeks out, and horror already took over the release calendar this week: the Resident Evil reboot opens in theaters today, going up against Practical Magic 2 in its second weekend, with American Horror Story’s thirteenth season, a Mike Flanagan take on Carrie, and a Friday the 13th prequel all landing before the 31st. Your Week 2 waiver wire has the same energy — half the preseason hype is already dead, and nobody’s sure who’s still standing by the fantasy finale. Here are 58 team names for managers who want their scoreboard as spooky as their watchlist.

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Resident Evil: Waiver Wire Edition

Zach Cregger’s reboot hits theaters today, and your bench looks just as infected.

Resident Sleeper
Umbrella Corp. Backfield
T-Virus Target Share
Raccoon City Running Back
Bijan of the Dead
Zombie Waiver Outbreak
Puka-lypse Now
Infected Injury Report

Practical Magic: Draft-Day Spells

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are back casting spells — borrow a few for your lineup.

Practical Magic Number
Owens Sisters Sleeper Spell
Spell Check Your Lineup
Cauldron of Consistency
Kittle’s Cauldron
Hex on the Opposing D
Bubbling Backfield Brew
Curse of the Bye Week

American Horror Story: Season 13

Season 13 — titled, appropriately, 13 — premieres September 24 and runs 13 episodes to October 29. A dozen seasons of back catalog to raid before then.

American Horror Story: Bye Week
Coven Draft Circle
Double Feature Flex Play
Hotel Cortez Comeback
Roanoke Redraft
Apocalypse Waiver Wire
1984: The Redraft
Every Season, One Bracket

Carrie’s Telekinetic Backfield

Mike Flanagan’s take on the Stephen King classic premieres October 7 on Prime Video — plenty of time to binge before Sunday.

Telekinetic Trade Deadline
Flanagan’s Flex Play
Hill House (Tyreek Hill)
Gifted & Terrifying Tight End
Prom Night, Zero Chill
Sissy Spacek Special
Stephen King’s Starting Lineup
Don’t Make Her Angry, Bench Her

Crystal Lake Counselors

Peacock’s Friday the 13th prequel puts Jason’s mother front and center October 15 — your waiver wire needs an origin story too.

Crystal Lake Monsters
Camp Counselor Comeback
Pam Voorhees’ Waiver Pickup
Don’t Go In The End Zone
Final Girl Fantasy Finish
Voorhees Family Reunion
Lake Effect Lineup
Jason’s Mother Knows Best

Clayface & Other Mommy Double Bill

Rob Savage’s Other Mommy lands October 9 and DC’s Clayface follows October 23 — two weeks apart, shapeshifters and stand-ins, just like your flex spot.

Clayface Off Coverage
Shape-Shifting Slot Receiver
Savage Waiver Pickup
Chastain of Command
Other Mommy’s Got Next
Sculpted for the End Zone
Villain Origin Story: Round One
Clay Pigeon Special Teams

Grim Reaper’s Waiver Wire

No release date required — these are the classics that never leave the streaming queue.

Grim Reaper’s Waiver Wire
Trey McBride of Frankenstein
An American Werewolf in Drake London
Amon-Ra Rises From the Grave
CeeDee of the Lambs
Michael (Myers) Pittman Jr.
Edgar Allen Poe-sition (Josh Allen)
Jack-O-Nacua-tern (Puka Nacua)
Chase of the Living Dead (Ja’Marr Chase)
Purdy Scary (Brock Purdy)

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