ExpressVPN's Halloween Deal: 28 Months From $2.99 (Ends Nov 3)

ExpressVPN has swapped the sports banner for a Halloween one. Its Halloween campaign runs from October 13 to November 3, 2026, and prices a single term: 24 months with 4 bonus months on top, in USD and EUR. The numbers are identical to the Live Sports campaign that ended today — so if you were waiting for a price cut, this is not it. What has changed is the pitch: ExpressVPN is pointing at the free, ad-supported streaming services that fill up with horror films every October, and that part deserves a closer look than the discount does.

The deal at a glance

24 months + 4 bonus months — 28 months of service

The discount percentages are ExpressVPN's own, measured against its standard monthly price for the same tier. The quoted per-month figure is the effective cost of a term paid in one go — you are billed once for 24 months, and the 4 bonus months are appended at no charge.

The right-hand column is ours. Because you pay for 24 months and receive 28, the real cost per month of service is lower than the headline: Basic at $2.99 is $71.76 up front, or $2.56 a month across the full term. Confirm the billing structure on the checkout page before paying; promotional terms occasionally differ by region.

Only the two-year term is priced in this campaign. There is no discounted 12-month option.

What changed since the last campaign — nothing

ExpressVPN has now run three campaigns in a row on the same 28-month term. Side by side:

Basic has held at $2.99 since early September. Advanced and Pro went up by $0.50 and $1.50 a month on September 23 and have stayed there. The cheapest ExpressVPN has been this year remains the August back-to-campus sale, which took Basic to $2.27 on the same term — a price that has not returned in any of the three campaigns since.

The practical reading: there is no reason to hurry for this deadline specifically. The same Basic price has been available for five weeks and, on current form, is likely to roll into a Black Friday campaign in November. If Black Friday brings Advanced and Pro back toward their September 9 prices, waiting will have paid off on the upper tiers. If you want Basic, the price is the price, and today is as good as any day before November 3.

What the tiers actually include

The plan names tell you nothing, so here is the concrete split, based on ExpressVPN's own product pages:

• Basic — the VPN itself: the Lightway protocol, the full server network across 113 countries, and simultaneous connections. If you want an audited VPN and nothing else, this is the whole product.
• Advanced — adds the ExpressKeys password manager with 5 GB of file-attachment storage, blocking of ads, trackers and malicious sites, parental controls, and email privacy tools. Also includes Identity Defender.
• Pro — raises ExpressKeys storage to 10 GB and adds Caller Identification, the spam and scam call screening that is currently limited to Android users in the United States.

That last point decides the tier for most people. The bulk of what separates Pro from Advanced is US-only and Android-only. Outside the United States, Pro's extra $3 a month buys 5 GB of additional attachment storage, which is not a $72 feature over two years. Advanced is the sensible ceiling for most non-US buyers, and Basic is the sensible pick if you do not need a password manager you are not already paying for.

What Advanced and Pro include on the hardware side

The Halloween angle: free horror is genuinely free this month

The campaign's hook is that you do not need a paid streaming subscription to watch horror in October. That is true, and it is the more useful half of the promotion.

Free, ad-supported services stock up on horror for the season. According to ExpressVPN's partner notes, the current line-ups include:

• United States — Tubi and Pluto TV are carrying titles such as Hereditary, Midsommar, Scream and The Thing.
• United Kingdom — BBC iPlayer and ITVX run seasonal horror selections.
• Australia — SBS On Demand and 7plus.
• New Zealand — TVNZ+ and ThreeNow.

Catalogues on free services rotate constantly, so treat the specific titles as a snapshot rather than a promise. The pattern is reliable, though: every one of those platforms leans into horror in the second half of October, and none of them charges for it. For a month where the "where to watch" searches spike, that is worth knowing before you pay anyone anything.

Where a VPN fits — and where it does not

Be clear-eyed about the connection between a VPN and free streaming, because the campaign blurs it.

What a VPN genuinely does. It encrypts everything leaving your device, which matters on networks you do not control — a hotel, a friend's flat, a shared student connection. It also hides the type of traffic from your ISP, which defeats service-specific throttling of sustained video. Our October piece on whether a VPN stops ISP throttling sets out exactly which slowdowns it fixes and which it cannot touch.

What it does not do. Every service listed above is geo-restricted to its home market, and several require a local account to register — a UK postcode and TV-licence declaration for iPlayer, an Australian address for 7plus. A VPN changes your apparent location; it does not create the account entitlements, and using one to reach a service outside the region it is licensed for will usually conflict with that service's terms of use. That is a decision to make knowingly, not on the strength of a Halloween banner. Unblocking also shifts month to month, as our VPN streaming in 2026 piece explains.

The honest use case is the ordinary one: you are travelling, you want the free service you normally use at home to keep working, and you want it over a connection you would not otherwise trust.

What else is free to watch this month

Settle this before you buy

• Check the renewal price, not the intro price. Promotional rates apply to the first term. A 28-month commitment at $2.99 renews at the then-current rate, which is a different number — find it on the checkout page before you agree to it.
• Confirm the money-back window. ExpressVPN's refund guarantee is the escape hatch on a two-year purchase. Verify the exact period and whether it applies to promotional pricing at checkout; previous discounted plans have carried exclusions.
• Buy the term you will actually use. Twenty-eight months is a long horizon. If that makes you uneasy, a shorter term at a worse rate is the honest alternative, not a cheaper one you regret in month nine. Our how to cancel a VPN subscription guide covers getting out cleanly when the time comes.

FAQ

How long does ExpressVPN's Halloween deal run?

October 13 to November 3, 2026. It replaces the Live Sports campaign that ended on October 13 and keeps its prices unchanged.

Is this cheaper than the last ExpressVPN deal?

No. All three tiers are priced exactly as they were from September 23 to October 13. Basic has been $2.99 since September 9; the year's low was $2.27 in August.

Do the bonus months cost anything?

No. You pay for 24 months and receive 28 months of service, which is what brings the effective rate to $2.56 on Basic.

Is Pro worth the upgrade outside the US?

Usually not. Its main addition over Advanced, Caller Identification, is limited to Android in the United States. Outside that, the difference is 5 GB of extra ExpressKeys storage.

Do I need a VPN to watch free Halloween films?

Not at home. Tubi, Pluto TV, iPlayer, ITVX, SBS On Demand, 7plus, TVNZ+ and ThreeNow are free in their home markets. A VPN protects the connection when you are away from home; it does not grant access rights to a service licensed for another country.

Should I wait for Black Friday instead?

If you want Advanced or Pro, there is a reasonable case for waiting: both tiers were cheaper in early September and may come back down. For Basic, the price has not moved in five weeks and is unlikely to drop much further.

Bottom line

This is the Live Sports deal with a pumpkin on it. Basic at $2.99 — $2.56 effective across 28 months — is a heavy discount on an audited VPN and has been available since September. Advanced and Pro remain more expensive than they were five weeks ago, which makes the tier question worth answering rather than defaulting upward.

The free horror streaming the campaign points at is real, and you do not need ExpressVPN to watch it from your sofa. Buy the VPN for the connection you cannot trust, not for the films you can already watch — and check the renewal price before you confirm.

See the ExpressVPN Halloween offer

Prices and campaign dates are ExpressVPN's own, as supplied for the October 13 – November 3, 2026 campaign, and were accurate at publication. Streaming line-ups are ExpressVPN's partner notes for mid-October 2026 and rotate frequently. Regional pricing and terms can differ — check the live offer page before purchasing.