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Kid-Friendly Scary Movies
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Halloween’s a great time to watch scary movies, but are your kids too young for actual horror films. Thankfully, there are movies (see below) scary enough for kids to watch and adults can enjoy, too. Add these kid-friendly movies to your scary marathon list for Halloween.
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Monster House
- Corpse Bride
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Little Monsters
- Coraline
- Wallace & Gromit
- Scooby-Doo movies
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The Nightmare Before Christmas: In Tim Burton’s stop-motion classic, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas and decides to take it over. But his good intentions may not be very well received as he doesn’t quite understand the concept… a unique and fun film that everyone can enjoy. |
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Monster House: A group of kids discover that the house of their cranky old neighbor is alive, an actual monster that eats anyone who gets near it. Unable to get anyone to believe them, the kids enlist the help of a local “monster hunter” to try and save those who have been eaten. Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg produce this CGI-animated film that puts a new spin on the “haunted house” genre. |
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Corpse Bride: Another stop-motion film from Tim Burton about a very unusual romance. Young Victor, nervous about his upcoming wedding, tries practicing his vows but ends up “married” to Emily, the Corpse Bride. But while trying to find a way to free himself and return to his true fiancé, Victoria, Victor finds himself torn between the bland world of the living and the more lively and colorful world of the dead. Despite the creepy title, it’s still a fun and touching story with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter providing voices. |
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: a 1949 animated short from Disney, narrated by Bing Crosby, based on Washington Irving’s classic short story, about timid schoolteacher Ichabod Crane and his encounter with the ghostly Headless Horseman. Originally part of “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad” with an adaptation of “The Wind and the Willows”… it is also available separately, a great ghost story that’s also a great way to introduce kids to classic literature. |
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Little Monsters: Brian (Fred Savage) discovers the existence of monsters that enter our world from under beds and get kids into trouble. He befriends one, Maurice (Howie Mandel), who introduces Brian to a fun world with no rules but soon reveals itself to be more than it is. This is a fun movie with some interesting ideas about monsters and the “rules” about them, like lights and living under the bed. |
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Coraline: Coraline Jones, feeling neglected by her parents, discovers a hidden parallel world where she gets the love and attention she wants. But she soon learns her “Other Mother” is not who she appears to be. Based on the book by Neil Gaiman and featuring voices from Dakota Fanning and Terri Hatcher, filled with creepy moments while providing the lesson of being careful what you wish for. |
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Wallace & Gromit: he Curse of the Were-Rabbit: Nick Park’s claymation creations, bumbling inventor Wallace and his more level-headed dog Gromit, star in their first movie, as they try to protect the local vegetable gardens from being attacked by a fearsome “were-rabbit”. Voices include Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes in this popular and award-winning film. |
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Scooby-Doo movies: Scooby-Doo and his mystery solving friends appear in numerous films where they run into actual monsters, not just people dressed up like them. There are quite a few to list, so we did a separate page for some of the better ones. |
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See if these movies don’t satisfy the scary-movie tradition for Halloween at your home.
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