I love this little film and it’s great for short attention spans. Toy Story of Terror – Rated G and parents say 6+. Who doesn’t love Charlie Brown, after all? This is a CLASSIC animated movie that can be a tradition every year for your family. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown – Rated G, and parents say 6+ and kids say 4+. So proceed with caution, or maybe just watch it yourself first. For the record, my 13 year old said this movie is scary. 10+ seems like a fair assessment, but if you have a kid that spooks easily, I might wait until 12 for this one. This movie is too dark for little littles, so I would agree wait until your kiddos are older. It’s funny, and non-animated, however there are some themes of sucking the life force out of kids (one child dies) etc.Ĭoraline – Rated PG, and scored age 10+ by parents and 9+ by kids on common sense media. I would definitely save this one for the tween camp. Hocus Pocus – Rated PG, and scored age 10+ on common sense media by parents and an 8+ for kids. You’ll find the songs getting stuck in your head, and while quirky, it’s a great one to watch every year. This is a stop motion animated musical and is does have scary/spooky looking creatures, but the storyline is very cute. Nightmare Before Christmas – Rated PG, and scored age 7+ on common sense media by both kids and parents. Since these scary movies have a PG rating or less, they’re really not “scary.” However as always use caution with your own kiddos. Here are my top 10 Good Scary Family Movies to watch in October to celebrate Halloween rated PG or less. Watching the trailer beforehand is a good way to gauge whether or not your kid will be scared, too. I love to use Common Sense Media when researching a scary movie. My cousin grew up watching horror flicks with her mom, and she still loves them today. I know parents who grew up with the attitude that as long as they were with their kids, they could show them whatever scary movies they wanted. You’re also the best judge on how scared you want your kids. So, I thought I would share some ideas for introducing scary family movies to your kids.īut as always – YOU are the best judge of what your kids will be scared by or not. It was the scene with Belle’s mom and the black plague death mask (it’s OK most people don’t even remember it.) She was freaked out for DAYS about that. My oldest for example went and saw the new Beauty and Beast live action movie when it came out, and there was one little scene in there that spooked her. I would say you totally know your kids best and what works for your kids might not work for mine. How do you know if your kids are old enough to watch scary movies then? When I was a kid, I remember being scared by Gremlins, Goonies, and Watcher in the Woods (what was UP with that movie, Disney?) But, to be honest, I was a kid that was scared of everything so it was easy to give me nightmares. Whether or not a movie qualifies as a scary movie or not is totally subjective. Although if that’s your family’s thing – go for it. Scary family movies don’t have to have any of that. Horror films are usually full of blood, guts, and murder. What’s the difference between a horror film and a scary family movie? My kids have never seen what I would consider a “scary movie” but that’s because my definition of scary is something more like a horror film. I’m not sure what was up with the 80’s and early 90’s but I don’t remember a lot of, ahem, supervision in the movie watching department. When I was a kid, I remember all kinds of scary movies we watched. October is spooky season, so it’s the perfect time to share some scary family movies you can watch with your kids.
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