There is an animated movie called Monster House that I feel is too scary for young children but she'd probably be fine with it.
Great minds think alike- I was just about to suggest this. It certainly creeped me out when I saw it.
Also, the Dark Crystal scared the crap out of me when I was a kid(damn puppets still give me the willies). You may also wish to consider Labrynth and Legend, which all have some scary scenes in them.
You can rarely go wrong with GHOSTBUSTERS.
I mean, the Librarian scared the heck out of me as a kid, but overall, it's a cool movie.
I will throw my vote behind Coraline.
Arachnophobia.
Monster House is a great movie.
What about the old stuff - Dracula, Frankenstein, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Blob?
Some people say the Wizard of OZ might cut it, the orginal version of course.
Kids these days won't sit still for black and white {breaks into coughing fit}...but if they knew what was good fer 'em, they would!
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Nah, the sooner the kid's exposed to true terror the better she'll be at handling it. I recommend Rosemary's Baby, the Exorcist, the Omen, Event Horizon, The Mist, and In the Mouth of Madness.
If PG-13 is a hard ceiling, I recommend The Others or The Orphanage, both of which are ghost stories in the classic tradition but which have pretty powerful twists at the end that still give me shivers just thinking about them. If you want something specifically made for kids that's creepy, I suggest Return to Oz, one of the most formative films of my youth.
Nah, the sooner the kid's exposed to true terror the better she'll be at handling it. I recommend Rosemary's Baby, the Exorcist, the Omen, Event Horizon, The Mist, and In the Mouth of Madness.
If PG-13 is a hard ceiling, I recommend The Others or The Orphanage, both of which are ghost stories in the classic tradition but which have pretty powerful twists at the end that still give me shivers just thinking about them. If you want something specifically made for kids that's creepy, I suggest Return to Oz, one of the most formative films of my youth.
Sweet jesus, the Mist..THE MIST!!!!!
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Kids these days won't sit still for black and white {breaks into coughing fit}...but if they knew what was good fer 'em, they would!
Some people just raise their kids wrong. :P
You have to start them early. Mine in particular like the original Wolfman (which I would recomend for almost any age). "Abbot and Costello meet the Wolfman" is also another good black and white film for all ages.
I asked my boys for a recomendation and they reminded me of "Scooby doo on Zombie Island" which I would recommend as the only really decent animated Scooby movie.
I don't think 'The Sixth Sense' is rated R. There's also 'Jurassic Park.'
You could also see if you can track down some episodes of the old Nickelodeon show, 'Are you Afraid of the Dark?'
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I don't think 'The Sixth Sense' is rated R. There's also 'Jurassic Park.'
Sixth sense is PG-13 as is The Ring. Both of those however I would be cautious in showing to children as the thematic elements that give them their rating can be pretty intense.
Jaws is also PG-13 I believe and I have let my kids watch that one (We came in after the first five minutes or so - i.e. the skinny dipping scene.)
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The Ring is probably your best bet for great PG-13 horror movies. It's actually the one that proved to the modern era that you COULD do a decent PG-13 horror movie, and is why there are so many PG-13 (mostly inferior) horror movies out these days.
This year... I'd say the best PG-13 horror movie is, hands down, Sam Raimi's "Drag Me To Hell." Great movie.
And although it's not yet on DVD or in wide release, "Paranormal Activity" is perhaps the scariest movie I've seen in ten years or more... and it does so with no gore and no nudity and no sex. There's profanity though; it's rated R more or less ONLY because of some uses of the F-bomb and a few more choice words here and there but the profanity's not overwhelming like you might get in a Scorsese or Mamet or Tarrantino movie.
There is an animated movie called Monster House that I feel is too scary for young children but she'd probably be fine with it.
Monster House is pretty good.
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If you can find it, Something Wicked This Way Comes scared the bejeesus outta me when I was a kid. I haven't seen it since, but I still remember it.
If you can find it, Something Wicked This Way Comes scared the bejeesus outta me when I was a kid. I haven't seen it since, but I still remember it.
Yeah, I'm with you on this one too, Cosmo.
Monster Squad?
Wolfman has nards!
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The Ring is probably your best bet for great PG-13 horror movies. It's actually the one that proved to the modern era that you COULD do a decent PG-13 horror movie, and is why there are so many PG-13 (mostly inferior) horror movies out these days.
This. This times a million. The Ring is great.
This year... I'd say the best PG-13 horror movie is, hands down, Sam Raimi's "Drag Me To Hell." Great movie.
I loved this movie and have to agree. A lot of folks aren't even bothering because apparently someone out there started a rumor that it was stupid. At which point I turn to them and say "Yea, maybe... it is directed by Sam Raimi... ya know Evil Dead, Amry of Darkness, Hercules, Xeena? He's pretty much king of campy horror." This enlightens most people I know and has them at least remotely interested.
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I would be careful about using the rating system. It has undergone many changes and the older the movie the more likely it's rating is slightly off, a good example being "Jaws"(2005 dvd release) which is listed a PG... in 1975.
"Swampthing" also applies being listed as PG and being PG-13 with it's brief nudity and violence.
PG-13 - Parents Strongly Cautioned - Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Films given this rating may contain sexual content, brief or partial nudity, some strong language and innuendo, humor, mature themes, political themes, terror and/or intense action violence. However, bloodshed is rarely present.
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Skip the 1994 Body Snatchers remake, it's rated R and it was stupid to boot.
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My sister is 11 so I can't really watch a truly terrifying horror movie with her on Halloween. Anyone have a good suggestion for a PG-13 horror/thriller movie? Thanks :-)
Different direction, but the old 'Lord of the Flies' (Peter Brook, 1963) definitely stays with you.
Was the original Wicker Man too sexy for kids? That was a freaky show.
I hated the remake. Stupid remakes.
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Was the original Wicker Man too sexy for kids? That was a freaky show.
I honestly don't know if kids would even get Wicker Man. It's pretty plot heavy and dialogue dependent. The twist at the end might go completely over their heads. It's not a very violent film, and doesn't have many (if any) startling moments like a lot of adrenaline horror films. But there is some nudity. I don't think that would keep me from showing it to my kids, but each parent makes their own choices. I would save this one until the kid was old enough that the real thrust of it could sink in. It'd be a shame to watch it too soon and not understand the horror present. My brother watched Exorcist when he was like 8 or 9 and just laughed the whole way through because he wasn't mature enough to get the really frightening themes behind foul-mouthed Linda Blair's actions.
Was the original Wicker Man too sexy for kids? That was a freaky show.I honestly don't know if kids would even get Wicker Man. It's pretty plot heavy and dialogue dependent. The twist at the end might go completely over their heads. It's not a very violent film, and doesn't have many (if any) startling moments like a lot of adrenaline horror films. But there is some nudity. I don't think that would keep me from showing it to my kids, but each parent makes their own choices. I would save this one until the kid was old enough that the real thrust of it could sink in. It'd be a shame to watch it too soon and not understand the horror present. My brother watched Exorcist when he was like 8 or 9 and just laughed the whole way through because he wasn't mature enough to get the really frightening themes behind foul-mouthed Linda Blair's actions.
This still freaks me out. I guess this wasn't in the original theatrical release.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-4f_NMUxcY
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Is Tremors PG-13? It's not necessarily horror, but is about monsters. It's got enough humor in it that it should negate any serious terror.
It is PG-13 (and one of my favorites).
The language is pretty rough in places though for some families (mine for instance) and thus I have told my kids they have to wait to watch it.
I'm probably a bit unusual in that I don't care if my kids watch violence (to a limit) but profanity will kick a movie right out of their potential viewing queue.
Hellboy is another good PG-13 halloween movie if you don't care that its more action/adventure than horror.
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Hellboy is another good PG-13 halloween movie if you don't care that its more action/adventure than horror.Such a disappointment...
I liked the first movie well enough. I like the animated series better though. Never read much of the comics, just flipped through them once or twice. So the first movie was my introduction to the characters.
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Nah, the sooner the kid's exposed to true terror the better she'll be at handling it. I recommend Rosemary's Baby, the Exorcist, the Omen, Event Horizon, The Mist, and In the Mouth of Madness.
If PG-13 is a hard ceiling, I recommend The Others or The Orphanage, both of which are ghost stories in the classic tradition but which have pretty powerful twists at the end that still give me shivers just thinking about them. If you want something specifically made for kids that's creepy, I suggest Return to Oz, one of the most formative films of my youth.
I LOVE EVENT HORIZON!!!!
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I liked the first movie well enough. I like the animated series better though. Never read much of the comics, just flipped through them once or twice. So the first movie was my introduction to the characters.Hellboy is another good PG-13 halloween movie if you don't care that its more action/adventure than horror.Such a disappointment...
I stumbled into the Hellboy comics when they first came out in the mid-90's and have loved them ever since. The movie just failed on so many levels for me because it strayed far from the source. I'm really nervous that the director Del Toro is making The Hobbit now. I have very little faith in his abilities.
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I stumbled into the Hellboy comics when they first came out in the mid-90's and have loved them ever since. The movie just failed on so many levels for me because it strayed far from the source. I'm really nervous that the director Del Toro is making The Hobbit now. I have very little faith in his abilities.
I think the key is that he needs to stick to Spanish movies. I have been very underwhelmed by all his American movies, but Pan's Labyrinth is one of the most well-crafted fairy tale/war analogy/horror movies I've ever seen, and I rank it among my all-time favorite films. Cronos and Devil's Backbone are also pretty decent. When he gets into the Hollywood system with Mimic, Blade II and the Hellboys he loses a lot of what makes him an inventive and effective filmmaker. That said, Hellboy II was a lot more enjoyable for me than the first, which I found to be tedious, boring and a total waste of time.
I stumbled into the Hellboy comics when they first came out in the mid-90's and have loved them ever since. The movie just failed on so many levels for me because it strayed far from the source. I'm really nervous that the director Del Toro is making The Hobbit now. I have very little faith in his abilities.I liked the first movie well enough. I like the animated series better though. Never read much of the comics, just flipped through them once or twice. So the first movie was my introduction to the characters.Hellboy is another good PG-13 halloween movie if you don't care that its more action/adventure than horror.Such a disappointment...
See, I'm in the same boat as Wicht. I saw the trailer for Hellboy, and thought, what a dumb looking idea for a movie, how destitute of creativity is HW these days? The I saw the movie on cable, and was so far removed from my very negative reaction to the trailer, having never heard of the comic, I liked Hellboy, got hold of the two animated shows, read some comics online, and then was looking forward to the second movie, which I agree was better than the first. Hellboy, along with Sandman, falls into that category of "If I had known such comics existed, I would have liked comics" for me.