# Good, scary movies for younger kids **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 29, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-scary-movies-for-younger-kids/732970 "2015-09-29T18:51:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-scary-movies-for-younger-kids/732970/41 "2015-10-11T21:56:11Z")
[Duel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duel_(1971_film)) One of Spielberg’s first, and a really good suspenseful movie. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-scary-movies-for-younger-kids/732970/42 "2015-10-11T21:57:52Z")
Watership down can be read at bedtime. As can Stephen kings childrens book the eyes of the dragon . [The Eyes of the Dragon - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eyes_of_the_Dragon) ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-scary-movies-for-younger-kids/732970/43 "2015-10-11T22:14:54Z")
“Goonies”. How has no one mentioned “Goonies”? About a group of kids, a treasure hunt, has some scary moments but a happy ending. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-scary-movies-for-younger-kids/732970/44 "2015-10-11T23:43:54Z")
You could save some dough, just yell “BOO!” at them randomly. ---
**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-scary-movies-for-younger-kids/732970/45 "2015-10-11T23:58:26Z")
Your kids ain’t seen scary movie til you see Phantasm. That’ll get your kids screaming. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-scary-movies-for-younger-kids/732970/46 "2015-10-12T00:16:16Z")
Tangent question: What about some good, Halloweenish animation? (Particularly cartoon shorts.) I’ve got a notion to project some video on my garage door for part of my Halloween night setup, and I’m looking for ideas of things to show. I’m thinking clips/shorts, because the ToTers aren’t going to hang out watching them for long. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-scary-movies-for-younger-kids/732970/47 "2015-10-12T01:45:31Z")
Here’s our October animation Dvds the kid watches every year: Monsterhouse Paranorman The Nightmare Before Christmas Frankenweenie Coraline ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-scary-movies-for-younger-kids/732970/48 "2015-10-14T00:15:53Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > Tangent question: What about some good, Halloweenish animation? (Particularly cartoon shorts.) > > I’ve got a notion to project some video on my garage door for part of my Halloween night setup, and I’m looking for ideas of things to show. I’m thinking clips/shorts, because the ToTers aren’t going to hang out watching them for long. If you’re trying to scare the ever-loving crap out of your trick or treaters, try this one “[The Cat with Hands](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKjxpfwjBtw)” and this one “[The Separation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybEjyGmVub8)”. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-scary-movies-for-younger-kids/732970/49 "2015-10-28T23:21:37Z")
> [@Master\_Wang-Ka](#): > > Strongly recommended is the half of Disney’s _Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad_ that features Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman. The chase scene is thrilling, and animated, and scary, but I wouldn’t think they’d need therapy afterward. On TCM tonight at 8:45 Eastern. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-scary-movies-for-younger-kids/732970.md?page=2)