Suggest an entertaining horror movie that's rated PG-13 or younger

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For the third year in a row, my office is going to watch a horror film on Halloween.

Two years ago, we went with Critters 2. It wasn’t a good movie, but it had lots of jeerable bad action sequences going on. Good time.

Last year, we opted for Night of the Comet. It was a better movie, but a worse time, as it’s mostly cheesy talky sequences, without many bad action sequences.

This year … ? I’m open to suggestions for anything that’s entertaining for a large group – whether that’s an actually scary horror film or an action-packed cheesefest is open to debate. (Though given the people watching, the latter would probably win a vote.)

And it’s got to be PG-13 or milder. Anyone have any suggestions?

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Gremlins is my favorite cheesy mild horror movie.

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Get a Dr Who series. And make sure you have plenty of cushions to hide behind.

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Seconding this one. It’s a lot of fun.

Rosemary’s Baby is pretty tame by our standards. But it’s decidedly less cheesy, more about suspense.

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Much as I love suspenseful movies, if “suspense” is code for “you have to pay careful attention and let the tension build,” it’s not going to go over with a group prone to heckling.

Gremlins is a good suggestion, given that someone else here is promoting Ghoulies II. But keep 'em coming.

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Monster Squad

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What about Tremors.

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Poltergeist? I don’t know its rating, but I can’t recall anything overly horrific.

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The investigator who peeled off his face was kinda horrible, but other than that, it wasn’t too bad.

I second Tremors – that movie’s a lot of fun and it’s not terribly gory. Kevin Bacon, Reba McIntire, Michael Gross – what’s not to like?

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Kick it old school!

The Bride of Frankenstein w/Karloff

The Wolf Man w/Chaney Jr

The Mummy w/Karloff

Masque of the Red Death w/Price

Or really go OLDER school with Nosferatu!

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Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Ghost Busters

Short film Betty Boop’s Halloween Party.

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Fright Night is rated “R” but it’s kind of an iffy R. Mainly because of a sheer neglige (breasts visible) in one scene, I guess.

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Here’s one not everyone will have already have seen: The Other. I wasn’t sure if it was on DVD but I checked and netflix has it, so it must be.

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The House on Haunted Hill. Vincent Price.

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Or how about Mars Attacks!?

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Monster House! It’s cool…

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How about Beetlejuice? It’s really more comedy than horror, but it’s a lot of fun.

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The scariest movie ever made is rated G.

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Another “Night of the C-” title: Night of the Creeps
oops…that has an “R” rating, I think. Sorry!

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The Frighteners.