{"id":709,"date":"2008-07-17T08:07:25","date_gmt":"2008-07-17T12:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=709"},"modified":"2013-11-26T08:01:17","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T13:01:17","slug":"scary-movies-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=709","title":{"rendered":"Scary Movies for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

Someone on the Halloween-L Listserv<\/a> recently wrote that his ten-year-old daughter wanted to start watching “scary movies” and asked the list for age-appropriate recommendations. I thought some of the suggestions were worth a mention.<\/p>\n

I’ve divided these into three rough groups, based on how likely you are to have company in your bed after a screening. Nothing in the first group should be too scary for a ten-year-old, and several of them are probably appropriate for younger kids. The second group has some spookier stuff, and the third group is spookier yet; if you haven’t seen them, you may want to pre-screen them for their Nightmare Quotient.<\/p>\n

I erred on the side of caution in grouping these, and obviously your mileage will vary depending upon your particular child. One lady on the listserv said her five-year-old’s favorite movie is The Ring<\/I>. I think I’d be afraid to take my eyes off that kid.<\/p>\n

If you have other suggestions, please share them in the comments.<\/p>\n