Halloween Movies for Kids That Aren't Too Scary
Halloween films for children sit on a knife edge — a little spooky is the whole point, but one genuinely terrifying scene can end movie night early. Every title here is a real Halloween-season film for ages 12 and under, with scares no stronger than moderate, verified by reading the screenplay rather than trusting the rating.
11 script-verified picks
- 1Hotel Transylvania2012 · PG6+
A few genuinely tense scenes — spooky fun, our age 6+ pick
- 2Casper1995 · PG7+
A few genuinely tense scenes — spooky fun, our age 7+ pick
- 3Ghostbusters1984 · PG8+
A few genuinely tense scenes — spooky fun, our age 8+ pick
- 4Kikis Delivery Service1989 · G6+
A few genuinely tense scenes — spooky fun, our age 6+ pick
- 5Luca2021 · PG6+
A few genuinely tense scenes — spooky fun, our age 6+ pick
- 6Bedknobs and Broomsticks1971 · G6+
A few genuinely tense scenes — spooky fun, our age 6+ pick
- 7The Sea Beast2022 · PG7+
A few genuinely tense scenes — spooky fun, our age 7+ pick
- 8Godzilla vs. Kong2021 · PG-139+
A few genuinely tense scenes — spooky fun, our age 9+ pick
- 9Goosebumps2015 · PG8+
A few genuinely tense scenes — spooky fun, our age 8+ pick
- 10Hocus Pocus 22022 · PG8+
A few genuinely tense scenes — spooky fun, our age 8+ pick
- 11The Sandlot 22005 · PG8+
A few genuinely tense scenes — spooky fun, our age 8+ pick
