Top 37 must-see best horror movies for kids movies from 97 horror movies for kids movies, including Spirited Away, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Monsters, Inc., It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Young Frankenstein, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline, The Secret of NIMH, and Corpse Bride ranked…
97 Horror Movies for Kids films sorted alphabetically from A-Z
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Plot / Synopsis: A realtor and his wife and children are summoned to a mansion, which they soon discover is haunted, and while they attempt to escape, he learns an important lesson about the family he has neglected.
Tagline: The reluctant guest...
Director: Rob Minkoff Stars: Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, Nathaniel Parker, Marsha Thomason, Jennifer Tilly
Plot / Synopsis: A brave unicorn and a magician fight an evil king who is obsessed with attempting to capture the world's unicorns.
Tagline: The Magical Fantasy Adventure Based on the Bestselling Book...
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. Stars: Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Tammy Grimes, Robert Klein
Plot / Synopsis: A young group of monster fanatics attempt to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monsters.Tagline: The End of the World Starts at Midnight...
Director: Fred Dekker Stars: Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht, Duncan Regehr, Tom Noonan
Plot / Synopsis: A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.
Tagline: A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!...
Director: Wolfgang Petersen Stars: Barret Oliver, Gerald McRaney, Chris Eastman, Darryl Cooksey, Nicholas Gilbert
Plot / Synopsis: Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. However, the land is now being destroyed by an evil sorceress, Xayide, so he must join up with Atreyu and face the Emptiness once more.Tagline: Begin an all new adventure as a young boy returns to a world of wonder on...
Director: George Miller Stars: Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa Burt, John Wesley Shipp, Martin Umbach
Plot / Synopsis: Bastian's dream to get a sibling becomes true when his father re-marries, but soon he has trouble with his new stepsister Nicole and with a gang of school bullies, the Nasties. Hiding in the school library, Bastian finds his favorite book of THE NEVERENDING STORY, where it is later found by Slip, the gang leader. The latter recognizes the...
Director: Peter MacDonald Stars: Jason James Richter, Melody Kay, Jack Black, Carole Finn, Ryan Bollman
Plot / Synopsis: Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home cause confusion.Tagline: Tim Burton's classic returns in 3-D so real, it's scary...
Director: Henry Selick Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O`Hara, Catherine O''Hara, William Hickey
Plot / Synopsis: To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she ever suspected.
Tagline: Right before your eyes and beyond your wildest dreams...
Director: Don Bluth Stars: Derek Jacobi, Elizabeth Hartman, Arthur Malet, Dom DeLuise, Hermione Baddeley
Plot / Synopsis: Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.Tagline: Their World Is Closer Than You Think...
Director: Mark Waters Stars: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Sarah Bolger, Andrew McCarthy
Plot / Synopsis: Paul lives an isolated life with his father in upstate New York. He finds making friends impossible due to a rare condition he has known as congenital hypertrichosis - an affliction that causes an abnormal amount of hair growth all over his face and body. On his 13th birthday, Paul receives a mysterious gift that compels him to run...
Director: Martin Krejcí Stars: Chloë Sevigny, Jaeden Martell, Chris Messina, John Turturro, Eve Hewson
Plot / Synopsis: When a normal American family moves into a beautiful old English house in a wooded area, strange, paranormal appearances befall them in this interesting twist to the well-known haunted-house tale. Their daughter Jan sees, and daughter Ellie hears, the voice of a young teenage girl who mysteriously disappeared during a total solar eclipse decades before...
Tagline: Scared of going...
Directors: John Hough, Vincent McEveety Stars: Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Carroll Baker, David McCallum
Plot / Synopsis: A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.Tagline: Saving the world from witches is a tall order for a boy they've turned into a mouse!...
Director: Nicolas Roeg Stars: Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Rowan Atkinson, Bill Paterson
Plot / Synopsis: Mildred is one of the young girls at a prestigious witch academy. She can't seem to do anything right and is picked on by classmates and teachers. The headmistress of the school, Miss Cackle, has an evil twin sister (Agatha) who plans to destroy the school. Can Mildred foil the plan before the Grand Wizard (Tim Curry) comes to...
Director: Robert Young Stars: Diana Rigg, Charlotte Rae, Tim Curry, Fairuza Balk, Sabina Franklyn
Plot / Synopsis: While searching for lost treasure, time traveling pirates end up in the modern day and do battle with unlikely foes: a group of kids with the latest in techy gadgetry...
Director: Rick Spalla Stars: Denise Richards, Eric Balfour, Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Muldoon, Lew Temple
