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Scary film/show for 12 year old?

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UglyNess · 19/12/2023 19:44

My DS really wants to watch something he considers to be 'scary' so I'm trying to think of something that fits the bill but is age appropriate - any suggestions?

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Forgetaboutme · 19/12/2023 21:24

My eleven year old loves scary stuff and its so hard to find age appropriate ones.

He has liked:

Scary stories to tell in the dark
The new goosebumps series
Poltergeist
Signs

OceanicBoundlessness · 19/12/2023 21:31

What about looking at some of the old Hitchcock ones. There's probably a lot on YouTube about how the special effects are done and how music is used to build suspense.

Desecratedcoconut · 19/12/2023 21:37

Saucery · 19/12/2023 19:50

Wednesday.
The Thing, John Carpenter version. Swearing but no sexual content.

Is The Thing on tomorrow, which channel please? I bloody love Kurt Russell in that,.

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MariaVT65 · 19/12/2023 23:04

qpdlurgak · 19/12/2023 21:09

We haven't watched scream yet, I prefer to keep it more to spooky rather than human violence.

Depends on what we all find scary then I suppose :) I loved Scream at age 12, I then watched the Ring age 14 and it scared the hell out of me.

homeeddingwitch · 19/12/2023 23:59

My 12 year old is currently into creepy/scary stuff and is watching Murder Drones which is described as an ‘animated sci fi comedy horror’. Has also watched and enjoyed Wednesday.

qpdlurgak · 20/12/2023 08:01

@MariaVT65 I didn't say it wasn't scary, I've seen Scream a few times (I think my first time was 12 at a sleepover actually!), but not comfortable with "real violence" for a young teen so we don't watch slashers, we have watched the ring actually, he was just turned 13.

Zevitevitchofcrimas · 20/12/2023 08:28

Jaws

Dwappy · 22/12/2023 12:26

Tremors! I love that film.

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