Horror for 5yo. Recommendations?

[YogaBro]

By 'horror' I mean age appropriate spooky films. He loves anything and everything scary. Monster House is his favourite. He's desperate to watch Wednesday and Beetlejuice but they're not appropriate so I've said no. Can anyone suggest anything as a substitute?

Omg I second pagemaster, what an incredible film.

Also - Coraline, the little vampire, haunted mansion are great

PG's, no I agree with poster above that desensitizing children so young isnt a good idea.

Theres loads of good fantasy films that are a U as mentioned previously like The Neverending Story. Also Bedtime Stories, and look to the 1980's for weird stuff like Labrynth.

Anyone suggesting Gremlins for a 5 year old is takin the piss.

Isn't gremlins a 15?

The Last Unicorn
Scooby Doo Live Action Movies
Ghostbusters
The Nutcracker
The Grinch
Haunted Mansion
A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Harry Potter
Return To Oz

Also, Toy Soldiers

The Little Vampire

Old school goosebumps? Most are on YouTube, parenting win if he likes them as you can buy him the books too 🤣

Oops not Gremlins then. I haven't seen it myself, it was a recommendation from someone else with me!

If he likes Corpse Bride etc those are PG and it sounds like the OP is going to check them all out first.

I'm a massive bore and don't allow YouTube 😅

The Wizard of Oz, Bed Knobs and Broom Sticks, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
The child catcher is scary 😂😂😂

Oh and a tale of dark and Grimm i think on Netflix….kids version of Grimm fairytale.

1980’s The Worst Witch. Loved it as a child (and an adult). Very made for tv. Spookiest bit is a music video scene with Tim Curry and some shocking graphics. Diana Rigg scary miss hardbroom too. Love it.

I think I just found them on Netflix’s!

Grisly tales for gruesome kids is fantastic

My kids loved CBBC's Merlin at that age! It's fantasy but has scary moments. They claim it's now got a 15 cert but I don't see how anything on CBBC could be a 15! Anyway, they are way more hard core than me. I can't even watch Harry Potter past the third one.

No chicken run is not particularly scary (unless you are a chicken living on a chicken farm) but there is definitely peril in escaping being put in a pie.

There's a list here that might help.

editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-scary-movies-for-kids/

Two others that have sprung to mind which I personally think are a bit creepy (but not spooky) are Watership Down and The lion witch and the wardrobe.

Not a film but on Iplayer they have Roald Dahl's revolting rhymes which is pretty good, my ds loves spooky stuff - trying to find age appropriate shows are tricky. A Tale Dark & Grimm series on Netflix is quite horror based. Oh my son also love Mickey mouse Halloween special too!

Yes, yes they are. I work in the Film Industry and it’s quite literally my job to have an understanding on BBFC ratings

I'm a massive bore and don't allow YouTube 😅

No you’re not! No 5 year old should be looking at YouTube.

2 sugars please.

Disney’s Snow White , Bambi and Pinocchio are pretty scary. No idea what rating they are. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang still scares the crap out of me too, if you’re determined.

There was a series of fairytales on years ago, I think it was called the Storyteller. It had John Hurt as the titular storyteller. A different story every week. If they fit the bill, they might keep you going for a few weeks.

Was going to suggest '9', but someone mentioned it upthread. I didn't realise it was 12a. Post apocalyptic rag dolls, terrified me.

Not Gremilins, unless you want to explain to your child about Santa not being real. (Glad I watched it to remind me before showing DS)

Can you still get Rentaghost anywhere? I haven't seen it in decades but I loved it as a child.

Please don't let him watch Creeped Out without checking them first. My (admittedly sensitive) daughter watched them age 8 and some of them upset her for days. They're quite a dark kind of horror, not a 'boo- made you jump' kind.