To ask for horror film recommendations for my 10 year old

[Jennifer124]

Dd has been asking to watch a horror film. She's been quite sensitive in the past so I don't want to let her watch anything too horrible, and I think it's quite a bit down to people in her class talking about things they've watched.

They are also working on horror stories in school. She's also asked to watch bird box.

Does anyone have any ideas of films I can let her see that are a bit scary (enough that she feels she's watched a horror film and give her a bit of 'street cred') but not enough to terrify her?

Ooooh yes, arachnophobia is a good one. Has she seen Jurassic Park?

Also, The Witches is a kids film but is fucking terrifying quite scary.

My 12yo doesn’t like horrors, he wanted to watch miss peregrine and enjoyed it apart from when the monsters appeared but he survived.

My 10yo would watch IT etc if she could, the highest rated we’ve let her watch was A Quiet Place, which she mostly found brining but enjoyed the jump scares & monsters.

Hocus Pocus & Witches are good suggestions too as they’re not too bad & can see how she does with those first? She just about fell asleep at Jaws.

Thanks, she's seen Jurassic park, the witches, frankenweenie, paranorman, coraline. She loved them all but didn't find them scary, which is why I considered something a bit more scary

People are weirdos for not letting their children watch horror films Saucy? How bizarre. Can't believe sone people would let a TEN year old watch The Others or Paranormal Activity.
OP, like suggested maybe The Witches, Goosebumps, Nightmare Before Christmas. My DD age 14 is terrified of Coraline so perhaps not that for a sensitive soul.

OP you phrased it correctly. Clearly some PP are choosing to ignore your original question and tell you what is right for your child.

My niece is 10 and plays games such as Five Nights at Freddys and Bendy and the Ink Machine. They have a storyline but also jump scares if she can get her hands on an xbox for a night. There's a lot of PG13 movies like Insidious and the ring but that might be too scary for her unless she's a more mature 10YO and knows they are not real! I'm sure most adults watched scary movies as a 10YO. I remember watching IT when we were about 8.

And the Woman In Black with Daniel Radcliffe is only a 12, although it’s still bloody scary.

Definitely one to work up to- although my kids were less creeped out by it than I was.

Sorry just noticed she's watched Coraline, she's of stronger stuff than my DD 🙂

These posts pop up pretty regularly. If you are really doing this to support her education then encourage her to read books rather than watch movies. Otherwise what do you expect us to say? Vhs2 is a good one, it has 25 minutes of people shootong themselves in the head and a woman impregnated by a demon strapped to a filthy medical table? Or perhaps The exorcist?

“People are weirdos for not letting their children watch horror films Saucy? How bizarre.”

If your DD doesn’t want to, then fine- but yes it’s bizarre to be coming on here having a shitfit because someone has asked for appropriate film suggestions for their own kid who does want to watch something a bit scarier.

The Others is a 12 btw. Many many many 10 year olds will have seen it as it possibly the best choice out there for horror films that can be enjoyed by parents and tweens alike.

Fwiw my dd is 19 and still hasn't watched The Others. I watched loads of stuff when i was about 13. I'd find it a bit disturbing if my 10 year old wanted more and more scary stuff.

Haunted Mansion? Disney does horror

The Others is terribly sad. Not sure a 10 year old would appreciate that tbh.

I'm not doing it to support her education, I didn't say I was. Just that they are doing about horror stories at school so she's become more interested (as have her friends)

She watched coraline 2 years shop and couldn't watch it she was so scared. She watched it again last week and found it funny. Her tastes have matured, I'm wanting to find something for her that she's going to enjoy and find a bit scary, without keeping her awake at night for weeks

2 years ago

Did you watch scary movies when you were young? Can't you remember any?

Is Dr Who still scary?

Commonsense media has a good list if you Google it.

My parents were odd in that they were strict about so many things, but not about film certificates, so I watched Silence of the Lambs with them when I was 10 and it’s been one of my favourites ever since. Had watched many other horrors before them, am a big fan.

However if she is sensitive, maybe not such a good idea to allow her to be scared?

Lost Boys is also OK
You'll put her off take away rice for life.

Lol

Of course you shouldn’t be helping your 10’year old child watch horror films. There’s a rating system for a reason! hence all the sensible suggestion for PG rated ""horror""

I can remember writing a story about a ghost in the road at about the same age, so I don't think doing scary stories at scho is that unlikely.

Beeylejuice is fab, not sure on the rating. Labyrinth. All of ours watched it quite young and loved it.

Lots of good animated ones

I'm sure they are doing it at school , I remember mine doing it. I encouraged them to read Skellig and those goosebumps books.

I would definitely go with ghostbusters and gremlins, the second gremlins is more of a comedy really so would watch it first and then the original gremlins which I think is more scary !

Sorry but I don't think any child or adult needs 'helping' to enjoy horror films; it is not a life skill they will ever need. I would agree that some literature would be a good place to start if they are studying this type of genre in class. I have come very late to this type of film I.e. when I was 'ready'.