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?

How about something like Signs? Its not strictly horror but might be something a 10 year old would consider a bit scary? a few jumpy moments but no gore or anything terrifying.

Don't know if it's been suggested yet but Ghostbusters! All of her. Loved those as a child, and found them appropriately scary. Good lord can't believe so many suggested The Others, to this day it's still one of the scariest films I've seen! I also loved horror from when I was young

All of them* not all of her

I'm not being obtuse. Nor did I take what you said personally. And I know the OP asked for suggestions. As I said before people are not 'weirdos' for not wanting their children to watch horrors. How that is obtuse I don't know. But I'll leave you to your opinions.

Watching a tame horror film will give your daughter street cred. Really? Just tell her she's too young for horror films and fuck what her classmates are watching and that whole sheep mentality.

Depends on what she actually wants to watch. None of the easier ones will satisfy yekids in school if she's trying to keep up with them so if that's her reasoning I'd have a chat. DS is 11 and some of his friends say they've see e.g. The Ring, Freddys nightmares. We old him no way. He asked could he watch stranger things and Birdbox, again no way. So one night dh put up the image of Stranger things and said do you really want to see it? And he backed straight out. I'd say Goosebumps too it again, the people in school won't rate it, but it'll be good for her to see something a it creepy.

By the way Birdbox is not easy going, you see insane people trying to kill people who can't defend themselves, you see a person climb into a burning car, a person stab themselves ... just to let everyone know! I don't know about ratings anymore 15s seems like 18s to me!( rant over)

There was a research study done in the 80s that asked kids what video nasties they'd watched, with kids ticking them off on a list. Except that a number of the ones they proudly claimed to have seen didn't exist. Kids lie about these things. Tell your daughter that and show her the value of liking things because she actually likes them not because she wants 'street cred' - as NutElla5x said.

My older ones liked The Mummy films.

DC4(12) has enjoyed Stranger Things.

Signs though, traumatised my older ones for ages. I think because it’s just really well done.

I saw American Werewolf in London at 10 - fucked me right up!!

My daughter loves the maze runner trilogy. They're a bit "jumpy" and are basically monster/zombie movies but nothing too major.

@Fazackerley is Donald trump really in gremlins 2?

My dd has seen beetle juice about 5 tiles and she’s 7.
She does not find it scary at all , she loves it!
She finds Coraline scary though so go figure

*times!

I’m not sure I’d be trying to find a horror film for her, to be honest. Some people are into them, some people like fast, stomach churning rides at fairgrounds, some people like chick-lit, some people like biographies, some people like spicy food, etc.etc.
We are all different. In my case, there’s no way on earth I’d watch a horror film-they do nothing for me while watching them but would stay with me for ages after, so not all the street cred in the world would make me watch them!
(As a teacher, I’m rather surprised that this seems to be coming from school-as in, having to write a “horror” story is making her want to watch a horror film. I’d think twice about it, if I were her mum. You’ll be the one picking up the pieces if she gets upset.)

The Goonies.

Sorry, but I don't think beetlejuice is appropriate for 10 year old at all. I watched it thinking I might let my 10yo DD watch it. I couldn't remember anything bad from the years ago last time I had seen it.

Lydia talks about committing suicide. There is a lot of swearing. Bettlejuice visits a 'whore house'. A lot of sexual innuendo.

I am by no means a prude, but I think I had just forgotten how crude it was.

I love the film, but IMHO inappropriate for under 13s.

I'd second someone's suggestion of Signs. From what I can remember, you don't ever actually see the aliens / any gore but it's a bit eery.

Only other similar ones I can think of are The Others or The Village. But again, I haven't watched them for a long time so maybe check them out yourself first.

Arachnophobia

God, no. Not for a ten year old. Just no. (It was bad enough for me as an adult).

At ten I’d be sticking to the Adams family!

My ten year old LOVED Arachnophobia

Stick to tame movies. It's not worth it.

Ghostbusters, Goosebumps, Hotel Transylvania, Coraline are all good suggestions.

Absolutely don't go above a 12. You will regret it.

Don’t go above PG, she’s only 10.
My 10 year old has nightmares at the thought of something horrible, I wouldn’t go deliberately showing her horror films.
I have filled out safeguarding forms in the past when children have said they’ve watched horrors.

itsbritneybiatches no, but they parody him.

Thanks everyone! I might stick a few goosebumps on for her or get the books, then off she enjoys those I'll watch a few of the suggested, signs seems to be a popular one and see if I thunk she will enjoy it.

It's not just to fit in, she has a real interest at the minute but obviously she only knows the scariest stuff she knows if that makes sense.

I wouldn't let her watch anything scary if I thought she was just asking because other people are watching them