Not So Scary Halloween Movies for Kids

Halloween celebrations are in full swing. Now is the perfect time to start searching for some Halloween flicks which would be perfect for the entire family and especially your kids.

To set the Halloween mood for your entire family, we have gathered a list of the best, but not-so-scary, Halloween movies for kids from different on-demand online movie channels.

Check out the list of best Halloween movies for kids below. 

List of Best Halloween Movies for Kids on Amazon, Netflix, and Hulu

1. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Suitable for Age: 7 and above
Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara
Available at: Amazon, Netflix, YouTube

Why it’s a great Halloween Movie?This movie is about a Halloween town in which Jack Skellington plays the character of pumpkin king. The movie is pretty interesting as it shows how, from being tired of a horror character, Pumpkin king switched his role with Santa Claus. Kids would love watching it since kids are already familiar with both characters in their real lives, i.e., Pumpkin king and Santa Claus.

Scary Scenes: The maggot-filled villain, Oogie Boogie, might be a little intense for very young children.

2. Casper’s Scare School (2006)

Suitable for Age: 5 and above
Stars: James Belushi, Jeff Bennett, Tim Curry
Available at: YouTube, Amazon

Why it’s a great Halloween Movie? Casper is an animated movie where Casper plays the role of a friendly ghost who enters the school and is learning how to frighten people (kids). Not really horror but the movie is cheerful. Kids would love this movie since the character of the friendly ghost Casper is super cute, and also, the major part of the movie is filmed in school so kids would easily understand the movie’s concept.

Scary Scenes: None

3. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 

Suitable for Age: 7 and above
Stars: Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard
Available at: Amazon, Netflix, YouTube

Why it’s a great Halloween Movie? It’s a family horror and comedy film at the same time. It has all the characters that most of us have grown up watching. This time around, some of the monsters that they have already “unmasked” in the past, have now regrouped and returned to haunt them. Since this film is based on the famous animated television series that was very popular in through the 90’s, kids all over the world are too excited to watch the cinematic version of this cartoon.

Scary Scenes: The ghosts and monsters are ghoulish looking, and some kids may find them more scary than silly.

4. Coraline  (1993)

Suitable for Age: 10 and above
Stars: Dakota Fanning, John Hodgman, Teri Hatcher
Available at: Amazon, Netflix, Hulu

Why it’s a great Halloween Movie?

Henry Selick made this dark fantasy animated movie, which is based on the novel, Coraline, written by Neil Gaiman back in 2002. This fantasy flick will definitely scare littler kids. Coraline is trapped in a scary and dangerous place where people have frightening buttons for eyes, and the movie is dark and creepy in general. It’s a safer bet for your tween to watch this one. The movie is full of adventures and creativity that Coraline loves in the new world.

 Scary Scenes: When people are revealed in parallel dimensions with buttons for eyes. The villain reveal can be pretty scary for some kids.

5. Corpse Bride (2005)

Suitable for Age: 10 and above
Stars: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson
Available at: Amazon, Netflix

Why it’s a great Halloween Movie?  Musical dark fantasy has been very well directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton with a fantastic animation in this movie. The kids would love this particular horror movie because all the zombies in this movie are shown under a positive light, which is by nature good. Also, this movie would help the kids eliminate their fear of monsters since monsters are portraying good roles in the movie.

Scary Scenes: None.

6. Monster House

Suitable for Age: 6 and above
Stars: Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke
Available at: Amazon, Netflix

Why it’s a great Halloween Movie? Monster House is a supernatural horror plus a comedy movie, directed by Gil Kenan. It is about three kids, living near a haunted house who soon realize that the house is a living monster in itself. DJ, a character from this movie, has a nice view of the monster house from his room’s window, and this often creeps him out. An old man living in the monster house, is known to be have temper issues; kids never got their toys and bicycles that ended up in his lawn as he would take it all with him.

Scary Scenes: There are a few scenes that are tailored to frighten kids

7. Hotel Transylvania

Suitable for Age: 7 and above
Stars: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg , Selena Gomez
Available at: Amazon, Netflix

Why it’s a great Halloween Movie? Hotel Transylvania is the ideal vacation place for all the monsters in the world. Here, monsters who want to escape from human societies, come to take refuge, and rest, in this hotel. The movie starts from the point where Dracula, the hotel owner, celebrated the 118^th birthday of his daughter. He invited all the famous monsters from around the world to this birthday party. Unfortunately, a human has also come to the hotel, and to keep things going as planned, Dracula must disguise the human so that other monsters don’t freak out. Kids would love watching this movie because of its giddy tone that keeps the fun alive.

Scary Scenes: The only potentially frightening elements are Dracula’s “angry face,” which he flashes when he can’t control his rage (it only lasts a few seconds, but it’s a bit demonic looking), and a mob scene that puts a central character in danger.

8. The House with a Clock in its Walls (2018)

Suitable for Age: 11 and above
Stars: Jack Black , Cate Blanchett , Owen Vaccaro
Available at: Amazon, YouTube, Showtime

Why it’s a great Halloween Movie? With a blend of little horror and humor, it is a family-friendly movie with a fantastic sense of fun. This movie has shown a magical adventure with a ten-year-old boy, who is living with his uncle in a creaky old house, which had a clock with a tick-tock sound. The kids would like to watch this movie because ir has multiple funny scenes which a family can watch together and enjoy.

Scary Scenes:  There are a few scenes that are downright scary/jump-worthy for kids.

9. Goosebumps

Suitable for Age: 9 and above
Stars:Jack Black , Dylan Minnette , Odeya Rush
Available at:Netflix, Amazon

Why it’s a great Halloween Movie? Parents need to know that Goosebumps is a live-action movie based on the best-selling middle-grade horror novels by R.L. Stine. Goosebumps is a surprisingly funny adaptation of the RL Stine children’s monster-book series, with Jack Black playing the ghoulish writer and Dylan Minnette the boy next door.

Scary Scenes: None

10. Toy Story of Terror (2013)

Suitable for Age: 6 and above
Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen , Joan Cusack
Available at: Netflix, Amazon

Why it’s a great Halloween Movie?  It was a pretty exciting story that began with a road trip to Bonnie and her mother.  What starts out as a fun road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate. The best part of this movie is that it’s a twenty-two minutes movie, yet every detail is described in an imposing manner. It’s very eye-catching for the kids since when one of the toys goes missing, the remaining toys go and look for that toy.

Scary Scenes: There are couples of scary scenes in the movie, but not so frightening.

11. Casper

Suitable for Age: 8 and above
Stars: Bill Pullman , Cathy Moriarty, , Christina Ricci
Available at: Amazon, Netflix, YouTube, Hulu

Why it’s a great Halloween Movie? Casper is one of the most loved films that is a fantastic comedy-drama. An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits.This movie gives an excellent lesson to the kids who would want to learn that with evilness comes goodness and always to have faith that hardship is not forever.

Scary Scenes: None

12. The Addams Family (1991)

Suitable for Age: 12 and above
Stars: Anjelica Huston , Raul Julia , Christopher Lloyd
Available at: Amazon, Netflix, Hulu

Why it’s a great Halloween movie: The movie involves the entire Addams family. In this movie, Con artists plan to fleece an eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle. t’s a funny, iconic, family-based and outlandish movie which kids would love to watch

Scary scenes: While the movie is fun, it contains violent images and some sexual innuendo.

13. The Spiderwick Chronicles

Suitable for Age: 8 and above
Stars: Freddie Highmore , Mary-Louise Parker , Nick Nolte
Available at: Amazon, Netflix, YouTube

Why it’s a great Halloween Movie? A world of magical creatures was discovered in this movie, which sounds exciting. Very nicely, Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black have shown how, after moving in the Spiderwick estate, discover a world that they never knew existed. Kids would love watching this movie since all the fantasy-based creatures are a part of this movie, and their living styles have been beautifully portrayed.

 Scary Scenes under-7 crowd might be scared by a couple of intense sequences involving the goblins, head ogre Mulgarath, and the Grace children, who do get hurt in the action

13. Ghostbusters

Suitable for Age: 11 and above
Stars: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd , Sigourney Weaver
Available at: Amazon, Netflix, YouTube, Hulu

Why it’s a great Halloween Movie? If you have a prone-to-nightmares kid and want to make them think they’ve seen a scary movie when they’ve really seen a comedy, show them this flick which definitely has ghosts and some intense parts, so it counts, but it has enough silliness to balance them out.

 Scary Scenes: None

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Make this Halloween More Fun for Your Kids

Halloween is more fun for kids than it is for adults. Don’t you remember the time when you were a kid? Well, make this Halloween remarkable for your kids by giving them a surprise with all the listed movies to watch every day until the Halloween Eve.

Spread love and give more candies to kids this Halloween, because it’s all about FUN!