Top Ten Scariest Kids Movies

You know... for kids! My criteria is that the movie has to be rated PG or lower in order to count as a kids movie and also has to be advertised as a kids movie too. So prepare for the horrors of your past. The top ten SCARIEST "kids" movies.
The Top Ten
Coraline

The Beldam's true form is actually really scary for some people. After all, it is a horror movie. The movie itself is awesome.

Laika makes really scary films, and this is the scariest one yet.

1. Coraline: This is the scariest one. The Beldam herself looks very frightening to everyone who watches. Her appearance as "The Other Mother," her alias as a doll, is very scary. From the beginning scene where she grabs a random doll and remodels it to look like Coraline, to what happens to her at the end, all those scenes are terrifying. "Coraline" is a horror movie, and it's the scariest horror movie for kids.

2. Kubo and the Two Strings: Raiden the Moon King is scary for little kids. It gets really frightening with the two wicked aunts, and when the Moon King turns into a monster, it freaks people out.

3. ParaNorman: Aggie Penderghast's storyline is a scary one. Her execution and transformation into an immortal witch possessing the power of a wraith is the scariest part.

4. The Boxtrolls: Archibald Snatcher is a villain, but he isn't that scary. However, little kids might get frightened by his appearance.

Return to Oz

It's about a woman who wants to add a little girl's head to her severed head collection. Enough said, right? I still get nightmares from this almost 35 years later.

Disney's scariest movie ever. From the Wheelers to disembodied heads to electroshock therapy, this movie is messed up.

MUCH scarier than the original Wizard of Oz movie.

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

I watched this when I was younger, and it was a bit scary at times.

Watch the psychedelic boat trip and TELL ME that wasn't scary.

He almost murders children, there are jump scares, and he's eerie! This is just too scary!

The Secret of NIMH

This movie scared the hell out of me when I was young! I rated G my pants! Whoever rated this movie G should be sued! NOT A KIDS' MOVIE!

The Dark Crystal

Pretty dark and disturbing, but still good though. P.S. The creator of this movie also did Sesame Street and The Muppets.

I'm 19, and this movie still scares the living hell out of me.

It's been 30 years since I've seen it, and some of the scenes still pop into my head.

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

I remember when Large Marge was about to show up, and my brother and I were little. As Large Marge was saying, "And it looked like..." I could see my brother shaking his head "no" with a terrified look on his face.

It looked... like... THIS!
Pee-Wee was actually smiling when he screamed, but I wasn't.
Seriously. That face was terrifying.

Pee-wee needs to be in a mental hospital.

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
The Witches

This is a really good movie, but I should warn you that you have to be older than 10 years old to watch it. There is one scene that will scare kids - the mask scene of the Grand High Witch. I freaked out when I saw this when I was 8 years old. The movie is way better than the book, and they don't have the same characters from the movie.

I love this one, but it's terrifying. It's scarier than Paranormal Activity (I do like Paranormal Activity though).

Son of the Mask

Otis as the Mask is awesome, but the movie is creepy. Just watch Gremlins 2: The New Batch.

Did they seriously market a sequel to a movie with guns and swearing for kids?

This is an awful movie, and it's scary as hell.

Jumanji

The Newcomers

? The Fox and the Hound

I mean, come on! A guy wanted to kill an innocent fox just for playing with his dog.

? The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

My Lullaby has got to be one of the darkest (if not the darkest) Disney songs ever.

The Contenders
The Black Cauldron

I watched this movie when I was little, and it creeped me out so much that I haven't seen it since.

Scariest Disney movie, the first Disney cartoon to be rated PG, and scarier than the Chernabog scene from Fantasia.

Beetlejuice
Who Framed Roger Rabbit

I can understand cartoons getting drunk and getting into life-threatening situations and using guns. But when R.K. Maroon is killed so violently, and it shows his dead body - oh, that gave me nightmares as a child.

Even though it features the greatest cartoon characters, there's murder and a lot of inappropriate content.

The true form of Judge Doom was terrifying. With his red eyes and high-pitched voice, it was a nightmare.

Spirited Away

I was watching this movie with two friends and their cousin, who is older than all three of us. We had to shut it off somewhere around twenty minutes in because their cousin got scared.

I saw this movie at a block party, and I only made it like five minutes in after I saw the parents turn into pigs. I should probably watch it soon.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Watership Down

You'd think that it being about bunnies would make it a pretty innocent tale, right? Let me tell you, this is nothing like Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit! The rabbits are fighting for survival and tearing each other to shreds! Very bloody - I had the misfortune of watching it when I was young and will never watch it again.

The Black Rabbit spirit also scared the daylights out of me...

What were they smoking when they rated this film? This was originally rated U? This film is automatically the worst kids' film for featuring decaying bunnies! I hate it!

Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie is too scary for kids to watch, even scarier than Son of the Mask.

Little Monsters
Monster House

I was afraid when the house got shredded and then came back to life. I was also afraid of Constance.

The owner of the house was creepy, and I understand why our school didn't let us watch it.

I've seen it before, and it was scary!

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

It makes sense. This movie is really dark.

The scene with the giant green guy underwater chasing them really got me as a kid.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Disney's A Christmas Carol

You're just scared of it because of the CGI. Clearly, you haven't seen Vannamelon's animated "Cupcakes" video or Salad Fingers.

When Marley unhinged his jaw, I freaked out and started to cry when I was little.

There are a few scenes that are scary as crap!

All Dogs Go to Heaven
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Dumbo
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