I’ve always been of the opinion of “starting kids early.” The sooner you can get them started on good horror fiction, the more likely they are to end up sick, twisted individuals like you and I! But there’s a difference between starting them on something like Aliens versus something specifically made for children. Sure, there’s Goosebumps and plenty of old seasons of Are You Afraid of the Dark to watch, but, ultimately, those are both child-friendly tales of classic urban legends and ghost stories that we’ve all heard, slimed up to appeal to the Nickelodeon audiences of the time. Still, there are some movies specifically made for kids that are both scary and relatively family friendly, and actually end up being both scary, and something that kids are likely to pop in every Halloween for years to come. Check out my top 5 kids horror movies after the jump! 5. The Batman vs. Dracula The Batman television show was better than it had any right being. Though it had a weak couple of seasons (3 and 5, specifically), I think the series really found a great voice and differentiated itself from the previous Bruce Timm Batman series, while still managing to not suck when compared to it (I know some differ in my opinion on that one). While supposedly a more child-friendly series than the previous incarnation, the series still managed some very adult themes and episodes (like a zombie one that was better than the recent Smallville zombie episode). ....
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