There are very few things that say "Halloween" more than a Halloween movie. So grab some snacks, and gather the kids, because we've got something for everyone. Whether its your kids first trick-or-treat, or your kid has outgrown trick-or-treating, we've got something for both and everything in the middle.
Here's our list of Halloween movies for kids and teens, by age:
Preschool and Early Elementary
- It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Linus waits in the pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin while the Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween.
- Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie: Roo and Lumpy learn about bravery and friendship during a Hundred Acre Wood Halloween.
- Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest: George and friends join a fall festival with silly scares and farmyard fun.
- Hotel Transylvania: Dracula runs a monster resort that’s turned upside down when a human boy shows up.
Older Elementary
- Casper: A friendly ghost befriends a girl while mischievous spirits haunt their new home.
- Coco: A boy journeys to the Land of the Dead to uncover his family’s past and chase his musical dream.
- Monster House: Three kids discover their neighbor’s house is literally alive.
- Frankenweenie: A boy brings his beloved dog back to life with spooky science.
Tweens
- Coraline: A bored girl discovers a seemingly perfect alternate world that turns out to be much darker than it first appears.
- The Nightmare Before Christmas: Jack Skellington tries to take over Christmas with ghoulish results.
- ParaNorman: A boy who can talk to ghosts has to save his town from an old curse.
- Ghostbusters: A team of quirky scientists fight ghosts invading New York City.
Teens and Adults
- The Conjuring: Paranormal investigators help a family terrorized by a dark force.
- Halloween: A masked killer returns to his hometown and begins hunting teenagers on Halloween night.
- Fear Street Trilogy: Teens across three time periods fight to break a centuries-old curse haunting their town.
- Scream: Teens in a small town are hunted by a masked killer who loves horror movies.
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