{"id":11992,"date":"2026-10-23T05:05:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T03:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/10\/23\/5-best-horror-movies-for-kids-that-are-actually-scary\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T05:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T03:05:18","slug":"5-best-horror-movies-for-kids-that-are-actually-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/10\/23\/5-best-horror-movies-for-kids-that-are-actually-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Horror Movies For Kids (That Are Actually Scary)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My son is almost one year old, and for some reason he won’t pay attention to Rosemary’s Baby<\/em> when I put it on for him. This generation just has no attention span. <\/p>\n

As it turns out, introducing kids to the horror genre is a delicate art. <\/p>\n

You can’t pick anything too tame, because they may wander, and for some reason my wife gets very upset when I put on Cannibal Holocaust<\/em> or A Serbian Film <\/em>for him. <\/p>\n

The best gateway horror movies are the ones that feel a little bad to watch, but still get them interested so they keep coming back for more as they get older. <\/p>\n

So today, I wanted to list those movies and share them with you. <\/p>\n

Let’s dive in. <\/p>\n

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Coraline<\/em> (2009)<\/h3>\n