and scary kids. Spooky, terrifying children often pop up in horror movies. In most films, kids are precocious and harmless, which makes the juxtaposition of a horror movie kid truly jarring.

If you have a love for horror, you’ll want to share that with your kids. Of course, you can’t throw them into the world of Scream and Saw. You need to find age-appropriate scary movies.

"The fun part of watching something scary but not too scary this time of year is the opportunity for kids to experience ... hats off people's head. He's a little scared though.

The wordless film follows animals forging an unlikely friendship as they fight to survive a natural disaster. But scary flood scenes and existential themes may be a bit much for the youngest viewers.