13 Family Films That Will Terrify Children
2. Something Wicked This Way Comes
Scariest Moment: Charles Halloway and Mister Dark cross paths in the library- chilling...
Perhaps the darkest, most mature of the family films on this list, this is a challenging watch that never gets enough credit. Watching an entire town get consumed by evil, as well as commenting on the fear all of have and death and mortality, means we're faced with both fictional horrors and those that occupy us on a daily basis. In that respect, it will scare adults as much as children.
Jonathan Pryce's Mister Dark is one of the most terrifying villains in cinema- forget Pennywise, or Darth Vader, or Norman Bates. He manipulates his victims on emotional, physical and mental levels. Someone who can control every aspect of you- he is an otherworldly threat, borderline satanic. It's doubtful the family will be ready for him.
Without doubt the most disturbing film in this list, it's a tough watch that might be better suited for older children, if only because they will appreciate it beyond the horrors that the carnival has to offer our main characters. As for the younger children, they're in a for a shock...