The Best Halloween Movies for Children

The leaves are starting to turn and there is a familiar chill in the air. Halloween must be right around the corner! Here are some great Halloween movies that your children might enjoy. They're just scary enough to get them into the Halloween spirit

Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus tells the story of the Sanderson sisters who were sentenced to death by hanging in 17^th century Salem, Massachusetts. The sisters, who were actually witches, were caught by the town's people after they killed (or were believed to have killed) Thackery Binx. The witches were hanged to death but not before casting a spell that will bring them back to life. The spell requires a virgin (of course) to light the black flame candle.
In present time, Max (said virgin) lights the candle to impress Allison his unrequited crush. The witches are brought back to life on Halloween night and have only a few hours to steal the souls of as many children as possible so that they might live forever. If they fail to gather the souls, they will be turned to stone at dawn and be dead forever. Max, along with his younger sister Dani, his soon to be girlfriend Allison and Binx the talking cat spend the evening running around Salem trying to stop the Sanderson witches.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

The first of the Harry Potter books and films, this story follows, well, I won't rehash it because I can't imagine anyone reading this does not know the story of Harry Potter and the boy who won the genetic lottery. What makes this a great Halloween movie for children is the Halloween dinner scene with the floating pumpkins in the Great Hall and the Troll attack that follows shortly after that. If you haven't seen Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in awhile it is worth a re-watch, just to remember why you love Harry Potter or even why you hate him!

The Nightmare before Christmas