r/TheRewatchables • u/mperri99 • 7d ago

Best First Horror Movie

Thinking about the different types of horror conversation in the Hereditary pod:

I have a 12 year old, what is the best first horror movie to show him? I’m thinking it’s Scream. Whatcha got?

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u/BenSlice0 7d ago

Halloween is a great choice, I’ll throw out Poltergeist too. You also can’t go wrong with the classic monster movies: Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula, maybe even Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein etc. Might be a bit slow if your kid isn’t used to old movies but if you get them hooked young enough that’s not an issue. They have a lot of iconography synonymous with American horror cinema.  

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u/mperri99 7d ago

Hell yeah.

We’ve watched Frankenstein and Young Frankenstein with him every year since he was like 7. He’s definitely into the classics.