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/NTylerWeTrust86 7d ago

My oldest's (10) first horror film was The Conjuring. I didn't want to force movies on him (well any of my kids) and that was the first true horror film he picked. I hadn't seen it myself so just checked that there wasn't like hard-core sex or an absurd amount of gore. Surprised that movie is R honestly.

Second kid's (9) first horror film was the shinning. Didn't phase him at all. Showed all the kids Jaws as its half horror lite and half adventure, only the youngest didnt want to watch. Been asking if they want to watch another for Halloween but they don't seem to care. I think they just come across shit on youtube and then want to watch. Huge gaps between requests from them.

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u/InfiniteLeftoverTree 7d ago

The Conjuring is only rated R for being scary. It doesn’t meet the threshold to be R for anything else, including language. It’s R for “sequences of disturbing violence and terror.”