Summer is for the kids. With school out of session and
children taking over pretty much every open space with the exception of maybe
bars (although, even that's questionable), it seems that seeing kids is
inescapable. But sometimes, things catered to kids aren't necessarily
kid-friendly. Take movies. Many children's films are actually wholly
terrifying, providing some great fun for adults in the process. And while we
can all laugh now, our childhoods featured some terrifying films as well. This
week's list is dedicated to the scariest movies from some young adults'
childhoods.
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Sure, a movie following the life of a giant-eared elephant
sounds like a trip to an amusement, but Dumbo is literally brimming with
nightmarish images and a scene that is nightmare-inducing. The pink
elephants that fill Dumbo's clouded mind are horrific to this day. In it’s
entirely, it's definitely not the scariest children's movie but this season is
definitely one of the most iconic and scary.
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Between Fidget's crazed eyes, Ratigan's crazed finale and
an opening sequence that features a terrifying home invasion, Disney's The
Great Mouse Detective is a definitely way darker than intended. A product
of the 80s, this Sherlock-inspired adventure isn't the most popular of the
media giant's gargantuan repertoire, but it's certainly impactful- as
in, every child who witnessed this film remembers the insanity of the Fidget's
crazed entrance and his creepy personality and demeanor, as well as the dark
ending where a psychotic Ratigan chases our heroes through the clock tower.
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This list may as well be entirely composed of Disney films,
because their older endeavors are most certainly terrifying. Arguably one of
the darker films to come out of Disney, The Black Cauldron feels far
less like a Disney film and much more like an attempt to match Disney's control
over animation. Like The Great Mouse Detective, The Black Cauldron doesn't
seem exactly linear with Disney's machine. It's a voyage into much darker
strange territory and it shows. From the odd and unsettling Gurgi to The
Horned King, The Black Cauldron is definitely a new direction that,
perhaps luckily, Disney didn't stick with.
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Was this a kid’s movie? I can't necessarily remember. I know I
watched it as a kid. A lot. And my siblings and I loved it. But the one scene I
didn't love, and the one that caused me to leave the room with haste was the
iconic melting of Judge Doom. Shocker, this one was another Disney film. But at
least it's a mix of live-action and animation, which made this movie capable of
standing out, separated from Disney's line of animated movies. This film
definitely has adult tones tied in and because it let those aspects be known,
parents could prepare their children or avoid this movie altogether. There were
no surprises here with what was exactly wrong with this one and its demented
final scenes which featured a stretching, monstrous creation that eventually
melts in front of its viewers eyes.
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Everyone knows this movie is scary. Between the chaotic boat
scene, the awfully colored and clone-like Oompa-Loompas and Willy Wonka's eccentric
personality, this film is all about teaching kids to follow rules. But, in the
process, it showcases some truly awful scares that'd traumatize any child
watching. This movie boasts some great parts and is definitely one of the most
impressive children movies ever, but it's also one of the scariest.
Sure the moral message is there, but at what cost?
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