The movie that comes to mind for me is Matango. It’s a 1963 Japanese horror film by Ishirô Honda (the director of the Godzilla movies) that IMDb describes as “Shipwrecked survivors slowly transform into mushrooms.”.

I was curious what other PG horror movies people like. I find a lot of the time the limitations or target of an age rating can become noticeable and distracting.

  • simple@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    That’s an easy choice for me: Coraline.

    It probably traumatized tens of thousands of kids. I saw a lot of angry posts from parents that left the cinema with their kids in the middle.

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukMEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    Matango is a great shout.

    I’d add the following (although I am in the UK so can’t guarantee these 100%):

    • Ringu
    • Tremors
    • Poltergeist
    • Gremlins
    • Jaws
    • Beetlejuice
    • A Quiet Place
    • Mr Vampire
    • Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane
    • Monster Squad
    • Trollhunter
    • Paperhouse
    • Drag Me To Hell
    • The Final Girls
    • Arachnophobia
    • Phase IV
    • The Mothman Prophecies
    • Night of the Comet
    • Killer Clowns From Outer Space
    • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    • Critters

    I’ve enjoyed the Hell out if all of those, partly because it drags in a lot of Horror Comedy.

    • thejoker954@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Man I remember seeing Paperhouse as a little kid on tv late one night spending the summer with my grandmother.

      That shit was intense.

      Although if I remember correctly there was a scene that was rather inappropriate that really had no need to be there (or filmed).