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Rental > Horror > Family: 20 Films to Rent
Coraline (2009)
- Dir. Henry Selick
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders…
- The prodigious talents of fantasy writer Neil Gaiman and animator Henry Selick combine for this wonderful – though admittedly creepy –…
Hole, The (2009)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Chris Massoglia, Haley Bennett, Nathan Gamble…
- Spooky fun with two brothers who stumble upon a mysterious hole in their basement of their new home. Joe Dante brings his sly touch to a horror…
R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly (2008)
- Dir. Richard Correll
Feat. Luke Benward
- Spooky tween horror from the pen of kids horror king R.L. Stein, centred on a dorky young boy who makes a pact with a couple of ghosts to help them…
R.L. Stine's Haunting Hour (Don't Even Think About It) (2007)
- Dir. Alex Zamm
Feat. Tobin Bell
- Jocular tween horror tale of a spooky lil Goth girl who discovers a puzzling book that unleashes unthinkable evil. Suitably creepy…
Monster House (2006)
- Dir. Gil Kenan
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Lee
- Rollercoaster haunted–house ride for kids expertly CGI–animated around the story of three suburban teens who decide to challenge a…
Tutenstein (TV Series) (2003)
- Quirksome kids animation which begins when the Egyptian mummy of a 10–year old pharoah is struck by lightning in a museum and 'Tut' comes back…
Nightmare Room, The (TV Series) (2001)
- Essentially a reprise of the creepy kids TV Series GOOSEBUMPS, this posits a series of spooky scenarios similarly narrated by R.L. Stine.
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Christopher Walken…
- The oft–filmed short story 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' is fashioned by illustrious iconoclast Tim Burton as the goriest, most…
Goosebumps: A Night in Terror Tower (1996)
- A visit by Sue and Eddie to Terror Tower in London leads to wax statues coming to life and a trip back to the Middle Ages. Ghoulish fun may raise…
Addams Family Values (1993)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd
- Not bad sequel focuses less on Gomez & Morticia, and gets more comic mileage from the rest of the gang.