Its Official...

[pinkfloyd45769]

My kids love horor and all that goes with it as much as their mommy.I'm so proud!My little boy asked for horror toys for his bday and he loves Michael myers!! He has been asking me everyday when Halloween is goin g to be here,its like christmas for him.I'm so damn proud!! I had to share this cause its like the one thing that i can say they have honestly inherited from ME!!!!:D

[stubbornforgey]

'hand on heart'

such a proud moment ..
congrats maggie :p

[Vodstok]

I know your pride. If i can find it, i will post it, but we have a piccture from last halloween, lily was almost 2, and there was a big kid dressed up as michael Meyers handing out candy, so we have a picture of our tiny little blonde standing up to michael meyers demanding candy :)





And its always awesome when your kid(s) like your stuff. Lily so far is a big fan of Tool and Alice and Chains. whenever Man in the Box or The Pot come on, she asks me to turn it up :D

[pinkfloyd45769]

Its so cool to see them so crazy about our little obsessions.Now when we go to the video store i can get a movie that we can all watch together...that i'm not ready to scratch my eyeballs out after watching!My sons latest craze is zombies..i guess you can never watch Shaun of the Dead too many times!!!:)

[Ferox13]

How old is he if hes seen the Halloween movies - they are all rated 18s in europe and i guess R in the states..

[pythagoraz]

Well the ratings over here are just guidelines parents can choose to follow and If your kid doesn't get nightmares etc. then there is really no point in following them... right?

[Ferox13]

IDunno really - its a very complicated matter and for definally at the end of the day a parent can make the best informed choice.

Over here its a bit different the 18 cert is not descetionary - not one under the age of 18 is permitted to see films with that cert. Cinemas/video libararys can get fined for breaching the law.

Not having kids I can't really make the call on what i'd like my children watch.

'If your kid doesn't get nightmares etc. then there is really no point in following them... right?'

Its a little more complicated than that - the harmless influence of film on its audience has always been heavily debated with no real proof for either side. Though few people can say that children are more easily influenced than adults it is still very difficult to draw the line in what is suitable for those under 18 or 15 or 12..

I would definally question letting any one under the age of 12 watch films such as Friday the 13th/Halloween or TCM.

And I would be shocked at a parent letting some one of the same age group to films such as Last House/I spit on your grave/Ilsa (or films with similar sexual violence).

[neverending]

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[pinkfloyd45769]

Neverending-i'm gonna check that out with him
Ferox-I'm watching these with my son,believe me hes not seeing any sexual crap,most of the movies are actually on my tivo.Over here,when they are on like the sci-fi channel or whatever,they cut most of that out.I actually was just watching The Omen with him!I'm gonna prescreen any horror movie i allow them to watch.He has a new collection of Goosebumps dvds that i'm sure is gonna keep him pretty busy.I'm telling you guys,when he learns to spell,read and type he will be on this site.He was checking out everyones av's today and he is very impressed with this site!!

[Ferox13]

Cool stuff pinkfloyd - thats definally the way to do it.

Have they seen Eerie Indiana? that is a classic and suitable for adulats as well as kids :-)

[ferretchucker]

Your kid is AWESOME! You're gonna have to get him a killer costume!

[pinkfloyd45769]

He has a michael myers mask,freddy costume,jason,and lots of scary masks:) He is awesome;)

[urgeok2]

i'm pretty selective about what my kid sees.

He doesn't like stuff that is too scary ... but he loves the predator and alien movies (go figure)

fantasy violence is ok for him but he wouldnt watch a slasher. people killing people isnt cool - he's pretty sensitive about that.

as far as sex/nudity goes ... nudity is fine, people kissing and hugging under the covers is fine too (he thinks thats what sex is) but i'm not about to explain - and he's not at the level of maturity to constructively understand - hard core grinding or oral sex (simulated or not)

it's all about knowing your kid.
I also worry about that what he might seem to find 'ok' now may backlash in his subconcious later on.

He bacame afraid of the dark out of the blue a few months ago - no problem before that. who knows what's becoming lodged in his brain that may pop up later. it's not an experiment i want to push ... i have to think about him first and foremost.

anyway - there's a lot of great movies for us to watch that we both enjoy - we watch a movie almost every single night.

[ferretchucker]

i'm pretty selective about what my kid sees.

He doesn't like stuff that is too scary ... but he loves the predator and alien movies (go figure)

fantasy violence is ok for him but he wouldnt watch a slasher. people killing people isnt cool - he's pretty sensitive about that.

as far as sex/nudity goes ... nudity is fine, people kissing and hugging under the covers is fine too (he thinks thats what sex is) but i'm not about to explain - and he's not at the level of maturity to constructively understand - hard core grinding or oral sex (simulated or not)

it's all about knowing your kid.
I also worry about that what he might seem to find 'ok' now may backlash in his subconcious later on.

He bacame afraid of the dark out of the blue a few months ago - no problem before that. who knows what's becoming lodged in his brain that may pop up later. it's not an experiment i want to push ... i have to think about him first and foremost.

anyway - there's a lot of great movies for us to watch that we both enjoy - we watch a movie almost every single night.

Just constantly remind him that it's all actors and the idea is they simulate the scary things so they don't have to be experienced for real!

[pinkfloyd45769]

My lil one is only 4 and has no fears..yet.He wants to see Michael or Jason,i actually just caught him a few mins ago outside looking for Jason.Hes just a lil horror fan:) I let him watch the edit versions,he blushes when he sees kissing and thats as far as anything like that is going.I think i'm ok in this decission,but if anyone has any other views on this please feel free to add them.I'm taking all of them in consideration;)

[ferretchucker]

Well, nobody knows your kid better than you know him so you'll be the best judge. I think it's probably less weird for him if you let TV and the movies give him "the talk". That's how I learned. Although at his age the edited ones are probably best.

[Hilti88NYC]

Thats fucking awesome man. I myself was raised watching all sorts of horror wth my pops. I could remeber watching Horror films as young as 4 or 5 with him.Everyting from all the Universal monsters to maniac,Poltergeist,American Wereolf in London, ,The Shining,The Thing ,TCM74...I could go on and on. Return of the Living Dead which my father took me and my lil bro to see in the theatres. And shit we turned out perfecly normal. i became the horror freakmy brother who likes action and drama,and I am normal as hell.Have a full time construction job for 10 years already,so dont let any one ever let you think horror and metal can ruin your kid,its all about how there raised.

Rock on bro!

[pinkfloyd45769]

I'm a girl...yea!But,thanks:) Hes still watching and loving horror:)

[Freak]

I got into horror at a young age.Maybe not as young as your kids but still pretty young.Your lucky that you kids are into it.

[pinkfloyd45769]

I know,i watched it while they were in my tummy so maybe thats why:)

[Dante'sInferno]

I've been watching horror since 4.Classic horror when i was a kid,with little or no blood.But i also watched Friday the 13,nightmare on elm street,hellraiser and of course pumpkinhead.Which will forever scare the the hell out of me.But im glad your kids are getting into horror.Just dont let them watcch pumpkinhead.:eek:

[ferretchucker]

IDunno really - its a very complicated matter and for definally at the end of the day a parent can make the best informed choice.

Over here its a bit different the 18 cert is not descetionary - not one under the age of 18 is permitted to see films with that cert. Cinemas/video libararys can get fined for breaching the law.

Not having kids I can't really make the call on what i'd like my children watch.

'If your kid doesn't get nightmares etc. then there is really no point in following them... right?'

Its a little more complicated than that - the harmless influence of film on its audience has always been heavily debated with no real proof for either side. Though few people can say that children are more easily influenced than adults it is still very difficult to draw the line in what is suitable for those under 18 or 15 or 12..

I would definally question letting any one under the age of 12 watch films such as Friday the 13th/Halloween or TCM.

And I would be shocked at a parent letting some one of the same age group to films such as Last House/I spit on your grave/Ilsa (or films with similar sexual violence).


I always thought they were more guidelines. In cinemas they're banned from seeing if they aren't the right age and they can't buy or rent dvds or videos etc. But in their own home they can watch anything. I mean, I'm probably the youngest member on here at 14 and I've seen all of those films you listed excluding Ilsa. It's down to the individual.

[pinkfloyd45769]

Here they can see them in the theatres too,just as long as a parent is with them.

[Ferox13]

I always thought they were more guidelines. In cinemas they're banned from seeing if they aren't the right age and they can't buy or rent dvds or videos etc. But in their own home they can watch anything. I mean, I'm probably the youngest member on here at 14 and I've seen all of those films you listed excluding Ilsa. It's down to the individual.

Not a 100% sure of the current UK law but was the same as here. Cinemas/video shops/DVD retailers can be fined for renting/allowing access to/selling films to people under the BBFC cert.

As far as I know there have never been laws about what children are shown at homes. There only thing i can think of that would be similar is exposing children to pornography which can be a crime.

In Ireland they've changed the certs a lot in recent years to give parents more control over what they watch in the cinema. They now have a 15A cert which similar to the AMerican R except that its children under 15 not 17 who need an adult with them. Personally I think its a better idea as most parents know their children better - obviously it does have the downside in that parents will rarely preview a film that they are seeing in the cinema, so they don't knoew its content fully.

[ferretchucker]

Not a 100% sure of the current UK law but was the same as here. Cinemas/video shops/DVD retailers can be fined for renting/allowing access to/selling films to people under the BBFC cert.

As far as I know there have never been laws about what children are shown at homes. There only thing i can think of that would be similar is exposing children to pornography which can be a crime.

In Ireland they've changed the certs a lot in recent years to give parents more control over what they watch in the cinema. They now have a 15A cert which similar to the AMerican R except that its children under 15 not 17 who need an adult with them. Personally I think its a better idea as most parents know their children better - obviously it does have the downside in that parents will rarely preview a film that they are seeing in the cinema, so they don't knoew its content fully.

Yeh, i noticed that some of the irish certs were different because they have them printed on the disc.

[Elvis_Christ]

Can't wait for pics of the kids all ghouled out for halloween!

[urgeok2]

Here they can see them in the theatres too,just as long as a parent is with them.


i find my kid can handle things at home that would be too intense for him in the theatre

the theatre is louder, bigger, darker - not as safe an environment.

and an expensive gamble if you have to leave

[pinkfloyd45769]

We watch mostly kid movies when we go:) My kids are not afraid of the dark or loud noises,i'm the one that gets scared if i hear a strange noise;)I guess my kids are creepy:) :)

[urgeok2]

We watch mostly kid movies when we go:) My kids are not afraid of the dark or loud noises,i'm the one that gets scared if i hear a strange noise;)I guess my kids are creepy:) :)


my kid wasnt either until just recently (he'll be 8 the end of this month.)

it started a while after he started watching somewhat scary movies ..

but - every kid is different

[ferretchucker]

my kid wasnt either until just recently (he'll be 8 the end of this month.)

it started a while after he started watching somewhat scary movies ..

but - every kid is different

After I started seriously watching horrors (about his age) I started worrying about the dark. But trust me, it will go away. How many adults do you know that are afraid of the dark compared to kids. Shows it goes away with age.