The best Halloween movies for kids on Netflix

Best for: Tweens

Kelly Ferguson thought she was signing up for a simple babysitting gig on Halloween night. Well, it turns out she was recruited into a secret society of babysitters who need to be sheltered from wicked monsters. How's that for a scary Halloween? Now, she just has to figure out how to defeat  the Boogeyman known as "The Grand Guignol." Rated PG. 

Best for: Big kids, tweens

The youths who made this animated phenomenon one of Netflix’s biggest-ever hits don’t need an excuse to watch it again for the 50th time, but surely all that demon-hunting is going to hit different around spooky season. Indeed, if you’re somehow unacquainted, it involves a mega-popular girl group who are also charged with protecting humanity from soul-sucking, shapeshifting beasties – which is pretty scary if you ask us. Rated PG.

Best for: Tweens

This dark fantasy film follows Alex Mosher, a boy from Brooklyn who loves to write scary stories. After sneaking out of his apartment one night, Alex becomes prisoner to a witch who insists that he must write her scary stories or, you know, she’ll kill him. Together with another captive called Yazmin, Alex must figure out how to escape the evil witch’s clutches and return home. Rated TV-PG.

Best for: Teens

Henry Selick, director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, collaborated with Jordan Peele on this radical stop-motion delight about a rebellious teenage girl helping summon two demon brothers into the land of the living. It contains some trippy imagery and big themes, hence the rating, but the world-building is positively sumptuous, and the Afro-punk soundtrack kicks butt. Rated PG-13.

Best for: Tweens, teens

Howard hates Halloween – so imagine his chagrin when his own daughter accidentally raises an evil spirit that causes all the holiday decorations in their quaint small town to come to life and wreak havoc. Marlon Wayans and Stranger Things’ Priah Ferguson star in this mischievous mix of sassy comedy and just-spooky-enough horror. Rated TV-14.

Best for: Big kids

Moving to a new house is not without its challenges, but could you imagine what it would be like if said house is being ambushed by underground beasts? One teen soon finds out that only ones who are able to stop this madness are the gnomes. Talk about an interesting move! Rated PG. 

Best for: Big kids

Michael Jackson’s game-changing ‘Thriller’ video is pretty intense for the wee ones, but they can get a taste via the stars of the animated Sing franchise in this seasonal short. Crooning koala Buster wants to put on a routine set to the song, but life imitates art when the audience starts turning into zombies. Rated TV-PG.

Best for: Tweens, teens

This horror comedy starring Adam Sandler is definitely one for older kids, but if you’re in the market for an old school comedy then it delivers. Sandler plays kind hearted Hubie, a local busybody in his hometown of Salem responsible for monitoring the city for any weird goings on during trick or treat season. And with a new suspicious neighbor, an escaped convict on the run and people disappearing mysteriously, Hubie has his hands full this Halloween. Rated PG-13.

Best for: Little kids

Perfect for your teeny monsters this Halloween, Spookley the Square Pumpkin is a story that's more heartwarming than frightening. He and a few pals learn to accept and embrace his different looks from the other pumpkins in the patch. Rated G. 

Best for: Little kids

Grumpy nerd Melvin tries to cancel Halloween, but best buds Harold and George have a plan to stop him – with the help of a certain diaper-wearing superhero. Rated PG.

Best for: Teens

A family moves into a creaky fixer-up and soon discovers something that did come up on the inspection report: a ghost living in the attic. Instead of running out screaming, young Kevin takes pity on the confused spirit and determines to help him remember his old life and escape purgatory for good. With a cast that includes David Harbour, Anthony Mackie and the always funny Jennifer Coolidge, parents should find enough to enjoy in this supernatural comedy, too. Rated PG-13.

Best for: Little kids

A gaggle of pint-sized monsters use their spooky-powers to help their non-monstrous friend get into the Halloween spirit in this short spinoff of the Netflix animated series – and they’ll likely do the same for the smallest tykes in your home. Rated TV-Y.