Go with some 50s sci-fi/monster movies ...

The Thing From Another World
The Blob
Them

I dont think the abduction/rape fear of Cloverfield Lane is appropriate at 13. Maybe 15 is the earliest I would consider allowing it for my kid.

I would probably put the same restriction on Split

Sex Panther said:

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I'd go with The Lost Boys. I think it may be rated R, but its pretty tame by today's standards. I love that movie.

You can use this site to make judgments:

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-lost-boys/user-reviews/adult

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Yeah, Lost Boys is a Two Coreys movie with boy band vampires.

I think the original 80's scary movies would be okay, even if R -- Halloween, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Poltergeist, Carrie, Cujo, Prom Night, Christine.

Those probably won't cause scarring nightmares like The Shining, The Exorcist, Amityville Horror, Prince of Darkness would.

What about Insidious?

Drag Me To Hell needs to be on this list, that's my recommendation.

The Gate (1987) is rated PG-13 and scared the crap out of me when I was a kid.

CheeseSndwch said:

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The Gate (1987) is rated PG-13 and scared the crap out of me when I was a kid.

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Another good one.

CheeseSndwch said:

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The Gate (1987) is rated PG-13 and scared the crap out of me when I was a kid.

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I'm worried the claymation won't translate that well to modern times.

Tanya 93 said:

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What about Insidious?

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Insidious is a good one; don't recall it being overly gruesome either.

Tanya 93 said:

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What about Insidious?

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I was pretty surprised to see that one isn't rated R. It's definitely not gruesome, nor are there cans unfortunately, but I do consider it being one of my favorite horror movies - it's very well done and very scary/unsettling, IMO.

Does Benny have sleep problems or any sort of phobia with sleep? I could see that movie freaking him out if he does as the film's plot centers around a boy's "nightmares" (major plot spoiler: which end up being involuntary astral projection which led to him getting sort of possessed by a malevolent spirit )

CJS4715 said:

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The Skeleton Key

Maybe The Shining TV mini-series in the late 90s with Rebecca De Mornay & Steven Weber.

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Are you trying to make him hate the genre?

Sex Panther said:

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I'm cracking up that the very first suggestion for Benny is freaking Hereditary. That movie is beyond ****ed up.

Not to mention it's about an overbearing mother.

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Yeah... "Not too violent"... She literally saws her own head off with piano wire while we are watching.

Texaggie7nine said:

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CheeseSndwch said:

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The Gate (1987) is rated PG-13 and scared the crap out of me when I was a kid.

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I'm worried the claymation won't translate that well to modern times.

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Watched it a few days ago... It actually holds up as a pretty decent flick because the child actors aren't *****... And it's funny seeing how Stephen Dorff's face hasn't changed at all in 30+ years.

The claymation is kinda hokey, but you can then show him some of the behind the scenes stuff out there on the internet and maybe spark an interest in special effects.

I am just trying to ease the poor guy into it. I should probably add Tommyknockers to my list. Same quality level.

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CJS4715 said:

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The Skeleton Key

Maybe The Shining TV mini-series in the late 90s with Rebecca De Mornay & Steven Weber.

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Are you trying to make him hate the genre?

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I like that version of the Shining. It actually tells the story from the book instead of two hours of Kubrick being Kubrick.

Skeleton Key is good too, especially for the ending.

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Proposition Joe said:

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CJS4715 said:

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The Skeleton Key

Maybe The Shining TV mini-series in the late 90s with Rebecca De Mornay & Steven Weber.

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Are you trying to make him hate the genre?

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I like that version of the Shining. It actually tells the story from the book instead of two hours of Kubrick being Kubrick.

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Which would have been great if anyone aside from Rebecca DeMornay could actually act.

They got Wendy right (far better than Kubrick did).... but Weber and whoever played the kid were god-awful.

Proposition Joe said:

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Cstrickland05 said:

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Proposition Joe said:

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CJS4715 said:

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The Skeleton Key

Maybe The Shining TV mini-series in the late 90s with Rebecca De Mornay & Steven Weber.

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Are you trying to make him hate the genre?

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I like that version of the Shining. It actually tells the story from the book instead of two hours of Kubrick being Kubrick.

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Which would have been great if anyone aside from Rebecca DeMornay could actually act.

They got Wendy right (far better than Kubrick did).... but Weber and whoever played the kid were god-awful.

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That's true. That kid was terrible, but it at least showed Jacks slow descent into being controlled by the hotel unlike Nicholson's portrayal. But as a miniseries they also had a lot more room to stretch out

Was going to suggest Idle Hands, but I didn't realize it was rated R. Probably should show it to him anyways just because of Jessica Alba

investorAg83 said:

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Monster Squad...yes!!

'Wolfman's got nards?!?!'

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It makes me insane that this isn't on any streaming platforms.

tk for tu juan said:

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Was going to suggest Idle Hands, but I didn't realize it was rated R. Probably should show it to him anyways just because of Jessica Alba

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That is my guilty pleasure

Including sci-fi horror:

Signs
I Am Legend
Cloverfield
Sixth Sense
Poltergeist
Blair Witch Project

Some not already mentioned that are PG-13. Not slot of good horror movies that are PG-13.

Lights Out
Mama
The Final Girls
Poltergeist - Original One

I also say The Conjuring it got slapped with a BS R rating because sequences of terror. Really

TresPuertas said:

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investorAg83 said:

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Monster Squad...yes!!

'Wolfman's got nards?!?!'

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It makes me insane that this isn't on any streaming platforms.

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It's on Amazon Prime now.
Watched it on Starz couple months ago.

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TresPuertas said:

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investorAg83 said:

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Monster Squad...yes!!

'Wolfman's got nards?!?!'

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It makes me insane that this isn't on any streaming platforms.

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It's on Amazon Prime now.
Watched it on Starz couple months ago.

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Is it free or do you have to pay to rent it?

The Ring (Ringu is also really good)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Oculus
The Conjuring

Cstrickland05 said:

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Proposition Joe said:

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CJS4715 said:

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The Skeleton Key

Maybe The Shining TV mini-series in the late 90s with Rebecca De Mornay & Steven Weber.

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Are you trying to make him hate the genre?

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I like that version of the Shining. It actually tells the story from the book instead of two hours of Kubrick being Kubrick.

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You mean making it good?

I saw the Omen when I was younger as well (maybe around 10?). It was pretty good. Started my odd fascination of tribulation / end times.