More Halloween Movies

In honor of Halloween, the Indiewire critics discuss the non-horror movies that scared them most. There are some great choices on the list, including Julianne Moore in “Safe,” about a woman who is being poisoned — or thinks she is — by the toxic, synthetic chemicals in everyday products. And there are scary documentaries about terrifying real-life events like “Deliver Us from Evil,” about child abuse and cover-up by the Catholic church, and
“Fed Up,” about what is in our food that is not good for us. Someone even mentioned the wonderful “Up” series that documents the lives of a group of children from London as they grow up, now in late middle age. And of course nothing is as scary to an adult as a movie like “Bambi” or “Pinocchio” is to a child.

For those who would enjoy something a little spooky but not too scary, the wonderful Legion of Leia as The Top 15 Halloween Movies for Those of Us Who Don’t Like Scary Movies.” Legion of Leia’s Jenna Busch includes some of the films on my list, like “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” and “Hocus Pocus,” along with some of Tim Burton’s best, “Frankenweenie,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” and “The Corpse Bride.” Enjoy!