Hmm a horror movie without gore isn't easy - but Nosferatu is the ultimate classic vampire movie and since it was made back in day I think the gore factor is pretty tame compared to modern horror films.

Nosferatu

The original, black and white THE HAUNTING is pretty wonderful, generating all of its scares through design and sound.

There's a nice DVD out there of the 1930 film THE BAT WHISPERS. More a whodunnit than a horror film, but it's got one of the finest spooky houses in cinema history.

From the same era as "Nosferatu," there's a beautiful German silent film called "M" with Peter Lorre. The director Fritz Lang managed to avoid all displays of gore (unless you count the expression on Lorre's face disturbing) but the psychological impact is immense.

Depending on the ages of your teen, I would tread carefully if the topic of child abduction and murder might be too much for them. It might be useful to give them a historical context since the film was released in 1931, when Fascistic movements were on the rise in Europe and the film itself captures a sinister mood of illegitimate forces coming to power.

If your teens haven't had a chance to see "The Blair Witch Project," that film will definitely cause sleepless nights without any evidence of gore. Family camping trips might go out the window for the rest of summer.

A classic film horror is Roman Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby" --- the atmosphere is steeped in paranoia and diabolic energy but it seems to be all in Mia Farrow's head.

If your family is open to reading subtitles, Spain and Japan are also producing masterful spooky films that aren't necessarily intent on spilling blood and guts. I would not suggest the Japanese version of "The Ring," but try Guillermo del Toro's "The Devil's Backbone."

I haven't seen Juan Antonio Bayona's "The Orphanage" but maybe someone in the Jaman community can comment on the scare versus gore factor of this movie from last year?

I don't know if teens of this generation have indulged in the tv series "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer" or its spin-off "Angel," but this cult classic might qualify as scary minus the graphic element since it was made for network television.

"The Orphanage" has minimal gore (there's a finger slammed in a door, and a graphic close-up of an accident victim, but both are pretty quick, as I recall). The scare factor, however, is ENORMOUS. Arachnophobia is gore-free, and full of jumpy spider moments. Psycho (the original) is more of a thriller, but is also without explicit gore-aside from the shower scene...but that is incredibly tame by today's standards. Les Diaboliques ('55, not the crap Sharon Stone remake) is a tremendous French thriller, if subtitles are allowed. Perhaps Gremlins, Poltergeist, or Ghostbusters would be good options?

HMM.... THATS A TOUGH TO SAY......I GUESS YOU CAN ALWAYS TRY DISNEY CHANNEL HALLOWEEN MOVIES....THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING ON THERE :]

Disney produced one of the scariest films that I saw as a child and it was called "The Watcher in the Woods". It is family friendly and definitely scary.

This one has minimal gore.

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well i would say Arachnophobia thats a great classic i mean its not black and white but its classic to me.

A wonderful classic with all the horror movie trappings, such as people being punished for witchcraft, seances, ghosts and none of the gore but plenty comedy. Totally apropriate for children of all ages, Is always a crowd pleaser, Abott & Costello's "The Times of their Lives". Unfortunatelly not offered "yet", by Jaman. But why not do as I am going to do and put in a request to Jaman, to add This movie to their offerings. I am sure you will be glad you did. loversadnangels

hiya i am new but i have sisters and im the yougester 13 but all i wuld suggest yh tha is if you would go shopping with your children and ask the to pick a movie buy 7 one for every day of the week so ou could have a choice out a 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 for 7 days this week so thats my suggestion please take my suggestion up onboard thank you shalyn x