8 Halloween Movies Based on Books {Not Too Scary}

This might be my favorite book/movie combo on this whole list.

I'm an enormous fan of Roald Dahl. The Witches is one of my favorite books.

The movie has a few intense moments but the witches are deliciously scary.

We'll be watching this movie this year and I can't wait.

If you want, you can read the book first.

Obviously. This wasn't too much of a stretch.

You can never go wrong with everyone's favorite boy wizard.

Little Pea hasn't finished the first book yet, so we are still holding off on the movie for her.

Wondering if your kid is ready? My thoughts on when to read Harry Potter to kids here.

My girls both think this movie is quite a bit intense on the creepy scale, but the animation of it is amazing.

I had no idea that it is based on a book, too.

I think we have to do this movie/book combo in reverse. We've already seen the movie but I'd love to check out the book.

We stumbled upon this movie on Amazon a few weeks ago and I had forgotten how enjoyable it is.

(It comes as part of the Starz subscription if you're an Outlander fan!)

My girls were riveted and the movie is still a ton of fun for the adults. They were definitely inspired to look up the book, it's actually a trilogy.

You can read the book first, too.

On the surface of it this doesn't seem like a "Halloween" movie, but A Wrinkle in Time is perfect for the season.

It opens with the famous line: "It was a dark and stormy night. . . " and features a trio of witches and plenty of magic.

Bonus points: It was one of my most favorite books when I was in 4th grade and my girls loved listening to it before the movie came out this year.

If you haven't read it with your kids yet, we highly recommend it.
Get the book here.

Ok, this isn't really a "movie" but it would still make for a phenomenal family movie party.

Have you seen the series on Netflix with Neil Patrick Harris?? OMG, it is sooooo well done.

The girls and I listened to the fantastic audio version of book 1 this summer and they were tickled pink with the Netflix show after.

They are faithfully making each of the books into the show, so this is a great series for your family, Halloween or not.

The audiobook is AMAZING.

This super cute series is a Netflix Original.

The girls and I have really enjoyed the show and I was happy to discover it is based on a series of books.

The book may be a better choice for independent reading for your kids, but the storyline is totally fun for those who enjoy Harry Potter but would like to see more girl characters.

Get the book here.

I asked friends over on Instagram about their favorite Halloween movies to watch with kids and a reader suggested Goosebumps with Jack Black as her family's favorite.

I loved this series of books as a kid, so this is a natural fit for the list!