The scariest animated movies can often be too much for younger kids, whether it is because they are pure nightmare fuel or just naturally disturbing.

There are Halloween parties, Halloween spook houses, Halloween events. But what about spooky movies with cats or carving pumpkins in the Gulf?

I love my cat. A lot. Sure, sometimes he’s a bit of a brat, and he’s pretty regularly dishonest, but the lil’ guy is just doing his best in a big, scary world he doesn’t really understand. Key to that love—and the full conversations I’ll have ...