Movie

Haunted School

1995 · 101 min

A playful, spooky romp through a haunted school, more like a ghost-train ride than a nightmare, with kids scrambling through eerie set pieces.

Overview: A young girl wanders into a wing of her elementary school that has been abandoned for years and is rumored to be haunted. When she doesn't come back, a group of her classmates go looking for her, only to find that they, too, are trapped inside. They must somehow find their way to safety, and quickly, because the rumors of ghosts are turning out to be true.
How it feels: Eerie, whimsical, tense and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, survival, death, coming-of-age
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
survival
death
coming-of-age
fate
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none