Top 10 Scariest Animated Movies That Will Send Chills Down Your Spine

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Keep your nightmare-prone kids away from these... Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the Top 10 most terrifying, frightening, and disturbing animated movies.

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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the Top 10 Most Terrifying,

00:11Frightening, and Disturbing Animated Movies Viewer Discretion is Advised.

00:21Number 10, The Nightmare Before Christmas

00:35On the surface, The Nightmare Before Christmas is a goofy musical about Halloween messing

00:39with the traditions of Christmas, but we can understand how some folks might choose to

00:43avoid watching it.

00:51As whimsical as it can be in its own twisted ways, The Nightmare Before Christmas does

00:55contain some frightening visuals, particularly during the This is Halloween and Making Christmas

00:59numbers.

01:00So perhaps those who consider themselves to be faint of heart should hold off on watching

01:03this until they feel comfortable with the imagery.

01:05The same could absolutely be said for Corpse Bride.

01:21Number 9, Monster House

01:37One could joke about motion capture animation being disturbing on its own.

01:40Heck, we almost considered the Polar Express for this list for that reason.

01:43However, Monster House manages to be a perfect horror movie that everyone in the family can

01:47enjoy, assuming they like being scared, of course.

02:03With every gag and joke uttered, there are shots where you feel truly scared for the

02:07kids as the sentient house takes out people in some pretty vicious ways.

02:11For us, though, we will never forget the shot where DJ and Chowder look back and get a brief

02:15flash of the house's horrifying face.

02:33Number 8, The Secret of NIMH

02:50We'd be remiss if a Don Bluth movie didn't make it on this list, and The Secret of NIMH

02:54is the top of his work in terms of disturbing and scary animated movies.

03:07The movie explores many heavy themes that are further heightened by its rotoscope animation.

03:12Not only will you witness the struggles of taking care of a deathly ill loved one, but

03:15You'll also experience the harsh realities and brutal nature of the animal kingdom.

03:29This includes some of the horrifying things humans can do to animals.

03:32It's a spectacular film all around.

03:34Just know that this is not a fun film, or one you'll want to re-watch.

03:38The owl will make sure of that.

03:39Number 7, The Brave Little Toaster

04:01The Brave Little Toaster could have just been a cute movie about a cute kitchen appliance

04:04doing cute things.

04:13It could have been.

04:18But no.

04:20generation of kids several times within the span of 90 minutes.

04:34There's the scene with the flour, Toaster's nightmare, the chop shop, the junkyard, and

04:38that's all without getting into the general violence.

04:41Re-watching it now, we'd be amazed if at least one kid didn't walk away with a brand

04:44new phobia.

04:45How are we allowed to watch this stuff?

04:47Number 6, The Black Cauldron

04:59Disney movies once showed that they weren't afraid to get dirty, dark, or grim.

05:14But of the entire Disney collection, none have come as close to instilling a certain

05:17level of fear as The Black Cauldron.

05:19From the intimidating environments and the Horned King's appearance, to the music and

05:23death of one character, this truly is the most dismal Disney movie we've seen.

05:34Granted, it isn't as creepy as the other movies we're about to get into, but we wouldn't

05:48be surprised if most House of Mouse fanatics skip over this one.

05:51Number 5, Mad God

06:02Stop-motion animation and horror aren't the first two genres we blend together, but

06:06Mad God shows how it can be done.

06:14Running just a little over 80 minutes, Mad God takes viewers for a ride through a world

06:18that has been forever tainted and traumatized by the horrors of war.

06:27The violence is never-ending, as animals are held captive for experiments and human beasts

06:31roam freely at the top of the food chain, and factories supply husks to sustain higher

06:35life forms until the end of time.

06:37What's on the surface will disturb most viewers, but what's more disturbing is how some bits

06:41of Mad God relate to the modern world's political and social issues.

06:45Don't be surprised if this sticks with you long after viewing.

06:47Number 4, Watership Down

07:02For those who love animals, especially rodents, this one might be hard to sit through.

07:21Watership Down tells the story of a family of rabbits seeking refuge for a new home after

07:25their old one comes under the threat of desolation.

07:28What follows is a series of unfortunate events that will probably make you cry and, if you

07:32own a rodent as a pet, make you want to hug them as you sob.

07:42Really some of the moments you'll witness in Watership Down will make you forget all

07:45about Bambi and the Lion King.

07:58Number 3, Soul Station

08:11Folks would argue the less details and visuals, the less scary things can be.

08:15Soul Station completely debunks that notion.

08:17A prequel to the live-action Korean movie, Train to Busan, Soul Station explores what

08:22life was like before the events of the previous movie, but it isn't just the zombies and viscera

08:26that make this movie scary.

08:44Impending Doom is the name of the game.

08:46Hae-Soon and Ki-Won's struggle to make ends meet is depressingly relatable to some, but

08:50it is nothing compared to the 0-60 acceleration of going from normal life to zombie outbreak

08:55in which they find themselves.

09:07Number 2, Coraline

09:22Coraline could have very easily stolen our top spot, and it almost did.

09:26Since its debut, this movie has been considered one of the most frightening kids' movies

09:29of all time.

09:30From the set pieces, to the color schemes, to the buttoned eyes of the otherworld inhabitants,

09:34everything invokes that sick-to-our-stomachs feeling of something not being quite right.

09:40It isn't until the last third of the movie that Coraline finally takes a hard turn into

09:56its horrific imagery, and trust us when we say if you haven't seen this movie yet, it

10:05will follow you for the rest of your life.

10:07And if Coraline doesn't, Paranorman certainly will.

10:18Before we reveal our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.

10:22The Plague Dogs

10:23Cujo has nothing on this canine flick.

10:42The Last Unicorn

10:43This fairytale film is not all sunshine and rainbows.

10:55Fears of the Dark

10:56You're going to need a colorful palate cleanser after this.

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11:27Perfect Blue

11:39You don't need grotesque visuals or horrifying character designs to truly terrify an audience.

11:44Sometimes all it takes is a taste of reality, something that filmmaker Satoshi Kon is very

11:48familiar with.

11:49Perfect Blue tells the story of a pop idol named Mima who retires from singing to pursue

11:53acting.

11:54However, not everyone is happy with her decision, and someone is pretending to be her while

11:59carrying out a series of grisly murders.

12:07You will feel her fear throughout the movie's 80-minute runtime, as you're constantly

12:10guessing who could be the killer.

12:12Adding to the fear is when you realize how relevant Perfect Blue truly is even today,

12:16especially for women on the internet.

12:18What's the scariest animated movie you've seen?

12:20Did it make our list?

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