31 DAYS OF DREW - DAY 22: THE MONSTER SQUAD

Every horrorhound's favorite month is upon us, and to celebrate, I'll be dishing out a personal pick from the genre for every day in October. Some will be obvious and rather unoriginal (sorry that I like movies other people like), while some will be a little more oddball and off-the-wall. Some may even challenge your idea of what constitutes a "horror" movie. Regardless, I hope you enjoy the month with some good movies, even if they aren't ones I recommend!

Today's Pick: The Monster Squad (1987)

It's always hard to consider how to get kids into horror films. On one hand, you don't want to sugarcoat things and have them watch some milquetoast kiddie fodder (I'm looking at you, Halloweentown), but you don't want to traumatize them right out of the gate with The Exorcist or anything. The Monster Squad manages to land perfectly in the middle of being kid-friendly but not in a demeaning way. There's still blood and bad words, but not in such a degree that kids probably aren't already aware of by the time they see the film. It doesn't hurt that the movie is lots of fun, but never at the expense of the monsters (except for one classic moment).