Daffy Duck's Quackbusters is pretty much a bunch of "scary" Looney Tunes shorts slapped together, with a few scenes added in between to create a story. Daffy inherits a fortune, but to keep it, he must use it for "good in the world" and "display honesty in all business affairs." So he does what anyone would do and puts together a paranormal investigation team made up of himself, Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig. You can probably guess how this turns out, right? This is a fun movie, one I've been watching since I was a kid. What makes Looney Tunes great is that you can watch it when you're younger and enjoy it, but as you get older, you understand all the little jokes that went over your head as a child and it makes it even better.
Honorable mention 1: Tales From the Cryptkeeper - This was a kid-friendly Saturday morning cartoon version of Tales From the Crypt. It was one of my favorites and it's a shame that it didn't have a longer run because you don't see many horror-themed cartoons for kids.
Honorable mention 2: Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery - This was a special that aired on TV, inspired by Night Gallery, which was basically the horror version of The Twilight Zone. Each cartoon short is inspired by a movie or story, such as Hold That Ghost, The Devil and Daniel Webster and The Tell-Tale Heart.
Honorable mention 3: The Halloween Tree - Based on the book by Ray Bradbury. Some changes were made for the movie, but it was still really well done. It's about a group of kids who, while trying to save one of their friends, learn the meaning behind their Halloween costumes and the true spirit of Halloween.
Honorable mention 4: The Adventures of Raggedy Ann & Andy "The Beastly Ghost Adventure" - I actually have this on DVD because I'm big on nostalgia and I always remember thinking of this as the "ghost whistle" episode when I was a kid. The Raggedy friends are terrorized by a ghost and have to figure out a way to get rid of it. Thinking about it now, even though these are all cartoons, they're pretty scary for kids. Maybe that's why you don't really see anything like this anymore.
Honorable mention 5: Halloween is Grinch Night - Everyone knows about that other movie, but have you heard of this one? The Grinch is out to frighten the Whos again during a storm, but he's interrupted by a child named Euchariah. Euchariah ends up inside the Grinch's wagon, which is filled with all kinds of nightmares, and he tries to stall the Grinch until the storm dies down. I'm reminded of this movie and the song "I Wouldn't Go Out on a Night Like This" every time the wind outside picks up and the skies darken.
Honorable mention 6: Fantasia "Night on Bald Mountain" - If you want to traumatize a kid, this is what you make them watch. I don't know what Disney was thinking, but this terrified me as a child. I didn't even see it in Fantasia, I saw it in some kind of Halloween special Disney aired once and they showed scary clips from all their movies. This was one of them. They can keep it.
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