A recently orphaned boy is taken to England to stay with his grandmother. While staying at a fancy hotel with her, he stumbles upon a convention of real witches, who are plotting to eliminate all the little boys in England. It's up to him to expose the witches and stop them. But how can he do that... when they've turned him into a mouse!?
This movie terrified me when I was a little kid. The practical effects are pretty amazing. When the witches remove their human masks and reveal their twisted, slimy pointed faces underneath, it scared the hell out of me; I almost couldn't watch that scene. Plus, the tale about the little girl who was banished to a painting by a witch haunted me for years.
This movie was perfect for providing you real scares without resorting to jump scares every 10 minutes. The story itself is genuinely terrifying and sure to make any child cautious of beautiful women offering up candy and toys. This is one of my favorite classic scary movies.
IMDB claims this is Adventure/Comedy/Family, but if I had to classify it, it would be Adventure/Horror. I'm about to re-watch it for the first time in decades, so we'll see if it can scare adult me.
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