intobox From a child's perspective, this was the scariest and most disturbing movie I've ever seen. I was eight years old when it was first shown on television, and I couldn't go to bed by myself for over two weeks. The plot is fairly simple. A little boy moves into an old mansion haunted by the ghost of a little girl. They befriend one another while they attempt to solve the mystery of her death. It turns out that she was murdered by her wicked uncle who was searching for the family treasure. They find the little girl's lost china-headed doll. And then they find the lost diamonds when they drop the doll, her head breaks open and the diamonds come spilling out. Thirty years after first seeing it on television, I still have a phobia about dolls...thank you Walt Disney. Keep this movie far, far away from your children.

dougsoneandonly2003 i wish also they would put it on DVD its a movie i would love for my kids to see......... it was my favorite movie when i was my daughters age ........... every time i went to my grandparents house that would be the first movie i would pick to watch. My daughter is now 7 and i really think she would enjoy this movie so please put it on DVD so our kids can enjoy it. i know i would buy it. this movie is one of those movies that you never get to old to watch or at least i know i won't. not to mention i have a lot of nieces and nephews that would like to see it as well. All together i have 9 nieces and nephews and i have four kids and i lknow that everyone of them would like to see that movie.

paintbrush_2003 LOVED this movie. Couldn't get enough of it for a time, and the books that surrounded it [like The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp or something like that by Richard Peck]. It's way too scary for little kids, but kids over about the age of 8 or 9 may get a big kick out of it. Haven't seen it for years, though, so it might be a little too dated for the average 2003 kid to enjoy.

Carrigon This is a great ghost story. It stayed with me from the time I first saw it as a child. I just loved it. A little french girl's ghost on an old spooky southern plantation. This was based on a book called "The Ghost Belonged to Me". After watching this film, I bought the book and it's sequel, which were just as good as the movie. If you're looking for a good ghost story, this is it.