HALLOWEEN is the perfect time for a spooky film with the kids. But could it inadvertently lead to them becoming goths? Think twice before settling down with these…

Hocus Pocus (1993)

A film that doesn’t just encourage girls to dabble in the occult – thanks to zombie character Billy Butcherson it’s where many of them first developed an attraction to lanky, pale-skinned goth boys, resulting in crushes on Edward Scissorhands in their teens and Nick Cave in their 20s. Which is harmless until they start bringing home weird goth boyfriends you might have to talk to. Where are the film censors when you need them?

Beetlejuice (1988)

Given how popular the character Wednesday has become, you may think The Addams Family is the ultimate piece of goth queen propaganda. But Winona Ryder as Lyd

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