Mild scenes of verbal and physical bullying, nothing too violent or over-the-top, but may frighten some viewers.
"Welcome to Dead House" features a scene where a newspaper is discovered, held up on-screen, describing a chemical factory accident that killed the townsfolk. We get references to death and unemployment, as well as bizarre, disturbing scenes of the townsfolk tearing slowly through the walls of Amanda's bedroom and the front porch. Coupled with an eerie soundtrack overlay, it may frighten both older and younger viewers alike.
The appearance of Slappy in the "Night of the Living Dummy" stories, as well as his bride, Mary-Ellen, are quite creepy and bizarre, and may bother younger viewers.
Scenes of immediate peril are not frequent, but they are present, for example, a family nearly having their car go over a cliffside as they scream.
Due to the scary content, several episodes were rated "GB-7" when they initially aired, and the original VHS release of "The Haunted Mask" episodes was also rated GB-7. Then television ratings officially came into affect in 1997 and from there on out, all episodes were rated TV-Y7, though I believe some re-runs were rated TV-PG.
On Netflix, the show is TY-Y7 for fear and fantasy violence
Many episodes of the show do not have happy endings which can be jarring for many viewers.
There are multiple depictions of eternal suffering throughout the show. However, they are implied and not fully confirmed.
Despite being a childrens show, it still is very intense and scary.
It's a children's show, but some episodes are scary.
Some scenes feature family dysfunction, nothing physical, but some verbal arguing, sibling rivalry, talk of divorce/adoption, talk of putting a beloved dog down, parents fighting over an ugly antique wreath, and a boy being sent away after pranking his little brother.