Krysten Ritter shines as a wicked witch in junior creepshow Nightbooks, though the film never quite finds its footing.

Excellent effects and production values and casting Krysten Ritter as a witch (Why knew?) pays off in "Nightbooks," a Goosebumped take on Hansel & Gretel. It's a kid-friendly horror tale -- terror with training wheels on -- about children lured with sweets, trapped and forced to entertain the witch each night with new stories designed…

Fairy tales and scary stories make for a perfect gateway into the genre for many children. Who among us isn’t familiar with the nightmarish imagery and

In Netflix's kid-friendly chiller, a grade-school horror writer gets trapped by a witch who takes a keen interest in his work.