ParaNorman: parents' guide

Zombies shed ears, arms and a head; one is shot and another is hit by a car. A mob with weapons tries to burn City Hall, a witch's thorns nearly impale a family, and a bully punches and shoves kids.

Mild: 'jackass,' 'hell,' 'ass,' 'pissed,' 'damnation,' 'sucks' and 'boobs,' with God and Jesus as exclamations. Insults like 'freak' and 'fatty' are frequent. A boy asks about 'the f-word,' but it is never said.

Light innuendo: a teen girl flirts hard with a muscular teen in a towel, a man ogles a paused aerobics video, an adult video store is mentioned, and a casino billboard shows cleavage.

Brief and easy to miss: teens and adults drink occasionally, a couple briefly staggers as if drunk, and Norman's great-uncle swallows pills from a table full of bottles. No smoking.

Rotting zombies, a corpse that falls on Norman, ghosts everywhere, and a furious witch whose storm rips through town. Norman sees his great-uncle die and learns a child was sentenced to death. Humor lightens many scenes.