Pink Flamingos (1972)
Vying to be the "filthiest people in the world," a couple dealing in child trafficking attacks a violent cannibalistic family. Fun for the whole family.
Read MoreThe BFG by Roald Dahl
Giants are dead all over as Evan tells a story about Granny Wendy losing her whomping stick and the story of Sophie the orphan.
Banned
Cannibalism
1987 - Amana, Iowa for being too mature for the audience, teaching poor values
Sources
Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read. American Library Association, 2014. pg 144.
"Dances and Dames"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell
Turn the lights down low, light a campfire, and get ready to hear about Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
Banned
1990 - Michigan - Challenged at Livonia schools because the poems frightened children
1992
Arizona - Challenged at Neely Elementary School in Gilbert for the occult, devil, and satanism
Connecticut - Challenged at West Hartford elementary and middle school libraries for violence and subject matter
Indiana - challenged in Union County
Washington - Challenged at Lake Washington School District in Kirkland as unacceptably violent for children
1993
Arizona - Complaints about violence and cannibalism lead to restricted access at the Marana Unified School District
Kentucky - Challenged by a parent at Happy Valley Elementary School in Glasgow for being too scary
1994 - Washington - Removed from Vancouver School District elementary school libraries after previous challenges - Evergreen School District libraries also challenged as being "far beyond other scary books"
2001 - Banned for violence, being unsuited to age group, and occult themes
2007 - Banned for insensitivity, violence, being unsuited to age group, and occult/Satanism.
2009 - Banned or challenged for occult/Satanism, religious viewpoint and violence.
2013 - Banned or challenged for being unsuited for age group and violence.
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"Dances and Dames"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
