While this movie comes in some Family Pack DVD bundles, it doesn't come across like a traditional "family movie."
The green ooze that pervades the town of Long Hand is used in the film to create an intangible feeling of paranoia, something like a fear of the dark; everyone and everything and every object could share the same ghostly nature.
There are also a few monstrous figures, like a book that grows spider legs, tentacles reaching out of the dark, or a bug-eyed, insect-like gunman.
However, the extremely dated effects will probably prevent anyone aside from very young children from being truly frightened by any of the images or ideas.