by Madeline Levine

About the author: Madeline Levine is a clinical psychologist, the mother of three sons, and the author of See No Evil: A Guide to Protecting Our Children from Media Violence.

A mother and her 3-year-old son walk briskly into their local movie theater for an afternoon showing of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. They settle into their seats just as the lights go down. The mother can feel her young son’s body stiffen in the darkness. Midway through the movie, a menacing, hooded figure with long, blood-red fingernails appears on the screen and cackles at her reflection in the mirror. The little boy closes his eyes in fear, and as the sinister music builds, lets out a terrified scream. The manager...