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The killer kids sub-genre began with the release of the 1956 movie THE BAD SEED and secured its place in the horror canon with CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED four years later. Although the sub-genre never had a definitive golden age, killer children have been a staple in horror cinema for the last seventy years, with notable booms after the success of THE OMEN (1976) and PET SEMATARY (1989).
Perhaps unsurprisingly, since these films frequently break the unwritten rule of not killing children on screen, the killer kids sub-genre is canonically bleak. Parents and adults must decide whether to cross the mortal threshold or let the villains survive. Either way, the audience can expect a nihilistic ending rife with moral compromise.
This November, Spectacle invites you to experience three killer kid movies, SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN (1983), WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? (1976) and MUMSY, NANNY, SONNY AND GIRLY (1970).