Something's wrong with the children. They're murdering classmates, torturing parents, speaking in tongues, drinking human blood, and practicing black magic. Your offspring is on the rise, their blood no longer innocent. There will be casualties, and you may be among them.
Featuring nearly 250 of the creepiest, weirdest, and most dangerous kids ever to inhabit the cinematic landscape and sourced from over 40 different countries, Evil Seeds is THE comprehensive movie guide to villainous children in all their incarnations: the supernatural horror of ghosts and demonic possession, twisted tales of twins and changelings, dark matters of witches and evil babies, visceral frights of werewolves and vampires, the lurid lore of golems and trolls, and shocking drama of murderous orphans, juvenile serial killers, survivalist youngsters, and disturbing family values.
From cult classics to obscure fan favorites, Evil Seeds proves there is no shortage of frightening children. So keep an eye on your little darlings, or they might just fix their sights on YOU.
I've been a life-long horror fan ever since I watched the nearly forgotten made-for-television The Midnight Hour (1985) at the age of four years old. Later, my grandmother let me watch the first three Halloween movies, and the rest is history. So, it should be no surprise to hear that I loved reading Evil Seeds: The Ultimate Movie Guide to Villainous Children. It's an encyclopedia of evil children films, beginning with 1944's Tomorrow, the World! and ending with 2021's The Son.
Who knew there were so many villainous children movies?
Like most horror fans, I've seen big-name films, like The Exorcist (1973), The Omen (1976), Children of the Corn (1984), The Changeling (1980), Pet Sematary (1989), and Village of the Damned (1960; remake 1995). There are many other titles that I never even heard of listed in this 392-page movie guide. Then there were others that I've forgotten about, such as Bloody Birthday (1980), The Pit (1981), The Children (1980), and The Other (1972). To my surprise, Children of Full Moon (1980) appears in the guide, too. Technically, it's not a movie. It's an episode of the short-lived British series Hammer House of Horror.
Overall, Evil Seeds: The Ultimate Movie Guide to Villainous Children is a highly entertaining read.
This does sound like a great read! I love reading about horror films almost as much as I love watching them! Have you read Peter Counter's 'Be Scared of Everything'? I feel like you might enjoy it, since it's all essays inspired by horror movies and horror tropes, but also discusses everyday topics! Thanks for sharing your thoughts :)
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