Villainous Children In Horror and Why The Idea Is So Terrifying

Earlier this week, there was a poll asking about the scariest child in films. Most of you decided on The Ring and I 100% agree with Samara being the creepiest and the scariest. The thought of a dead child crawling from my TV is stuff of nightmares. Children existing within the realm of the supernatural like Samara, Damien in The Omen, or even Regan in The Exorcist is enough to make anyone question reality. 

Films like Orphan and The Bad Seed were done well without the added layer of children having a supernatural ability. Children are seen as pure and are typically thought of in a way where they could do no wrong, so watching films where the most vulnerable are put into villainous roles sparks the question of whether or not children are truly as innocent as they seem. I wanted to take a look at the idea of villainous children and why the idea is horrifying.

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