10 Christmas Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die
7. The Children
Horror directors and audiences alike love the creepy child trope and its a theme we return to again and again from the scythe-wielding hellions in Children Of The Corn to that terrifying waif child with a bag on its head in J. A. Bayonas debut The Orphanage. One reason why the creepy kid theme is successful is the sinister contrast between something we expect to be the epitome of innocence and what we find is really evil incarnate and The Children has this in droves, throwing in the old secluded house in the woods setting and subverting the joyful occasion that is Christmas for good measure. As an extended family gather to celebrate Yuletide, the four youngsters in their brood begin displaying some disturbing symptoms that start with simple vomiting but quickly escalate into murderous intent. As an added bonus its a British film, so all the kids have English accents, which always makes it even creepier somehow.
