10 Creepiest Child Villains In Horror Movies

In The Exorcist, a 12-year-old girl called Regan plays around with a ouija board, allowing a demon called Pazuzu to possess her. Consumed by the entity's power, Regan starts screaming obscenities, showcasing superhuman strength, and attacking her mother.

As upsetting as these scenes are to watch, they are NOTHING compared to what the rest of the movie has in store for the viewer.

For the next hour, we see this teenager girl perform all sorts of horrific acts never seen in film before. As you watch the Regan crawl down the stairs like a spider or impale her own genitalia with a crucifix, it's completely understandable why The Exorcist earned its reputation as the scariest film ever.

Because The Exorcist has been parodied many times (including by Regan's actress herself, Linda Blair, in the spoof, Repossessed), you'd assume The Exorcist wouldn't be as shocking anymore. But after nearly 50 years, the film still holds up, mainly because of Linda Blair's career-defining performance.

Regan will be immortalised, not just as most terrifying child in horror but as one of the most terrifying characters in cinema.