14 horror films where children became the main villains (15 photos)

A selection of scary films where the main villains are the “flowers of life.”





Horror films are definitely not a genre for the faint of heart. It’s even worse when the main antagonists in the film are those who, by their nature, cannot and should not cause terrible harm to all living things. We're talking about children!

The Omen (1976)



The wife of American diplomat Robert Thorne, Catherine, loses her child during childbirth. In order not to upset his beloved, Robert agrees to the priest’s proposal to take the baby, whose mother died at his birth, that is, to make a replacement. But as the boy grows, amazing events begin to happen. Everything becomes worse after the priest begins to persecute the diplomat's family, convincing Robert that they are raising the Antichrist.

IMDb: 7.5

The Ring (2002)





"The Ring" (2002) is a remake of the Japanese film of the same name.

The plot centers on a strange videotape, after viewing which a person receives a phone call and only has 7 days to live. Wanting to investigate the death of her niece, journalist Rachel Keller looks at this very tape. Well, she only has a week to prevent her own death.

IMDb: 7.1

Let Me In (2008)



12-year-old Oscar is bullied at school, but he silently endures all the bullying, without telling anyone about it. Everything changes when he meets Eli, who also appears to be about twelve years old. True, she doesn’t know this for sure.

Eli helps Oskar find strength, fight back against bullies and believe in himself. The children's friendship grows stronger every day, but there is one thing... Eli is a vampire.

IMDb: 7.9

Burn, Burn Clear (2019)



Farmers Tori and Kyle Brier adopt Brandon, a boy rescued from a fallen spaceship in 2006. As he grows up, the guy becomes angry and aggressive towards his adoptive parents. Moreover, Brandon turns out to have superpowers, subsequently becoming something of an evil dark superhero.

IMDb: 6.1

Wreath of Daisies (2008)



Martha and Thomas lose their only daughter. To cope with grief, they go to an Irish village, where they decide to adopt a local autistic girl who has lost her parents. Daisy, that’s the orphan’s name, gradually gets used to the new home and the people who sheltered her, but Martha and Thomas begin to notice something very strange about her. Daisy is not at all who she says she is.

IMDb: 5.1

Sinister (2012)



Allison, a mystery author, moves with her entire family into a house where a year earlier all the inhabitants were brutally murdered, except for a girl who disappeared after the crime. Of course, the man hid this “minor” moment from his family. Having moved to a new house, the writer finds film films in the attic, which are the key to solving crimes. But because of his curiosity as a writer, Ellison made a huge mistake, putting the lives of his family at risk.

IMDb: 6.8

Something's Wrong with Kevin (2010)



Having given birth to a son, Eva decides to devote her life to raising a child, putting aside her personal ambitions. But from the very beginning, the relationship between mother and child does not work out. When Kevin turns 15, he commits a terrible crime, and Eva is tormented by the question of whether there is guilt in his act, whether she gave enough love and attention to her son?

IMDb: 7.5

Animals (2019)



In the family of Igor and Polina, their only son dies in grief. To make up for the loss, the couple decides to take an amazing boy from the orphanage, wanting to give him a chance for a better life. But a difficult child turns out to be not as simple as it might first seem.

IMDb: 4.7

Exorcise (1973)



The 12-year-old daughter of actress Chris McNeil begins to behave very strangely. Doctors cannot diagnose him and suspect mental illness. But the invited priest believes that the girl is possessed by the devil, which means an exorcism ritual needs to be performed.

IMDb: 8.1

Good night mommy (2014)



The story is about two twin boys and their mother, who recently returned from a plastic surgery clinic. But the boys do not recognize their mother: not only is her face covered in bandages and it is difficult to understand whether it is really her, but also the woman’s cold, distant behavior suggests thoughts of a substitution. At this moment, the boys decide to find out where their real mother is at any cost.

IMDb: 6.7

Case No. 39 (2007)



Emily is a social worker who has dedicated her life to the profession. At one point she has a chance to save the little girl Lilith from harm. It’s just not yet known who exactly Emily saved.

IMDb: 6.2

Joshua (2007)



Everything is going great until a second child is born into the family of rich Brad and Abby Cairn - a charming baby. From this moment on, all the darkest sides begin to appear in their eldest child, son Joshua. It seems that the boy is ready to do anything to drive his family away from the world.

IMDb: 5.8

Children of the Corn (1984)



In a small provincial town, surrounded on all sides by corn fields, a 12-year-old boy appears, a kind of children's preacher. He forces children to kill adults, and feed the fields with their blood. Isaac also convinces the children to sacrifice themselves to the fields, committing suicide on their 18th birthday. Many people try to run, but it’s not that easy.

IMDb: 5.6

Grace (2009)



Pregnant Madeline and Michael Matheson are involved in an accident that kills a man and his unborn baby. Despite the enormous loss, Madeline decides to give birth to the baby, albeit a dead one. But having received the child in her arms, it turns out that the girl, whom her mother names Grace (Grace), is alive, so to speak. While trying to breastfeed her baby, Madeline realizes that Grace doesn't drink milk, she drinks blood. The woman faces the question: can she kill a man in order to feed her child.

IMDb: 5.2