The Top 11 Creepiest Kids in Horror
Steve Barton
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Claudia-Interview with the Vampire
Played by Kirsten Dunst in Interview with the Vampire, Claudia brings an interesting, and brutal, angle to the world of the vamps. Since she was turned while still a child, Claudia is trapped in that tiny body, even as she matures. Her frustration with being imprisoned in the young mortal coil and dressed like a doll becomes evident, and she grows into an extremely vicious bloodsucker, even lashing out and attempting to kill her maker, Lestat. As is the case with many of the impish ne’er-do-wells on this list, Claudia eventually gets her comeuppance, but you can’t help but sympathize with her pint-size plight.
Ethan-The Nightmare Before Christmas
Is it just me, or is this guy the creepiest inhabitant of Halloweentown? If you’re not exactly sure who Ethan is, he’s the pudgy little member of the zombie family with the Jack Sprat-esque mother and father. (You can see him hanging out in the guillotine basket about two minutes into the clip.) Oh, and he just happens to have his eyes sewn shut! Ethan does seem full of the spirit of Halloween and then Christmas (in the twisted way the Halloweentown residents celebrate), always smiling and cheering. But one cannot dispute that simply his look and the fact that he’s playing in a basket used for catching decapitated heads (and that his eyes are sewn shut!) make Ethan one of the more disturbing cinematic kids!
The Grady Sisters-The Shining
Daughters of Charles Grady, the previous caretaker of The Overlook Hotel before Jack Torrance brought his family to what would become a snowbound prison, the Grady sisters were the subject of one of the most iconic images in the history of horror. Standing side-by-side in the hallway of The Overlook, the sisters asked young Danny Torrance to “Come and play with us… for ever and ever…” while images of their butchered bodies lying in the same hallway flashed on the screen. Absolutely chilling. Sure, The Shining contains many legendary lines (“All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.” “Heeeere’s Johnny”), but it’s the sight of the Grady Sisters that’s still one of the most recognizable – and scariest – things in the movie.
Gage Creed-Pet Sematary
The youngest entrant on our list of creepy kids, Gage Creed was the victim of some horrendously bad parenting, on several occasions, during his short life. Not only was the tot allowed to chase a kite into oncoming traffic while his sister called him a dumbshit, but his father and grandfather got into a fistfight at the poor boy’s funeral, and then dad decided to bury him on sacred Native American land in the hopes that Gage would return to life. It’s no wonder he came back from the Micmac burial grounds with such a piss-poor attitude. His memorable scenes, especially with Fred Gwynne, are amazing. A sliced Achilles tendon here, a throat bit out there. Yikes! There’s nothing like a reanimated little bastard running around with a scalpel and bad intentions. That’s the stuff nightmares are made of.
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