All horror fans have some genre element or subgenre that really freaks them out regardless of how diehard they are. For me, it's evil children. I know that sounds like a weird choice, but hear me out. Children are kind of mysterious as it is - they aren't quite human in the way that adults are. They are outside of society's general rules - we say it's because they 'don't understand' or they 'lack experience' or any of those things but what if they really did understand and they were simply plotting something terrible? We'd never know. They also have this tiny stature that makes them seem less threatening. They really lull us into a sense of security by being small and cute. Little bastards. Side note, my editor shared this hilarious blog post with me. I'm clearly not the only one who thinks children have evil intentions. So yeah, evil kids creep me out. That doesn't stop me from watching a wealth of evil kid movies...
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