The "scary little kid" subgenre has never been scarier or more nihilistic.
The Children (1980)
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Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: After a school bus passes through a cloud of radiation that leaked from a nearby nuclear power plant, the children inside are transformed into wall-eyed ghouls who char things to a crisp on contact.
Starring: Martin Shaker, Gil Rogers, Gale Garnett
Starring: Martin Shaker, Gil Rogers, Gale Garnett
Director: Max Kalmanowicz
Director: Max Kalmanowicz
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