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A Look at Some of the Most Memorable Demon Seedlings!
David Goyer’s THE UNBORN hits theaters this weekend. A twist on kiddie-killer flicks of the past like THE OMEN and ROSEMARY’S BABY, this time the terrible little tyke wasn’t even born in the first place. Hottie-on-the-rise Odette Yustman plays Casey Beldon, who comes to find out that her unborn twin brother is pretty pissed off about the way his life didn’t work out. His plan is to kill her and thereby use her corpse as a gateway to his own existence. Uh-huh, makes perfect sense, right? Whatever. Non-existence is a new twist, but flicks about evil children have been around for the past half-century. So let’s have a look at some of the most memorable Demon Seedlings of movie history. A tour through these movies may be all the birth control you’ll ever need!
Updated 9:30am, Jan 9
Memorable Demon Seedlings
William March’s 1954 novel and subsequent 1956 film classic would find many imitators in the years to come. Perfectly disguised in the body of a cute little girl complete with pigtails, Patty McCormack’s performance as Rhoda Penmark would give birth to the evil child antagonist seen in countless films since (including every single Asian horror flick).
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Based on John Wyndham’s novel The Midwich Cuckoos, Wolf Rilla’s British film classic still holds the ability to give viewers goosebumps. The pale skin, the glowing eyes and those bowl cuts give this kiddie brood a most unsettling appearance. Plus they age at four times the normal rate and can control the minds of the adults around them. Just think about standing in their way and they’ll make sure it’s your last thought.
The classic mind control scene:
So how many nights on the couch does your husband get for impregnating you with the seed of Satan? Probably the closest in relation to The Unborn, the evil force of Rosemary’s Baby is still in the womb, but this evil fetus has no problem doing the devil’s handywork while still in mommy’s tummy. Polanski’s eerie thriller is a classic of the genre. (Insert Polanski cradle robbing joke here).
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Linda Blair’s unforgettable performance turned heads (terrible, I know) and left the young actress with years of therapy bills. Whether the rumors of William Friedkin smacking her around on set or not were true, you have to wonder if Blair’s parents read through the script before sending their daughter off to film lines of dialogue such as “Your mother sucks cocks in hell” and “Let Jesus fuck you.”
Here’s a collection of some of The Exorcist’s most memorable scenes:
Dick Donner’s creepy classic is the greatest of all evil kid movies. Young Harvey Stephens wasn’t even six years old when he played the evil Damien in this horror classic, but he had already learned just how to get his way without the need for temper tantrums. Best to give this kid what he wants or he’ll sick the demon Rottweilers on you. The Omen had parents pulling back their troublesomes kids hairline (just to make sure) for years to come. John Moore’s pitiful remake (more remembered for its 6/6/06 release date than anything else) is best avoided, but Donner’s original holds up surprisingly well three decades later.
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This cheesy Stephen King flick is probably better when accompanied by a few cold ones. It’s pretty dated at this point, but the creepy imagery offers some memorable moments and the plot is certainly intriguing. These kids aren’t taking any crap. They’ve banded together and offed all the adults at the behest of the evil pagan leader of the cornfields. Even Sarah Connor can’t stop them. Take a look at the trailer below. Yes, trailers were that cheesy in the `80s.
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Rob Zombie’s remake pales in comparison to the John Carpenter classic, but this origin-based story does delve deeper into the very disturbing childhood of Michael Myers. As a Halloween movie, it leaves much to be desired, but looked at purely as the story of a kid with some major psychological issues, it’s not that bad. Plus Daeg Faerch’s piercing dead eyes are positively frightening.
Here’s a look at young Michael Myers giving a nurse a tonsillectomy:
Ghostface is back on the big screen this weekend… well, sort of… with the release of Scary Movie, which marks the Wayans brothers’ return to the horror spoof franchise for the first time since Scary Movie 2 back in the day. It’s likely to be the talk of the horror community for the weekend, but don’t overlook the other six genre movies that were freshly unleashed today.
Here’s all the new horror that released on Friday, June 5, 2026.
The horror spoof franchise is back with Scary Movie now playing in theaters!
Marlon Wayans (“Shorty”), Shawn Wayans (“Ray”), Anna Faris (“Cindy”), and Regina Hall (“Brenda”) reunite for the new Scary Movie, with the cast also including Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, Jon Abrahams, Damon Wayans Jr., Gregg Wayans, Kim Wayans, Benny Zielke, Cameron Scott Roberts, Heidi Gardner, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, Sydney Park, and Felissa Rose.
Twenty-six years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer (“Ghostface”), the Core Four are back in the killer’s crosshairs and no horror movie IP is safe…
Scary Movie will slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and every “final chapter” that absolutely isn’t. A whole lot has changed in the horror genre since the Wayans Brothers were in charge of the franchise; their involvement ended with Scary Movie 2 back in 2001!
Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House) directs Scary Movie 6 from a script written by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, original Scary Movie director Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans (Scary Movie 2), and Rick Alvarez (A Haunted House).
From IFC, shark attack movie Chum is now available on Digital.
Alice Eve (Haunting of Queen Mary) stars in shark attack movie alongside Eric Michael Cole, Jim Klock, Elle Haymond, Lisa Yaro, Johnny Gaffney, and Sarah Siadat.
This one sounds very similar to last year’s Dangerous Animals…
Here’s the plot: “A newlywed couple joins friends on a Mediterranean yacht excursion, only to find themselves caught between a predatory shark and a psychopathic killer in their midst-transforming a sun-drenched escape into a fight for survival.”
Jonathan Zuck directs Chum, from a script by Jonathan Zuck and Joe Leone.
Samara Weaving (Ready or Not 2: Here I Come) and Kyle Gallner (Strange Darling) come together in Carolina Caroline, a sexy crime thriller now playing in theaters.
It’s not a horror movie, mind you, but it’s worth a mention here all the same.
Kyra Sedgwick (Family Movie) and Jon Gries also star in the romantic crime thriller.
Director Adam Carter Rehmeier’s film stars Samara Weaving as Caroline Daniels, whose desire to leave her small Texas town brings her into the orbit of a charismatic con man (Kyle Gallner), and together they weave a path of crime and passion across the American Southeast.
Adam Rehmeier previously directed the films Dinner in America and Snack Shack.
Tom Dean wrote the screenplay for Carolina Caroline.
Similar to Steven Spielberg’s upcoming big screen blockbuster Disclosure Day, Signal One explores humankind’s enduring question: what if we aren’t alone in the universe?
The sci-fi thriller is now available on Digital.
Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), Josh Hutcherson (Five Nights at Freddy’s), David Thewlis (Harry Potter), Raoul Bhaneja (Possessor), Emma Ho (“The Expanse”), and Dennis Quaid (The Substance) star in Signal One from director Jonathan Sobol (The Art of the Steal).
When tech billionaire Sam Houston (Quaid) hires the brilliant computer scientist Annika (Fuhrman), she ventures to an isolated facility run by the brilliant, nihilistic creator of LITTLEMOUTH, a machine which can communicate with alien intelligence.
Annika soon learns some humanity-altering facts: that we are not alone in the universe, that alien intelligences are communicating around us at every moment, and that we are likely too primitive to even remotely understand what they are trying to tell us.
When the goal of the endeavor shifts from listening to talking back, the project rapidly devolves into chaos. With contact comes consequences, and soon Annika and the team must work to ensure the very survival of our species.
A schoolyard dare becomes an urban legend in the creepypasta-inspired horror anthology The Summoning. The indie film is now available on Digital from Brainstorm Media.
“A babysitting gig becomes a nightmare of urban legend when three teens summon Baby Blue. Survival depends on uncovering the past to escape a mother’s wrath from beyond the grave.”
Felipe Vargas (Rosario, Hive), Sergio Gonzalez, Brandon Piskorik, Corey Benson Powers, and Brian Sepanzyk direct the segments. Valeria San Martín, Justina Ceballos, Daniela Flombaum, Nannu Spannauss, Agustín Olcese, and Giovanni Onetti star.
The Summoning is written by Camilo Zaffora.
Happy Death Day actress Jessica Rothe stars as a mom struggling to keep her grip on her sanity and memory in the mind-bending Affection, now available on Digital at home.
In Affection, “Afflicted by a mysterious condition that resets her memory, Ellie becomes trapped in a cyclical nightmare with a man who claims to be her husband. She soon must uncover the horrifying truth of her existence—before she forgets it all again.“
Joseph Cross (“Big Little Lies”) and Julianna Layne (“Chicago P.D.”) also star in the sci-fi horror thriller. Affection marks the feature debut by writer/director BT Meza.
Daniel Kurland wrote in his review out of the film’s premiere, “Affection is steeped in existential questions and fears that plague modern society, while it embraces the ethos of the ’80s through bold body horror. Add to that Rothe’s revelatory performance, and Affection is a hidden gem that will connect with your mind, body, and soul.”
Lucile Hadžihalilović’s latest dark fairy tale, The Ice Tower, loosely reimagines Hans Christian Andersen’s fable “The Snow Queen,” and it’s now streaming on Shudder.
In the ’70s set film, “Jeanne, a 15-year-old orphan, witnesses the shoot of a film adaptation of the fairy tale The Snow Queen, and she becomes fascinated by its star Cristina (Marion Cotillard), an actress who is just as mysterious and alluring as the Queen she is playing.“
Clara Pacini stars as Jeanne. August Diehl and Marine Gesbert also star in The Ice Tower, and look for a cameo from director Gaspar Noé (Climax, Irréversible).
“For me, The Ice Tower solidified Lucile Hadžihalilović’s place amongst the most fascinating creators of fairy tales today,” said distributor Yellow Veil Pictures co-founder Joe Yanick.
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