The 15 Most Shocking Child Murders/Deaths in Horror

[Antonio]

(1) Karen Spages (Brooke Shields) in ALICE, SWEET ALICE
(2) Robin Hammond (Tammy Bourne) in PROM NIGHT
(3) Gage Creed (Miko Hughes) in PET SEMATARY
(4) Eddie Beckner (Douglas Emerson) in THE BLOB
(5) Joseph Carmichael (Voldi Way) in THE CHANGELING
(6,7) The Grady girls (Lisa and Louise Burns) in THE SHINING
(8) Billy Harley (Matthew Hurley) in PUMPKINHEAD
(9) Cory Dollanger (Ben Ryan Ganger) in FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC
(10) Thomas Killian (Sean Stephens) in SLEEPY HOLLOW
(11) Maria (Marilyn Harris) in FRANKENSTEIN
(12) Alice Cavender (Beth Ehlers) in THE HUNGER
(13) Claudia (Kirsten Dunst) in INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
(14) Melissa Montgomery (Joelle Jacobi) in THE LADY IN WHITE
(15) Kyra Collins (Mischa Barton) in THE SIXTH SENSE

EVIL GROUP EFFORTS
The newborn baby bloodbath in THE FINAL CONFLICT.
The ritualistic voodoo murders in THE BELIEVERS.
The media mass murder in HALLOWEEN III.

[Green]

Newt (Carrie Hein) before Alien 3

[MICHAELvoorhees]

The children at the beginning of Madman.

[Antonio]

I also can't remember the name of the character or actor in IT who was killed by Pennywise in the storm drain. I'm sure all you Stephen King junkies remember...

[Seph]

SPOILZY

The one in sleepy hollow got me, jus' cuz even tho' the film was violent it was all so cartoonish, and while they didn't show it, you just didn't really expect it to happen.

[Leather x Face]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Antonio:
I also can't remember the name of the character or actor in IT who was killed by Pennywise in the storm drain. I'm sure all you Stephen King junkies remember...</font>


Bill's brother. The book gives a very vivid description of this scene.

[countchocula]

The two kids in Mimic.

[SteveSzyk]

The Grady Girls are the scariest. Gage is the saddest, and most shocking.

[ParileseMonster]

What the hell? You don't even see half of those kids killed you just know they are dead but you do not see it jeez. What about Beware Children At Play?( You see a kid with a gun in his mouth and the back of his head blow off and other graphic shit) Or that kid who got his head ran over in The Toxic Avenger??? http://www.joblo.com/ubb/tongue.gif

[Lindsey]

The most shocking has to be Gage in "Pet Sematary".

*Spolier*

That was so sad. He was running after the kite,then that big semi-truck just nails the poor little guy. Then his bloody shoes rolls a couple of times. It was pretty shocking,and sad at the same time. But the best part is when he comes back to life and kills the old guy and his own mother! http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Cyclonus]

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....and the mother comes back from the dead, all gross-looking, and Louis kisses her anyway! YUCK! http://www.joblo.com/ubb/eek.gif

(sorry someone had to point it out)

[Lindsey]

Well Cy,would you kiss your wife after she came back to life? I mean,if my husband just died,and I saw him back to life,(Even if he's gross and such) I would start to make out with him,because that could be the only chance I'll ever get to kiss him again! Hahaha!

[Cyclonus]

Good point babe!

It wouldn't be pleasant, but if I really love her, I should do my best to make her happy no matter what!

[pedro]

If my dead partner came home, especially with the track record of the cemetary, i would be running. However.....

Sad kid deaths not listed yet:

Funny Games

Dawn of the Dead

The Beyond

[FeydRautha]

A lot of children's death scenes are done in cut-away shots (as they should be, IMO), but to refer to the original list you don't even see the Grady girls die. You just see their bodies in the hallway.


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My saddest child death moment had to be in The Changeling, when that poor boy is pulled under the water in the tub by his own father. Now that was cruel, and it brought a lump to my throat.

[Scully1888]

Antonio kinda mentioned the mass murder in Halloween 3, but what about the boy being killed in it?

That is the freakiest death I've seen in a long time, and that music in the background didn't help matters either. I didn't think it was possible, but that Silver Shamrock music got pretty scary.

[malaria]

The girl with the ice-cream in Assault on Precinct 13 and the kid in The Blob really shocked me.

[FeydRautha]

Another one just came to me, but it's not in a horror flick.

In The Untouchables, the little girl who tries to give the briefcase back to the rapidly departing man. It contained a bomb.

[Irish13]

Damn malaria, ya stole mine! Assualt on Precinct 13 rocked..

[Antonio]

FYI...the Grady girl murders made my list because the crime is explained in detail by the ghost of their father Grady, and when Danny catches a glimpse of them in that hallway, he briefly "sees" their murdered corpses.

[ParileseMonster]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by pedro:
If my dead partner came home, especially with the track record of the cemetary, i would be running. However.....

Sad kid deaths not listed yet:

Funny Games

Dawn of the Dead

The Beyond</font>


How the hell was the deaths of those two little shit zombie kids in Dawn Of The Dead be considered sad? Sometimes people take things too seriously! http://www.joblo.com/ubb/tongue.gif They were zombie bastards out for brains and not in their right minds cause like they were dead so its not sad it is only neautrilizing the enemy for heavens sake!!!! http://www.joblo.com/ubb/tongue.gif

[pedro]

**lame SPOILER**

What's sad??? They died to become zombies didn't they?? Check at the look on Peter's face when he kills those kids. He is torn, reluctant to shoot the flesh hungry children. It IS sad when he realises that there is no hope for them and he must cut them down.
Maybe i just got too absorbed in the film..... or maybe you're just heartless Parilese??

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[CAPTAIN BLAKE]

The saddest death of a child in a horror film I can think of is the drowning of the little girl in the opening of DON'T LOOK NOW. You never get a chance to know her, but the slo-mo recovery of her body by her father is heart rending, and the misery and loss of her parents is palpable throughout the rest of the films running time. Gage's death in PET SEMATARY, in particular his father's reaction, is horrible in much the same way, but the crassness of the rest of the film detracts from the overall effect, IMO.
I agree that the most shocking death of a child is featured in ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13; I get the feeling a lot of folks here haven't seen this, or it would've been brought up in just about everyone's post...Truly unpredictable, and completely merciless. Once upon a time, Johnny had balls of steel...

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[Bomont the Destroyer]

I haven't seen it but Fulci's DOn't Torture a Duckling is supposed to have some nasty ones.

[Alex Cross Fan]

What about the two little girls at the beginning of THE GREEN MILE? Wasn't that sad?

[Cyclonus]

Yes, but it's not really a horror movie, it's a prison drama with some supernatural elements!

[ParileseMonster]

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[ParileseMonster]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by pedro:
**lame SPOILER**

What's sad??? They died to become zombies didn't they?? Check at the look on Peter's face when he kills those kids. He is torn, reluctant to shoot the flesh hungry children. It IS sad when he realises that there is no hope for them and he must cut them down.
Maybe i just got too absorbed in the film..... or maybe you're just heartless Parilese??

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Hey knock the shit off with the name calling dude, not cool!!!!! Anyway I have seen that look on that dudes face and he proved to be a weak ass character huh? Its just a movie dude, it's only a movie!!!!

I agree with Don't Look Now, that was a cool movie!!! http://www.joblo.com/ubb/tongue.gif

[Alex Cross Fan]

sorry, I'm a newbie.

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[Alex Cross Fan]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Cyclonus:
Yes, but it's not really a horror movie, it's a prison drama with some supernatural elements!</font>

Neither was Assault on Precinct 13, but no one complained about that.

[Cyclonus]

I didn't see that one yet!

*hangs head in shame*

[Irish13]

Assualt wasn`t really a prison drama. Though it`s been awhile since I saw it seems to me it was more along the lines of a slasher or zombie flick with those crazy ass gang dudes. IMO of course.

[Ender]

I think most any child death is pretty damn shocking, and usually puts me in a bad mood all day. That scene in SLEEPY HOLLOW really bothered me. Sure, we didn't see the murder, but we did later see the Horseman carrying both heads in silhoutte, and image that made me physically ill.

[Jason13thh]

Karen Spages ( Alice Sweet Alice )
The little boy in Jaws.

[CouchPotato420]

i have to say the little girl in assault on precinct 13. she just wanted a frickin ice cream cone. and that gang member shot without hesitation or remorse.

[ERIN_LoJ]

What about the little kid in Pitch Black....

[ERIN_LoJ]

And the overall death of the little boy from Jacob's ladder was sad. http://www.joblo.com/ubb/frown.gif

[Scully1888]

LOL... 36 posts in and nobody's mentioned the three kids (that are surely under 10) that get killed in Sleepaway Camp.

Ah shit, wait a minute... I just mentioned them.

[stevereno]

5 children deaths

NEWT(carrie henn)in ALIEN 3
ROBIN in PROM NIGHT
BOY ON BEACH in JAWS
KEVIN'S FRIEND in THE BLOB
KID in SLEEPY HOLLOW

SHIVER ME TIMBERS

[El Intruder]

Nobody's mentioned all the children killed by the title creatures in PIRAHNA, or all the children that turn into killers in THE CHILDREN and are killed in the end. Also, the little kid that is killed in GRIZZLY, that one did shock me. Just like in Jaws, the enormous grizzly bear grabs a little boy of about six years of age who was calmly playing in his backyard and despite his mother's attempt to save him, the little kid was brutally mauled by the bear. Horrible stuff.

[nickbabs1186]

The kid eaten in Jaws.

[countchocula]

A few children perish in The Devil's Backbone.

[stevereno]

the kids who get shot in the beginning of THE AMITYVILLE HORROR

SHIVER ME TIMBERS

[Spider-Man]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Leather x Face:

Bill's brother. The book gives a very vivid description of this scene.</font>

Like how?...what happens to him in the book?

Anyway....back to the topic, I can only think of Eddie in The Blob but Damn I was happy when it happen...I wanted to see the kin in Thir13en Ghosts dead too.

[Cyclonus]

My favorite is the one in Alien 3!

[halloweengal]

I can think of one that shocked me. That little girl in Assault on Precinct 13. "I asked for Vanilla Twist" :little girl gets shot:

[Harry Hood]

Yeh the one in Jaws really pullso n the strings...you feel for the mom so much when everyone else gets theri kids back...

[Utter]

Maybe its not gruesome for you all, but for me it is.
Man those test tubes in Halloween 6, man wouldn't want to be those kids and just imagine if Michael got a hold of his nephew steven, he would be turned into a bowl of chicken chow mein, speaking of that, I'm hungry.
Gotta go.

[psychopath]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by stevereno:
the kids who get shot in the beginning of THE AMITYVILLE HORROR

SHIVER ME TIMBERS</font>

How 'bout the ones in AMITYVILLE 2?

[Mr Dark-Light]

How about the kid who gets tourched by the puppet with a flame-thrower in Puppet Master 2? The kids a little shit, but I thought I'd mention it because no one else has.

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[teenkiller]

It would be cool if Cochrans plan did indeed go through in Halloween 3. Also, the death of Georgie and Gage was pretty cool. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[CheekyShepherd]

Alex Kintner in Jaws

[El Intruder]

Oh, I forgot all about the kid in the sleeping bag in Prophecy. I saw that movie more than 10 years ago and only remember that exploding sleeping bag scene. That's a classic.

[horror junkie]

What about the zombie boyscouts in Cemetery Man??? It was kinda funny but hey they were kids!

[Bear]

Again Grizzly! When I saw that as a little kid, that scared the shit out of me! It really put the one in Jaws to shame. I mean U aren't expecting it to be there and it just pops up and grabs the kid, then drops him and he's lost a leg! That got me good.

[Cliche Guevara]

The kid in From Dusk Til Dawn

[Jason13thh]

Brook Shield killed in Alice Sweet Alice, a great slasher that has style and atmosphere.

The little kids killed with an axe in Sleepaway Camp (actually we don't see them being killed with an axe but it is intended)

I was a bit surprised to see that two kids die in Mimic (Del Toro) because it was a mainstream movie.

The little girl in The Hitcher (not shown,though)

The kid in The Blob (1988)

[TheDeadWalk]

Originally posted by ParileseMonster
How the hell was the deaths of those two little shit zombie kids in Dawn Of The Dead be considered sad? They were zombie bastards out for brains

This is a clear cut example of one of the reasons why I wish the Return of the Living dead series didn't exist. While this was an obvious slip of the typing finger by an extreme vintage horror fan, for other casual fans it is not. They overstereotype and don't want to watch good zombie classics like Dawn because they say they "don't want to watch zombies going "BRAINNNS!" and eating peoples brains who become zombies, when the only way to destroy a zombie is supposedly by shooting it in the head. Thats so stupid I won't even waste my time on it!"

As for the topic:

I'm going to go with Shuya in battle royale. Nice suspenseful shocker there.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Whatever? Here are some characters that have yet to be mentioned.

"Cry of the Banshee"
The brother and sister. Just nauseating. Especially the boy's death.

"Frankenstein"
Little Eva's. Just sad.

"Fright Night"
"Evil Ed's" Just too painful to think about.

"Lair of the White Worm
Kevin, the boy scout in the film. Funny, but scary as well.

"Vampire Circus"
The two boys. Just sad, as well.

[Die Hard Carter]

I don't think anyone mentioned the retarded kid who got castrated in Candyman. That was fucking BRUTAL and also it scared the shit out of me. (SPOILER) For the one who asked what happened to the kid in the book IT, Pennywise rips his arm off. That entire book is brutal. But Candyman's castration was THE worst; the kid is screaming and sobbing and all bloody.
The creepiest quote: "They found it floating in the toilet."--Jake

[Horror_Buddy]

Georgie in Stephen King's IT

[ChemicalRomance]

Uh is this a contest?

Kid having his run over in The Toxic Avenger!

[Die Hard Carter]

*Spoiler*
-The kids who get killed by the soda machine in Maximum Overdrive and the kid who gets run over by the steam roller...sad, and it made me sick. Poor kid...we feel for him.

[jagged halo]

The two girls in The Green Mile, I think that counts as a semi-horror film?.

Gage from Pet Sematary I almost balled the first time I watched it, what a woos eh!!!.

[Kanadian_kev]

The first scene of Devil's Nightmare (also known as Succubus?) just for the shock it gave me!

[zombievictim]

Sara's daughter in The Descent.

[darchangel]

I also can't remember the name of the character or actor in IT who was killed by Pennywise in the storm drain. I'm sure all you Stephen King junkies remember...


The character was George, or as Bill said it 'G-g-g-georgie'.



My choice is probably Billy Harley in Pumpkinhead. Absolutely heartbreaking to me.

I was also kinda shocked that they went there with the midwife's little boy (or implied it, at least) in Sleepy Hollow.

[PSU80]

Most of mine are from Stephen King movies...

Gage from "Pet Semetary", my wife still cries every time she watches that scene. And it's even worse when he comes back, could you imagine having to kill your own child? Even if he is already "dead". I would immediately kill myself afterwards.

The Grady girls from "The Shining", you don't see them get killed but the flashes of their mangled, twisted bodies in the hallway is more than sufficient.

Joseph from "Children of the Corn" when he's trying to escape town through the corn to get help and Malachai cuts his throat. The choking sounds and blood dripping is really disturbing, plus that kid is only like 10 or 11.

The unidentified infant baby being "fed" to Dracula's brides in "Bram Stoker's Dracula". I mean that is just morbid.

[g1ng3rsnap9ed]

Jaws-Alex Kintner
Grindhouse-The kid shoots himself
Ginger Snaps Back-The wolf-boy
IT-There were quite a few in the book,but on page and celluloid it's all about Georgie
Feast Films-Both had children getting offed.
HHE Remake-Jumps off a cliff.
Blair Witch-Creepy even though we never see them.
NOTLD Original-The best 'goner' child scene.Ever.
Pet Semetary 1/2-Both had young 'ens getting their due.

[john_rambo]

Planet Terror when the little kid accidentally shoots himself was pretty damn shocking.

[DarthWade]

The most shocking has to be Gage in "Pet Sematary".

*Spolier*

That was so sad. He was running after the kite,then that big semi-truck just nails the poor little guy. Then his bloody shoes rolls a couple of times. It was pretty shocking,and sad at the same time. But the best part is when he comes back to life and kills the old guy and his own mother! http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

I don't know if you read Stephen King's books, but in the book "Insomnia" there's a little tidbit about Gage's death that's kind of interesting.

[poguesfan]

Gage in Pet Sematary was indeed sad, poor little dude, he just wanted to fly his kite and he gets mowed down by a fucking semi. The little kid in Jaws (Alex Kitner) always got to me, imagine being pulled under the water by a gigantic shark and the last thing you saw before you died was those black lifeless eyes, a cloud of your own blood, and a huge mouth of razor sharp teeth. Not a way I would want to go out personally. I found that kid in The Blob death to being completely acceptable, that little shit grated my last nerves, so I was ever so pleased when he became "blob food," was I shocked when The Blob ate his ass, yes, but was I fucking glad, you bet your ass I was.:D

[DarthWade]

*Spoiler*
-The kids who get killed by the soda machine in Maximum Overdrive and the kid who gets run over by the steam roller...sad, and it made me sick. Poor kid...we feel for him.

The kid being run over by the steamroller is one of my all-time favorite kills of the 80s (at least of the horror films I got to see). I must have rewound that about 100 times to see it again. An absolute beaut.

[dizzle5150]

I'm gonna have to go with the baby that Dracula hands to his brides in "Bram Stoker's Dracula". I found it quite disturbing. The actual feeding occurs off screen, which IMO lends more weight to the scene. Just imagining what those women are doing to the child is far more terrifying than anything Coppola could have actually shown us. And Drac's laughter toward Harker's reaction to this horrifying turn of events has to be the most evil shit I've ever heard!

[Mr pudding]

I did like the vampire girls death in 30 Days of night.