Top 10 Creepiest Kids from Movies

4. Damien Thorn- The Omen

I would be remiss not to include this kid on the top 10 list, mostly because he is the son of the devil. Damien is an evil child who does an amazing job climbing the political ladder by killing those who get in his way. It’s not his murderous tendencies that really get me, though; it’s that creepy smirk he seems to break out into whenever he gets away with it. Plus, dressing children up in tiny suits is always asking for trouble. Damien is terrifying because he may actually be the antichrist. Who am I kidding? It’s the whole tiny suit and smile thing.

3. Claudia- Interview With The Vampire

Back before vampires sparkled and had hard times dealing with their feelings, they used to be, well, a bit more flamboyant. Sure, it was a different time, but it managed to undercut their ability to inspire fear. That’s not the case with little Claudia. She was a small dying girl who was “generously” saved from death by Louis. The thing is that giving a child eternal youth is kind of a living hell. I mean, she couldn’t even buy cigarettes without getting flak. The really terrifying part was that her mind was getting older, but her body stayed about age 10. This led to a lot of really inappropriate situations popping up, and she didn’t really handle rejection well.

2. Regan MacNeil- The Exorcist

It wouldn’t be a proper list without this little hellion. Regan starts off as such a well-behaved girl, before all that public urination and spider-walking down the stairs. In the ’70s, they knew that stuff was caused by a demon; these days they would just blame it on the MTV and write her a prescription for Prozac. Regan manages to get more and more terrifying as the demon Pazuzu gains control over her, and pretty soon she’s projectile vomiting, floating and even using foul language. Personally, I find Regan absolutely terrifying because she reminds me of so many preteen kids.

1. Gage Creed- Pet Sematary

Coming in at No. 1 is a kid that causes me, extreme terror, on a visceral level. Gage starts off as a perfectly adorable child until his untimely death, when his dear old dad decides to bury him on an ancient Indian burial ground. Well, as Jud Crandall said, “Sometimes dead is better.” Gage returns and is the very definition of terror, sporting that creepy little black burial dress and stumbling around like a tiny drunk person. It might all seem harmless until he gets his hands on a scalpel and really goes to town. Gage perfectly sums up the quote from animated classic Cowboy Bebop: “There’s nothing as pure and as cruel as a child.“

So, there you have it. Ten terrifying reasons why I try to keep my distance from children. There are tons of creepy kids from the movies, though, so make sure you tell me below who you think is the absolute scariest.