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TCM Classic Horror (With Mario Cantone): ‘Creepy Kids’
TCM, beginning at 7 p.m.
Creepy kids have been a staple in horror films for a long time, and today’s double feature of classic horror films, with comedian/actor Mario Cantone helping to introduce the titles, consists of two of the most memorable of these terrifying tykes.
First, Patty McCormack more than lives up to the title of The Bad Seed (pictured) (1956), a psychological thriller based on the 1954 play. McCormack received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her chilling reprisal of her stage role as 8-year-old
Rhoda, a seemingly well-mannered young lady who is actually a murderous psychopath. Next, writer/director Larry Cohen’s 1974 cult favorite It’s Alive is about a couple whose infant turns out to be a vicious mutant. Special-effects makeup legend Rick Baker designed and created the film’s killer baby, while famed composer Bernard Herrmann wrote its eerie musical score.