HOT GALLERY: Where Are These Creepy Kid Stars of Horror Movies Now?
You know what makes a horror movie really, truly terrifying? A kid in a scary starring role. It’s something about the contrast between innocence and evil, sweetness and brutality. Luckily for us, many of the most memorable horror movies ever made feature some seriously creepy kids. Here are some of our favorites... By Nina Hämmerling SmithMaking The Shining was by all indications a positive experience for the 6-year-old—Kubrick apparently went out of his way to protect him on-set; for years, Lloyd didn’t even realize that it was a horror movie. But Lloyd was just about done with moviemaking—he had one more credit, in a TV movie about G. Gordon Liddy, and then left it all behind to live a normal life, eventually becoming a science teacher in the Midwest. He almost never appears in the public eye in association with the movie—in fact, he’s gone out of his way to make it clear that he wants nothing to do with the hubbub around it. That’s why it was particularly rare that he appeared at a 2009 signing event—he reportedly agreed to it because the proceeds benefited the Make-A-Wish Foundation.