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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 Smith
Dreamworks
Daveigh Chase as Samara in 2002’s The Ring
You watch a videotape. You get a mysterious phone call. A week later, a very creepy drowned young girl (played by Daveigh Chase) crawls out of the TV and scares you to death—literally. When The Ring was released in 2002, it resonated with audiences in a big way, not least of all because we’re so reliant on our screens and phones that it’s horrifying to contemplate them turning against us (though the concept of a videotape seems rather quaint in the days of digital streaming on demand).
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