Killer kids really started pulsating on the horror radar with The Exorcist (1973) and The Omen (1976). Horrific as these tots were, their actions were explained away by demonic possession and satanic lineage, respectively. Regardless of their cause, the sight of a youngster engaged in heinous behavior was still shocking. Now, roll back the clock a couple of decades and drop a sociopathic eight year old girl in the middle of apple pie strewn Ozzie & Harriet America, and what do you get? The Bad Seed (1956), that’s what; a wonderfully odd ode to li’l murderers and the mothers who love them.
Released by Warner Brothers in September of ’56 and rolled out to the rest of the world over the next year and a half, The Bad Seed brought in over $ 4 million in Us rentals off a $ 1 million budget, making it an unqualified success. Not only that, it received four Academy Award...
Released by Warner Brothers in September of ’56 and rolled out to the rest of the world over the next year and a half, The Bad Seed brought in over $ 4 million in Us rentals off a $ 1 million budget, making it an unqualified success. Not only that, it received four Academy Award...
- 11/5/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Sure, children are our future. But what if they turn out to be our demise? Whether kids are compelled to murder through the extremity of a situation or because they are seemingly rotten to the core, the idea that precious innocence can be twisted into something hideously unrecognizable continues to be a terrifying trope of the horror genre. Here is a list of movies where creepy little hands commit unspeakable deeds.
5. The Bad Seed
Written by John Lee Mahin, Maxwell Anderson, and William March
Written by Mervyn LeRoy
USA, 1956
The Bad Seed’s Rhonda (Patty McCormack) is a pig-tailed little girl who threatens, hurts, and murders anyone who hinders her from getting every whim. Although the film skirts around this truth for too long, it is clear from the beginning that she is the culprit of any pain being inflicted. The movie contains lengthy intervals where almost nothing happens, but...
5. The Bad Seed
Written by John Lee Mahin, Maxwell Anderson, and William March
Written by Mervyn LeRoy
USA, 1956
The Bad Seed’s Rhonda (Patty McCormack) is a pig-tailed little girl who threatens, hurts, and murders anyone who hinders her from getting every whim. Although the film skirts around this truth for too long, it is clear from the beginning that she is the culprit of any pain being inflicted. The movie contains lengthy intervals where almost nothing happens, but...
- 10/8/2015
- by Lane Scarberry
- SoundOnSight
The story of eight-year-old killer Rhoda has chilled audiences for decades on the printed page, the stage, and both the small and big screens. Now Lifetime's looking to reintroduce Rhoda's wrath to modern audiences with a remake of The Bad Seed.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lifetime's The Bad Seed TV film remake is being written by Barbara Marshall (Exorcism Diaries). Mark Wolper (Bates Motel, 2004's Salem's Lot TV movie remake) is set to produce the project, which comes from Warner Horizon Television.
Lifetime's remake "centers on Kate, described as the perfect modern woman — a successful working wife and mother, always seeking to give the best life to her daughter. She is confronted with one problem she can’t overcome: her daughter is a relentless, murdering sociopath whose viciousness is matched only by her brilliance. Will Kate be able to learn the truth before it’s too late?"
Originating from...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lifetime's The Bad Seed TV film remake is being written by Barbara Marshall (Exorcism Diaries). Mark Wolper (Bates Motel, 2004's Salem's Lot TV movie remake) is set to produce the project, which comes from Warner Horizon Television.
Lifetime's remake "centers on Kate, described as the perfect modern woman — a successful working wife and mother, always seeking to give the best life to her daughter. She is confronted with one problem she can’t overcome: her daughter is a relentless, murdering sociopath whose viciousness is matched only by her brilliance. Will Kate be able to learn the truth before it’s too late?"
Originating from...
- 6/30/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Bad Seed has a long history of adaptation. First a 1954 novel by William March, the killer kid shocker was crafted into a Broadway play that same year by Maxwell Anderson before Mervyn LeRoy’s now famous 1956 film carried over much of the original stage cast (including child performer Patty McCormack). In 1985, The Bad…
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- 6/30/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Luke Spencer has less than a month left in Port Charles.
After 37 years on General Hospital, Anthony Geary‘s final episode will air Monday, July 27, The Associated Press reports.
RelatedGeneral Hospital: Jonathan Jackson to Return for Luke’s Farewell
“I’m just weary of the grind and have been for 20 years,” the eight-time Daytime Emmy winner said in May after announcing his exit. “I really don’t want to die, collapsing in a heap, on that Gh set one day. That wouldn’t be too poetic.”
Geary’s departure has allowed for a few key Gh reunions, including...
After 37 years on General Hospital, Anthony Geary‘s final episode will air Monday, July 27, The Associated Press reports.
RelatedGeneral Hospital: Jonathan Jackson to Return for Luke’s Farewell
“I’m just weary of the grind and have been for 20 years,” the eight-time Daytime Emmy winner said in May after announcing his exit. “I really don’t want to die, collapsing in a heap, on that Gh set one day. That wouldn’t be too poetic.”
Geary’s departure has allowed for a few key Gh reunions, including...
- 6/29/2015
- TVLine.com
Following their much talked about Will Ferrell/Kristen Wiig telemovie "A Deadly Adoption," cable network Lifetime has announced another high-profile telemovie project.
Lifetime is set to develop a new film adaptation of the William March novel "The Bad Seed," which has been twice adapted for the screen before, most notably in 1956 with that film scoring multiple Oscar nominations.
The story follows Kate, a successful working wife and mother confronted with one problem she can't overcome - her daughter is a relentless, vicious, cunning and lethal sociopath.
Barbara Marshall ("Exorcism Diaries") will pen the script for the new version.
Source: THR...
Lifetime is set to develop a new film adaptation of the William March novel "The Bad Seed," which has been twice adapted for the screen before, most notably in 1956 with that film scoring multiple Oscar nominations.
The story follows Kate, a successful working wife and mother confronted with one problem she can't overcome - her daughter is a relentless, vicious, cunning and lethal sociopath.
Barbara Marshall ("Exorcism Diaries") will pen the script for the new version.
Source: THR...
- 6/29/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Sure, children are our future. But what if they turn out to be our demise? Whether kids are compelled to murder through the extremity of a situation or because they are seemingly rotten to the core, the idea that precious innocence can be twisted into something hideously unrecognizable continues to be a terrifying trope of the horror genre. Here is a list of movies where creepy little hands commit unspeakable deeds.
5. The Bad Seed
Written by John Lee Mahin, Maxwell Anderson, and William March
Written by Mervyn LeRoy
USA, 1956
The Bad Seed’s Rhonda (Patty McCormack) is a pig-tailed little girl who threatens, hurts, and murders anyone who hinders her from getting every whim. Although the film skirts around this truth for too long, it is clear from the beginning that she is the culprit of any pain being inflicted. The movie contains lengthy intervals where almost nothing happens, but...
5. The Bad Seed
Written by John Lee Mahin, Maxwell Anderson, and William March
Written by Mervyn LeRoy
USA, 1956
The Bad Seed’s Rhonda (Patty McCormack) is a pig-tailed little girl who threatens, hurts, and murders anyone who hinders her from getting every whim. Although the film skirts around this truth for too long, it is clear from the beginning that she is the culprit of any pain being inflicted. The movie contains lengthy intervals where almost nothing happens, but...
- 10/8/2013
- by Lane Scarberry
- SoundOnSight
It's school play time in Rosewood!
"Pretty Little Liars" is putting a show -- a school play to be exact and they are adapting the classic novel "The Bad Seed" for the high school auditorium stage in Monday, Feb. 21's episode, "The Bad Seed."
"The Bad Seed," written in 1954 by William March, is about eight-year-old Rhoda, who is an only child. Her mother, Christine, believes she may just have a bad seed on her hands when one of Rhoda's classmates mysteriously drowns and discovers her daughter did it.
In a preview clip for the episode, we learn Ezra (Ian Harding) is the teacher in charge of the school play and that Spencer (Troian Bellisario) is taking it extremely seriously. We're assuming she relates to the whole penmanship award drama that's in the novel. Remember the time she stole one of her sister's, Melissa, essays?
In another clip, the show brings...
"Pretty Little Liars" is putting a show -- a school play to be exact and they are adapting the classic novel "The Bad Seed" for the high school auditorium stage in Monday, Feb. 21's episode, "The Bad Seed."
"The Bad Seed," written in 1954 by William March, is about eight-year-old Rhoda, who is an only child. Her mother, Christine, believes she may just have a bad seed on her hands when one of Rhoda's classmates mysteriously drowns and discovers her daughter did it.
In a preview clip for the episode, we learn Ezra (Ian Harding) is the teacher in charge of the school play and that Spencer (Troian Bellisario) is taking it extremely seriously. We're assuming she relates to the whole penmanship award drama that's in the novel. Remember the time she stole one of her sister's, Melissa, essays?
In another clip, the show brings...
- 2/22/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The chaps over at Scanbox Entertainment have a brand new DVD which has it’s release a couple of weeks ago (you can purchase it here). It’s called Company K and they’ve been kind enough to give us three copies to give away to the lovely readers of HeyUGuys.
It is based on the classic novel by William March and his own personal WW1 experiences in the trenches of Frances. March’s book has long been considered one of the greatest war novels by an American author.
The cast is headed by Ari Fliakos, Steve Cuiffo and Joe Delafield and the film is a stark reminder of the carnage and horrors of war in the First World War trenches.
To be in with a chance of winning the DVD, all you have to do is answer the following question using the form below:
Who Directed Company K?
The...
It is based on the classic novel by William March and his own personal WW1 experiences in the trenches of Frances. March’s book has long been considered one of the greatest war novels by an American author.
The cast is headed by Ari Fliakos, Steve Cuiffo and Joe Delafield and the film is a stark reminder of the carnage and horrors of war in the First World War trenches.
To be in with a chance of winning the DVD, all you have to do is answer the following question using the form below:
Who Directed Company K?
The...
- 8/12/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
When "Kick-Ass" premieres this evening as the opening night feature of this year's SXSW Film Festival, it'll be under the scrutiny of comic book fans who've been lusting after the film since director Matthew Vaughn showed clips at Comic-Con. But paying almost as much attention will be moviegoers who might take issue with the character of Hit Girl, the purple-haired heroine with a world-weary rasp, a predilection towards switchblades and an age of 12, as played by the prepubescent Chloë Grace Moretz.
Although she'll be appearing soon in the more age-appropriate "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," Moretz is no stranger to doing things well beyond her years, having already poured a glass of vodka for Joseph Gordon-Levitt in "(500) Days of Summer." As Hit Girl, she becomes part of a long movie tradition of killer kids (not to be confused with the creepy kids of horror films) that have been on the big screen since the 1950s,...
Although she'll be appearing soon in the more age-appropriate "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," Moretz is no stranger to doing things well beyond her years, having already poured a glass of vodka for Joseph Gordon-Levitt in "(500) Days of Summer." As Hit Girl, she becomes part of a long movie tradition of killer kids (not to be confused with the creepy kids of horror films) that have been on the big screen since the 1950s,...
- 3/15/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
I usually don't like kids in the movies all that much. Maybe I'm missing that maternal gene, or maybe I'm just not that into the little rugrats. But suffice to say that I sometimes have a pretty dark view of children, and that's why I love The Bad Seed -- and I especially love little Rhoda Penmark. The Bad Seed was based on William March's novel about a murderous little girl who terrorizes her family and friends, and by the time it's all said and done, she comes up with relatively respectable body count. The 1956 film was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starred Patty McCormack as the pigtailed terror, and in spite of a tacked-on ending to satisfy the Hays code at the time, the film is still considered on of the penultimate 'creepy kid' flicks.
But what set Rhoda apart is that usually when you have murderous kids,...
But what set Rhoda apart is that usually when you have murderous kids,...
- 10/29/2009
- by Jessica Barnes
- Cinematical
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