Some of the claimed films that The Children supposedly references or is referenced in are Village of the Damned, Night of the Living Dead (1968), Sinister (2012), Children of the Corm (1984), Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House (1997), The Bad Seed (1956) and Bloody Birthday (1981). Most of these claims are just rumors, although many of these films share similar plot lines and thematical elements.