Children's Play
Un jeu d'enfants
Marianne and Jacques are a young middle-class couple who live in a chic Parisian apartment with their two young children. One day, Marianne receives an unexpected visit from two strangers, Mr and Mrs Worms, who claim to have lived in the apartment when they were children and who ask if they can just take a look around their former home. Marianne agrees, but no sooner have the mysterious Worms left than things take an inexplicable turn for the worse...
Why it matters
A moody, atmospheric dive into psychological dread that leans on creeping unease over gore, anchoring its terror in the claustrophobic tensions of family life and haunting urban spaces.
- French horror with a refined, almost arthouse sensibility that recalls the slow-burn dread of films like *Them* (2006).
- Subtle supernatural elements mingle with real-world anxieties about parenthood, memory, and the past’s inescapable shadows.
- Minimalist but effective use of atmosphere and tight framing to evoke a sense of intrusion and loss of control.
- Best for fans of psychological hauntings and European horror that trusts silence and suggestion over jump scares or spectacle.
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Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
83
Psychological
100
Supernatural
100
Creature
0
Disturbing
33
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
100
Survival
17
PossessionSupernatural
