The Children

1980 ·1h 33m · ★ 5.1 (77)

A nuclear-plant leak turns a bus-load of children into murderous atomic zombies with black fingernails.

Why it matters

Director

Gore

Bloodless Splatterfest

Slow Burn

Shock-driven Slow burn

Psychological

Straightforward Mind-bending

Supernatural

Grounded Otherworldly

Creature

Human threats Monster-driven

Disturbing

Tame Deeply unsettling

Fun Factor

Deadly serious Blast to watch

Cerebral

Popcorn horror Thinking horror

Survival

No survival element Fight for your life

Evil ChildZombie

Phobia triggers