The concept of malevolence and evilness in young children used as a convention in horror.

The concept of malevolence and evilness in young children used as a convention in horror that stemmed the idea for my Horror film trailer, is discussed in the Guardian article by Joe Queenan, where he states that “small children are often evil in horror movies…when they are not evil, they are troubled loners who consort with invisible playmates who are evil”. It can also be seen to relate to The Shining, with Danny’s imaginary friend ‘Tommy’ linking to ‘Loners who consort with invisible playmates who are evil’. This is particularly relevant to when Danny uses the perception of ‘Tommy’ to repeat ‘redrum’ which is then revealed to be ‘murder’ backwards through the reflection of the mirror which represents ‘truth’.