Hope everyone is having a fabulous week! I am very excited to share this post with you because it has to do with something I've been working on for a very long time.
Quick Backstory: For a handful of years I've been doing research and working on writing a novel based on a true story about the world's youngest serial killer. Having done all of this, I'm beginning to wonder if it would be better received as a screenplay since we all love to watch gory murder movies.
This semester, I'm having to write a screenplay anyways so I'm taking advantage of the opportunity to see how it plays out. This has led me to attempt a thorough study of the genre so I know what I'm up against, what's been done, what's been overdone, and what's been done terribly. Some of the films I've viewed are so interesting that I have decided to start a blog series about them in case you get a hankering to watch some kid slasher movies. (You never know!)
Who Can Kill a Child?
Anyone want to know where Stephen King got the idea for "Children of the Corn?" Probably from this 1976 Spanish horror film. The first ten minutes of the film are dedicated to showing how children always receive the brunt of world issues and it is an understatement to say that it is disturbing, complete with shots of everything form Auschwitz to the Korean War. My friend and I were eating pizza when we started and had to stop the film, take a break from eating, then try to finish our meals before we continued. No joke. The beginning of this film is not stomach friendly.
After the introduction, we are abruptly thrown into our story, which follows Tom and Evelyn; an English couple squeezing in a vacation before Evelyn gives birth. They take a boat out to an island off the mainland unaware that the children have taken control, killing every adult in sight and giggling while doing it. The gore level isn't too terrible throughout the rest of movie with the exception of a human piñata, murderous fetus, and..well you'll just have to see.
¡Salud y pesetas!
¡Salud y pesetas!
I love a good scary movie. Writing a screen play sounds like a lot of work, but it sounds like you're going to do great at tackling this project! I'll also have to look into this movie..... looks intense!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm kind of a research nut but you should definitely check it out! Totally worth tracking down.
DeleteThis movie sounds horrible but in reality it happens some places..I don't know if hear lately in the news about Mexico's fight aganist drug cartels but there are lot of young boys who are killing for money like in their early teens.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's horrible. We wonder how a person can resort to murder, rape, torture, but if we look at history and even now the cause is always in impact of the upbringing, culture, or in the case of the Mexican teenagers, probably just so they can survive.
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