9 Evil Horror Movie Kids Who Would Totally Kick Our Asses

With her ballerina dress and butter-wouldn't-melt smile, the titular sugar plum princess from Radio Silence's Abigail looks like she wouldn't hurt a fly. That is, until she opens her mouth and reveals the blood-soaked fangs of a centuries-old vampire.

Skill-wise, Abigail boasts super speed, super strength, and an immunity to all known vampire-killing methods including silver and garlic (or fuckin' onions). All you can do is hope she takes a liking to you like she does to Joey (Melissa Barrera) and lets you leave with all your limbs intact.

David Yarovesky's twisted retelling of the Superman mythos takes something already quite terrifying – a preteen with an attitude – and puts a horror spin on it by giving him superpowers. As an extraterrestrial with super strength and the ability to fly, there are few adults who could hold their own against Brandon, the titular supervillain of Brightburn.

Brandon's desire for vengeance against humanity makes him a formidable foe who has no qualms about killing his own adoptive parents. Good luck trying to tell him he's had enough Roblox for the night.

Poor Toshio Saeki. One of the main ghosts of the Japanese Ju-On series, the little lad was only six years old when he was violently killed by his own father, dooming his spirit to wander the earth in search of vengeance against any unsuspecting human who dared to wander into his orbit.

On his own, the tiny Toshio probably wouldn't be able to do much in the way of ass-kicking, but he's almost always accompanied by his mother Kayako, the croaking, bloody onryō who is easily able to annihilate anyone with just a gaze into her dead eyes. Simply put, Toshio is one mama's boy you don't want to mess with.

Blank stares, emotional detachment, hive mind mentality… were the Midwich children the original Zoomers? In Wolf Rilla's Village of the Damned (and its source material, John Wyndam's novel The Midwich Cuckoos), a small British village is overtaken by mysterious telepathic extraterrestrials that take the form of creepy blonde kids who love nothing more than messing with the adults trying desperately to raise them.

While the novel demonstrates that it is possible to take down a Midwich kid, the story also makes it very clear that they will enact horrifying revenge on anyone who dares to try. Basically, you get one shot, and if you miss, you're screwed. Better not to risk it, probably.

As we've established with Abigail, it doesn't matter how small the vessel is – a vampire is always gonna kick your ass. Eli, the mysterious mini vampire of Tomas Alfredson's Let the Right One In, is one of the most terrifying ‘children' in horror, and responsible for some extremely disturbing deaths.

As their troubled past and undeniable love for Oskar prove, Eli definitely isn't as evil as some of the other kids on this list, but there's no denying they're one vicious, violent bloodsucker, regularly able to dispose of grown men with ease when they're at their full power.

The J-horror remake trend of the 2000s didn't deliver a whole lot in terms of successful scares, but Gore Verbinski's take on Hideo Nakata's Ring is generally considered one of the better adaptations, thanks in huge part to the long-haired little nightmare Samara Morgan.

Played brilliantly by the late Daveigh Chase, Samara struck terror into the hearts of an entire generation when she crawled out of the television set and into our nightmares. Able to kill with just a look, there's no beating Samara. Your only hope is that you don't watch her cursed videotape and invoke her wrath in the first place.

Ask any teacher and they'll tell you that few things on this earth are more terrifying than a group of unruly children running wild, especially after they've been cooped up indoors for a long time. Zach Cregger's Weapons weaponizes this fear in its glorious final sequence, as a stampede of third-graders rip through a suburban neighborhood in more ways than one.

Although the kiddy horde of Weapons only have their sights set on one witchy target, the film shows us just how easily Aunt Gladys' magical tree can be manipulated, so if those kids are sent after you, you better hope you've got access to some sticks and a bowl of water to reverse that curse quick sharp.

Ok, sure, Regan herself isn't technically evil, but when she's harbouring the demon Pazuzu, she's a pure nightmare. Whether it's vomiting green sludge directly in your face or practicing her foul-mouthed profanity, no adult is making it out of an altercation with Regan unscathed.

If you're lucky, Pazuzu Regan will just destroy you with psychological warfare by exploiting your deepest fears and throwing them back in your face. If you're unlucky, you'll end up dead at the bottom of a steep set of steps.

Don't let that angelic little face fool you – Damien Thorn's brattiness goes far beyond the usual expectations of your average five year old, because he's the literal Antichrist. In The Omen, Damien is shown to have supernatural influence over both people and animals, causing death and mutilation wherever he goes, whether he means to or otherwise.

Although it's not little Damien's fault that he was born with pure evil in his heart, later films in The Omen series show him whole-heartedly embracing his status as Satan's son. Should Damien set his unholy sights on you, there's little you can do to avoid meeting a grisly fate.