The 15 Most F*cked Up Kid Drawings in Horror Movies

We take a look back at the horror film trope of creepy kids drawing creepy stuff.

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There are certain things that happen in just about every horror movie. As outlined by the Scream franchise, just about every slasher film (or scary show) has the safe virgin and other doomed promiscuous ladies, the super creepy house that you would never enter, someone always falling when running from the killer, and that one last jump scare when you think the killer is dead. The clichés have become a part of the culture and, when done well, can actually still add something to the experience.

Something that is hardly ever done well but still exists is the horror movie trope of creepy kids making creepy drawings. If there is a minor in a horror film, there is a good chance that he or she will be a psychic and/or a psychopath. The art that these little weirdos create often involves murder, people and things that other people can't see, or exact depictions of things that haven't happened yet but definitely will in the next half hour of the film. For the purposes of this list, we are including every previously mentioned scenario under the general umbrella of things that are f*cked up (we are also using the term "draw" loosely, so just go with it). Here are The 15 Most F*cked Up Kid Drawings in Horror Movies.

Children of the Corn (1984)

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Mama (2013)

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Insidious (2010)

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The Ring (2002)

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Orphan (2009)

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Mikey (1992)

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Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

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The Shining (1980)

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The Prophecy (1995)

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Dark Skies (2013)

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Sinister (2012)

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Profondo Rosso (Deep Red) (1976)

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My Soul to Take (2010)

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The Butterfly Effect (2004)

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Tales From the Hood (1995)

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