m78 wrote:
Another film, though it's not the child gone bad theme, but is somewhat close in nature and in tone is "Bunny Lake is Missing". The childlike atmosphere and dark tone is prevelant throughout. And while it bombed at the box office,, it has since become a cult classic with a large following.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058997/

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And still more more shocking and disturbing is "The Innocents" it still to this day, after almost 50 years can make anyone watching feel extremely uncomfortable.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055018/



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It's been years since I've seen either THE BAD SEED or BUNNY LAKE, but I remember the latter mainly for the unexpected presence of Noel Coward giving a wonderfully creepy performance.

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