Horror 101 – Episode 82: The Children (2008)

Horror 101 – Episode 82: The Children (2008) December 27th, 2018

You brought them into this world. Now … They will take you out.

Merry Christmas, Folks! We hope you’ve had your fill of this wonderful holiday time of good tidings and joy cause Horror 101 is about to yank the carpet out from under that shit! Imagine waking up Christmas morning and finding your kids aren’t interested in opening their presents. They just want to put you 6 feet under. How would you deal with this situation? For our 82nd podcast we’re going to give the Horror 101 treatment to Tom Shankland’s 2008 film from BBC studios called The Children, which deals with this scenario. What better way to spend the holidays then to have to defend yourself from your own little whipper snappers! Join us for this special Horror 101 Christmas podcast!

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

01:00 Prelude to Terror…
04:40 Nood has laryngitis…
07:00 You brought them into this world…
08:30 Infection?
11:00 Child Endangerment? Try Child Threat!
13:30 Sled Mishap…
15:45 Compound Fractures…
16:50 Greenhouse Game Changer…
19:00 At What Point do you Believe?
21:20 Suspense at the Top of the Stairs…
23:30 Car Check…
27:15 Apocalyptic?
30:00 Cash brains his mother…
32:00 Scoring the Film…
36:05 Conclusion! Merry Xmas!!

The Children (2008)

Directed by: Tom Shankland

Story by: Paul Andrew Williams

Starring:

Eva Birthistle as Elaine
Stephen Campbell Moore as Jonah
Jeremy Sheffield as Robbie
Rachel Shelley as Chloe
Hannah Tointon as Casey
Eva Sayer as Miranda

Nanu Segal – Director of Photography

All video, pictures and audio used from The Children is copyright © 2008 by Vertigo Films, Aramid Entertainment Fund, Barnsnape Films,
Screen West Midlands, BBC Films. Used for educational purposes. No reproductions of any kind.