CineBad!!!

This is perhaps the grandpappy of all Possessed Kid flicks. Little Rhoda Penmark is a classic sociopath whose only goal in life is to win the kindergarten penmanship award. When the award is given to another child, she embarks upon a spree of killing set to the tune of Au Claire de la Lune. The pigtails fly as Rhoda systematically bumps off anyone who even looks at her funny, while her mother wrings her hands and assumes various expressions of sullen disbelief.

This is one of the movies that kicked off our whole cheese obsession. Anyone unmoved by Patricia McCormack’s performance as the perkily evil Rhoda is completely without emotion, or a healthy sense of irony. And, unlike many cheap horror films of its time, the plot is fast-paced enough to keep your attention.

“Oh, mommy, you’re such a dear sweet mommy.” The amateur dramatics, combined with empty, badly lit studio sets and high-contrast black and white stock make this film very creepy indeed.