Child characters haunt the Hollywood screen

Esther – “Orphan”

How to build the character Esther – the orphan girl of Orphan so brilliant that they are listed among the most iconic horror characters of the 2000s.

Disguised as a beautiful, obedient 9-year-old girl, Esther is actually a 33-year-old woman named Leena, whose hypopituitarism makes her body look like an elementary school child.

On the other hand, Esther scared the audience because of her disordered mind and scary behavior, causing her “adopted parents” family to face death many times.

Thanks to its revenue success and professional judgment, Orphan has been “green lighted” for part 2 titled Orphan: First Kill. Child star Isabelle Fuhrman will return as Esther, specifically at the stage when Esther was first adopted and was also the first time “strike” with the innocent. This will definitely be the expected “twist” in the near future for longtime horror movie fans.

Grady Twins – “The Shining”

Although it only appeared briefly for a few short minutes, the image of two twin girls in blue dresses, holding hands, stood in the middle of the corridor of Overlook’s hotel. The Shining caused millions of viewers to lose sleep.

The appearance of sisters Alexa – Alexie Grady made the boy Danny in the film haunting, even almost being lured to death.

The scary shape and natural acting of the child star couple Louise – Lisa Burns have helped them become the most classic characters on the screen. Hollywood 1980s.

Later in the project Creepshow (2019), some information about the Grady sisters was revealed, through which both are said to have voluntarily run away from home and disappeared forever.

Damien – “The Omen”

There were 2 film versions in 1976 and 2006, The Omen tells the story of a child named Damien who is adopted to fill the place of a baby who died at birth.

Damien came to live with Robert’s parents – Kathy was also when a series of supernatural phenomena began to surround his family. It turned out that in the end, it was Damien who was the embodiment of the devil that made the lives of “adopted parents” and those around him wobble.

Not only evaluated as works horror the best of the 1970s, The Omen also intrigued by the behind-the-scenes secrets.

To get the role of Damien, child star Harvey Stephens (of the original 1976) had to go through a test… “attack” a co-star in a scene. Thanks to his great acting at just 6 years old, Harvey Stephens received a Golden Globe nomination.

Charlie – “Firestarter”)

Stephen King’s horror universe has many scary child characters, horror is not inferior to the old villain. Charlie’s The One Who Started the Fire is one of the most dangerous “boys” on the screen when he possesses the super power to control the fire.

In the movie Charlie inherits superpowers from his parents – the “victims” of a mysterious government experiment. After his family was harmed, Charlie awakened his power, using it to protect himself, his family and destroy the bad guys.

In 1984, female star Drew Baltimore was chosen to play the role of little Charlie of Firestarter and made a lot of impressions. Now after nearly three decades, The One Who Started the Fire returned to the movie version produced by horror studio Blumhouse, and the role of Charlie was given to rookie Ryan Kiera Armstrong.

With the experience of remaking many extremely successful and unique products (like The Invisible Man), The One Who Started the Fire 2022 will certainly not disappoint the hardcore fans of Stephen King.

Thanh Hoa
According to VietNamNet