Creepy kids in movies are certainly nothing new, and Beware! Children at Play actually does remarkably bad in this sense. The kids lost in the forest and attacking adults don’t feel menacing at all, more like as if a teacher in a school had decided to direct a short film of scary kids in a forest.

But those who know the movie by its reputation already are aware what the movie is most well known for (and I don’t think I’m revealing any real spoilers here); it’s gory showdown in the that really caught me totally surprised, and I’m still not quite totally if what I saw actually took place in the movie.

Everything preceding this event is just a buildup to justify the ending, and if it’s quite unbelievably mind-boggling cult B-movie to have a laugh with your gorehound friends, Beware! Children at Play has got you covered. Those looking for actual scary movie and frightening events should look elsewhere.

80s-o-meter: 82%

Total: 50%