Beware: Children at Play

Beware: Children at Play

These Aren't Children...They Are Demons!

R 1989 · 94 min · ★ 4.0 · Horror

Parents are in a panic as their children mysteriously disappear. Little do they know that the only thing worse than their children disappearing would be them coming back. After the youngsters of Ellenburg fall under the ruthless control of a cult leader, they turn on their parents with gruesome results.

Directed by Mik Cribben · Written by Fred P. Sharkey

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