How do they get child actors to play in horror movies?

When you make a film, you film separate scenes and then combine them into a finished whole. read more

The child actor can only be used in limited ways for limited amounts of time so directors often get their roles out of the way and get on with filming the rest of the movie. This especially occurs if the child is not the protagonist or they are not needed for many of the crucial scenes. read more

Some movies feature child characters put in violent situations. This can range from crude language to extreme horror (e.g. torture, gore, etc.). As an example, Child's Play and its sequel has plenty of those scenes. It looks like a paradox that children can be actors in movies that are definitely not for children. read more

John Franklin starred as the evil-to-the-core and murderous Isaac Chroner in Stephen King's Children of the Corn in 1984. Franklin, now 54, went on to provide the voice for Walkabout Chucky in 1988's Child's Play, and famously played Cousin Itt in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values in '91 and '93 respectively. read more