Beware: Children at Play1989
“These Aren't Children...They Are Demons!”
Directed by Mik Cribben
The premise
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.
Horror Vault's take
Something sinister is spreading through the quiet town of Ellenburg, and the local children are at the center of it. When kids begin vanishing one by one, desperate parents search for answers — but the truth behind the disappearances is far more horrifying than anyone could have anticipated. A charismatic and dangerous cult leader has turned the town's youngest residents into something monstrous, and the community may not survive what comes next. This low-budget 1989 shocker leans hard into taboo territory, delivering the kind of extreme, boundary-pushing horror that earned it a cult reputation.
Content: Graphic Violence Involving Children, Gore, Disturbing Cult Content, Extreme Content
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Cast
Lori Romero
Julia DeWolfe
Michael Robertson
John DeWolfe
Robin Lilly
Cleo Carr
Mik Cribben
Farmer Isac Braun
Lori Tirgrath
Julia DeWolfe
Herb Klinger
Franklin Ludwig
Lorna Courtney
Amy Carr/ Wealtheow
Danny McClaughlin
Grendel / Glenn Randall
Annie Grindlay
Witness (as Anne Grindley)
Rich Hamilton
Sheriff Ross Carr
Jamie Krause
Kara DeWolfe
Sunshine Barrett
Mary Rose Carr
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