FilmRPsychological Slasher

Julie Darling1983

Name: Julie Darling
Genre: Psychological, Slasher
Released: 1983-03-01
Rating: 6.2

“She's sweet, sixteen, and she simply loves her daddy..... she'll slaughter you if you love him too.”

Directed by Paul Nicholas

6.2

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 6.0TMDB 6.5

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Year

1983

Runtime

90 min

Box Office

Budget

$2,000,000

The premise

A teenage girl whose inaction caused her mother's death arranges a similarly gruesome fate for her stepmother and brother.

Horror Vault's take

Julie Darling presents a chilling portrait of a teenage girl whose devotion to her father curdles into something far more dangerous when a new woman enters the picture. What begins as a family drama quickly reveals a calculating, cold mind willing to orchestrate real harm to protect what she considers hers. Director Paul Nicolas crafts a psychological slow-burn that sits uncomfortably between domestic thriller and horror, anchored by a deeply unsettling lead performance from Isabelle Mejias. Fans of villainous-child narratives will find this Canadian sleeper both provocative and genuinely creepy.

Content: Violence, Disturbing Behaviour Involving A Minor, Implied Sexual Tension, Mature Thematic Content