The Children1980

Horror Vault's take

When a mysterious cloud escapes from a local nuclear plant, a busload of children is transformed into something far more dangerous than anyone in their quiet town could have imagined. The infected kids retain their innocent appearances — save for those telltale blackened fingernails — making every warm embrace a potential death sentence. Parents and townspeople must confront the unthinkable as the body count rises and no one knows how to stop the spread. It's a low-budget slice of atomic-age paranoia that weaponizes the very idea of a child's hug.

Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Child Characters In Peril, Children As Perpetrators Of Violence