In this document, Joseph Cross discusses the "Creepy Kid" horror subgenre. The key conventions of these films are that they focus on one or more possessed, cursed, or abnormal children. The stories are typically set in isolated, rural, dark, or otherwise scary yet mundane and realistic locations. Supernatural elements are often included to make the children even creepier, and the plots usually follow a predictable structure where an innocent child transforms over the course of a linear narrative.