Investigation Title
The title that i have selected for my investigation is going to be 'Children in horror; The innocent and the evil'. I have chosen this title as I am exploring two different character archetypes of children within horror films, and comparing these modern day characters to old horror films and how the children are portrayed.

Focus film and related films
Focus film is 'The Babadook, Jenifer Kent, 2014'
Related films: 'The Omen, Richard Donner, 1976' and 'Case 39, Christian Alvart, 2009'
Item 1
http://www.empireonline.com/movies/babadook/review/
August 2014
Accessed on 29th September 2016
I found this material useful and plan to use this in my research because it briefly explains a detailed review on the film overall, but also the character of the child and analyses their opinion on his effect in the film.



Item 2

BFI Compendium (2013) 'Gothic The Dark Heart Of Film'
England; BFI
This book will be useful in my research because of its section on children in gothic horror, and the details on why and how it is effective in films both classic and modern.


Item 3
http://www.hopesandfears.com/hopes/culture/film/216733-creepy-children-girls-dolls-clowns-horror-movies
October 2015
Accessed 6th September 2016
This material is useful because it gives an insight on the representations of children in horror and why it is so popular, from this source I hope to explore the idea of children and props used(toys, music)