Okay so I have seen all the movies in The Omen series, I did see The Exorcist and I have seen Samara from The Ring many, many times. But I had never seen the baby from Eraserhead because I had never seen the flick. Now that I have seen this 1977 surreal film I can say that this baby, or whatever you think it is, is without a doubt the creepiest and nastiest child I have seen in a horror movie. The things that David Lynch did with this character in his film debut are some of the most twisted and imaginative things I have ever seen in cinema. I mean the scene where the baby pops out Henry Spencer’s head and he comes out as the new head for Henry’s body is just amazing. And the way this creature moves its eyes and when it gets sick, oh my god it is just excellence. With this creation David Lynch truly proved, at least to me, that he can make some really scary stuff and he has the potential to be a master of horror like John Carpenter and Wes Craven. So my award, even though I don’t really have anything to give, for the creepiest kid in a movie goes to the baby from David Lynch’s Eraserhead. 
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