Evil Kids of The Film History, Patty McCormack and Henry Jones in “The Bad Seed”, 1956 (She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress Oscar at the age of 11) ————————————————————————- The “evil child” motif has been done to death in horror. From a whole Village of the Damned and McCauley Culkin throwing dummies off a bridge to “There’s Something Wrong With Esther,” it’s been drilled in our eyeballs not to trust ankle-biters. But in 1954, William March’s bestselling novel The Bad Seed jarred the

“Children can be nasty, don’t you think?” Especially in THE BAD SEED (’56). After playing the titular role, Patty McCormack became the youngest honoree on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. See it tonight with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz and Mario Cantone at 8pm ET. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM