Children represent innocence, purity, and hope. They're the future, a chance for society to be better than the previous generation. Well, horror is all about corruption of the innocent and bleak, hopeless futures, so its no surprise that children and horror movies don't mix too well. Or maybe, they mix too well. Movies like Insidious and The Babysitter show us the horrors of exploiting children for personal gain. The Omen and Exorcist franchises made a massive impact on culture by popularizing the "possessed child" trope. Perhaps worst of all, is tragic loss of a child trope, a la Pet Sematery and Hereditary. Then comes this week's movie, whose directors said "hold my beer" and did all three, with a healthy dose of child autocannibalism on top. Following up their smash 2022 break out Talk to Me, this is the Philippou bros. with Bring Her Back!