From Sunset Gun: JOSHUA and More Creepy Kids
My favorite Italian horror tot: Nicoletta Elmi
Manhattan real estate-and-parenthood horror gets a slick update in JOSHUA, an indie chiller whose effectiveness depends a great deal on how freaked out you are by kids. And the prospect of those little anklebiters running your life.
Jacob Kogan's Joshua makes quite an impression as the perfect little piano-playing preppie. Sunset Gun's Kim Morgan confesses an affection for filmdom's creepy kiddies, and she's compiled a chillingly illustrated all-star team.
But Kim! You forgot one weird little moppet. Remember the spooky red haired girl who appeared in many of Dario Argento's movies, from DEEP RED to DEMONS? Sometimes freckle faced and cute. Sometimes a flame haired baby demon. That kid didn't say much, but she had presence.
Nicoletta Elmi is her name -- there are fan sites in Italian and English devoted to her.