A good argument for corporal punishment.

There are a lot of good evil children movies. Children of the Corn, Village of the Damned, Home Movie, The Children, etc., etc.

Add this one to the list.

DEVIL TIMES FIVE is the subject of today's Screaming Streaming.

There's the film itself.

Also known as PEOPLETOYS, TANTRUMS, and THE HORRIBLE HOUSE ON THE HILL, the film is about five kids that survive a van wreck on a snowy mountain road. They seek refuge at a large house on the mountain that is occupied by a rich businessman and his friends. A series of accidents followed by deaths then occur and it becomes evident that the kids are to blame.

Here is the ringleader. Little shit, extraordinaire, Leif Garrett!

Let's see who on the chopping block.

Wait, who is that in the blue bathrobe? Let's take a closer look.

Holy smokes, Batman! It's Boss Hogg himself, Sorrell Booke! Where's Roscoe P. Coltrane when you need him?

Punk ass kids. I think evil kid movies work well because they are supposed to be innocent and naive. But as we see time and time again, it's often the adults in these movies that are naive.

DEVIL TIMES FIVE was released in 1974 and is now largely forgotten. It has gotten a number of releases and I own a copy myself on the Demons and Devils movie compilation from Mill Creek Entertainment. That was actually the movie on the set that convinced me to buy it. Check it out. I think you'll enjoy it.