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Originally Posted by DarkGlobe
Don't see it mentioned but in Dawn of the Dead 2 kids are killed. Ok, Zombie kids, but still kids. Struck me when I saw it how unusual it is for kids to be killed in movies...unless they're teenagers of course, I mean, killing them is a staple of the horror genre!
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George Romero did make mention of it in the commentary. You don't actually see the zombie kids get killed by Peter Washington (Ken Foree). George cuts away, quickly.
Yes, the mortality rate of teenagers in horror films is indeed a staple.
Night of the Demons (1988) comes to mind, not the remake I only sat through five minutes of or the sequel with that
awkward kissing scene or the scene where the
nun's head grows back after being cut off.