Anyone that watches a lot of horror knows that kid leads are very common, and seem even more common in recent years. I can think of quite a few off the top of my head, but I'll just share my recent favorite:
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I loved Talitha Bateman in Annabelle Creation! TBH I am very mixed on the Conjuring/Annabelle/The Nun as films, but 1. they do have their share of cute girl main characters which is a + 2. Annabelle Creation itself is far better than it has any right to be. It has quite a few memorable set piece horror scenes that are just masterfully executed(the stair case lift scene, in particular.)
Talitha's Janice has a lot of chemistry with the other main character Linda played by Lulu Wilson (who has now been the lead in multiple horror films herself.)
I found Talitha's performance very expressive/emotive (if maybe a bit constipated looking at times) and her character easy to sympathize with, and where the story ultimately goes makes for an excellent feel-bad horror type ending without being gratuitous about it.
I am pretty surprised that Talitha would've been 15 during filming, she seriously looks like she could be anywhere from 10-12 believably.
I could share more as I have quite a few favorites, but I don't want to hog them. Hopefully this thread isn't breaking any rules, I think the topic is more broad than the Annabelle Creation thread would allow.
Here is the Annabelle Creation thread: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=11951&hilit=annabelle I highly recommend the film if you enjoy horror, even if you, like me, were lukewarm on the first movie.
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(Talitha in Nine Lives, which I hear is a horror movie in its own right in terms of quality)
Cute interview with Talitha and Lulu on Annabelle Creation:
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