Horror Movies Where Even The Kids Weren't Safe

The dawn of 2023 saw the rise of a new horror icon, primed for Gen-Z audiences, in the form of M3GAN. The film itself, named after its eponymous villainess, is a glorious reminder that sometimes the best horror is the cheesiest.

The film follows Cady (Violet McGraw) and her aunt Gemma (Allison Williams), stuck with each other following the death of Cady's parents. Gemma, a roboticist at the fictional Funki toy company, finds inspiration through Cady to test her passion project, M3GAN, the ultimate kids' toy. M3GAN not only resembles a little girl, she's programmed to be an ideal companion, even helping Cady cope with her complicated feelings. However, the more M3GAN learns, the more obsessed with Cady's safety she becomes, eventually taking her duties to disturbing extremes.

This includes defending Cady while on a class trip where a malicious little boy named Brandon is harassing her. After setting his sights on M3GAN, Brandon quickly learns just how deadly she can be, especially when she rips his ear off. This causes a horrified Brandon to run and fall onto a busy road, where he's hit by a car and killed. As M3GAN's first human victim, Brandon's death effectively establishes just how menacing she can be despite her doll-like appearance.