Episode
Eli Roth's History of Horror: Chilling Children
Overview
Parents are supposed to love their children, no matter how awful their kids may be. The films highlighted in this episode may not solve the mystery of where evil comes from, but they have a terrifically terrifying time raising the question.
Details
- Series
- Eli Roth's History of Horror
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2020-11-07
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Chilling Children is Episode 5 in Season 2 of Eli Roth's History of Horror. It aired on 2020-11-07. The runtime is 42 min.
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