"A nuclear-plant leak turns a bus-load of children into murderous atomic zombies with black fingernails."
Troma will forever be known as synonymous with 80's wonderfully awful horror films and 'The Children' is definitely among its first and finest. The plot and story are prime examples of what makes Troma great. A couple workers at power plant choose to go home rather than making sure the plant is safe leads to a nuclear cloud that turns a bus full of children into nuclear hugging zombies. Could there be anything better? Of course 80's nostalgia permeates the entire film and if that's not enough, they apologetically break the cardinal rule of violence on children that includes but is not limited to several bullets to the belly. In their defense, they showed no blood, and the kids got back up insisting to forgive the shooters with a life sapping hug.
Taboos be damned, 'The Children' is an awesome, awful, nonsensical horror film of the 80's. It's also streaming for free on YouTube if they haven't removed the link. See for your self here...
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