Who Can Kill a Child?

aka ¿Quién puede matar a un niño?; The Hex; The Hex Massacre; Island of the Damned; Trapped

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Suddenly… they were the only adults left alive on the island.

Synopsis

Who Can Kill a Child? (1976) follows an English couple traveling to a small Mediterranean island while seeking rest during the woman’s pregnancy. Upon arrival, they discover the island’s adult population has vanished and the remaining children display increasingly disturbing and violent behavior. This Spanish horror film blends social allegory, psychological dread, and escalating suspense while examining innocence corrupted, moral responsibility, and collective violence.

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Extras
Mondo Macabro box art
Mondo Macabro BD-ALL/US 2018
Dark Sky box art
Dark Sky DVD-1/US/OOP 2007
Eureka box art
Eureka DVD-2 PAL/UK 2011
Audio Commentary by Kat Ellinger and Samm Deighan has extra
Killer Kids - Interview with Kim Newman (14:42) has extra
Child Director - Interview with Director Narciso Ibáñez Serrador (9:13) has extra has extra has extra
Who Can Shoot a Child? - Interview with Cinematographer José Luis Alcaine (16:07) has extra has extra has extra
US Opening Title Sequence as “Island of Death” (0:49) has extra
“Versión Española” - TV Episode with Director Narciso Ibáñez Serrador and Cinematographer José Luis Alcaine (2001, 46:17) has extra
Stills Gallery (30 Images) has extra
Theatrical Trailer as “The Hex Massacre” with Lucifer’s Curse (1977) (0:55) has extra
Radio Spots as “The Hex Massacre” with Lucifer’s Curse (1977) (x3, 2:59) has extra
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Notes

  • Mondo Macabro’s “Limited Edition” Blu-ray includes a 12-page booklet with writing by Lee Gambin (“Hijos Malvados de Almanzora: The Rise of a New Civil War in Spain”) and eight art cards. Reissued as a standard edition without booklet and cards (2018/07/10).

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