Lost Sock: Who Can Kill a Child?

This 1976 British horror gem has finally been released in the States on DVD. In this surprisingly well shot film, a young couple's holiday becomes a trip into terror when they travel to a remote Spanish island. It doesn't take the film long to move to the chills and thrills as the couple realizes the island is run by a demonic gang of children. The children make a game out of killing any adult visitors on the island. One particularly great scene involves a morbid and bloody game of "Hit The Pinata" which will change how you think that game should be played. The film has a eerie overall tone with some equally hysterical and horrific scenes. This is one of those forgotten gems that have slipped into moratorium until now. The film's real strength is the cinematography which reveals the Spanish coast line in beautiful but strangely quiet, empty images and its pacing which is deliberate but never slow allowing the viewer time to think about the "what if's" of the situation.