The Bad Seed (1956)

Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter's darker side to herself, but when a schoolmate of Rhoda's dies mysteriously, her self-deception unravels.

Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller

What to watch after The Bad Seed

• Dark Passage (1947) — Two steps away in the credits
• Conflict (1945) — Two steps away in the credits
• The Haunting (1963) — Same feel: disturbing, dark
• Mildred Pierce (1945) — Same subject: murder
• The Night of the Hunter (1955) — Same feel: disturbing, dark
• Niagara (1953)