In the autumn of 1956, audiences were treated to one of the most chilling child performances ever seen on the silver screen. The young starlet behind this eerie role has since strived to "separate" herself from the character that catapulted her into fame.

The Bad Seed, a psychological thriller said to be among horror maestro Stephen King's favourites, tells the harrowing tale of a mother who suspects her eight-year-old daughter might be a psychopathic serial killer. Patty McCormack, then a mere 11 years old, delivered a spine-chilling performance as the pigtailed murderer Rhoda Penmark, leaving parents in the audience unnerved. Now aged 80, Patty received widespread praise for her portrayal of the seemingly angelic yet monstrous Rhoda, a character conceived by author William March in his

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