Why is there a certain cultural malaise concerning the youth? There are many obvious and tacit approaches to this: such as their innate vulnerability, delicateness, and immeasurable preciousness to those responsible for their nurturing. But there are evident fears that are kept suppressed for propriety, only to be transposed to the domain of horror fiction as a somewhat paradoxical means of acknowledgement and reassurance (horror is fanciful—not to be taken seriously)—or even pharmakon. Bygone eras have made the vexed issue of youth known, for example, baptism virtually conceals the ceremonial tradition that perceived a sense of inherent malignity in the child. The washing ritual by a priest betrays paradigmatic associations of a corrupt soul that must be cleansed for eligibility to enter God’s kingdom. Dig deep into the foundational roots of society, and you will see that children were seen as fallen in nature and tainted by original sin.