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This page is about the novel. For the 1956 film of the same title, go to The Bad Seed (film).
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The Bad Seed is a 1954 novel by William March, nominated for the 1955 National Book Award. It was the last major work written by March and although published in his lifetime, its enormous critical and commercial success was largely realized after March's death, one month after publication. The novel was adapted into a successful and long-running Broadway play by Maxwell Anderson and an Academy Award nominated film directed by Mervyn Leroy. See also: 1953 in literature, other events of 1954, 1955 in literature, list of years in literature. ...
William March (born William Edward Campbell September 18, 1893 in Mobile, Alabama) was an American World War I soldier, short-story writer and novelist cited as being the unrecognized genius of our time. His innovative writing style is characterized by a deep compassion and understanding of suffering. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The National Book Awards is one of the most preeminent literary prizes in the United States. ...
William March (born William Edward Campbell September 18, 1893 in Mobile, Alabama) was an American World War I soldier, short-story writer and novelist cited as being the unrecognized genius of our time. His innovative writing style is characterized by a deep compassion and understanding of suffering. ...
William March (born William Edward Campbell September 18, 1893 in Mobile, Alabama) was an American World War I soldier, short-story writer and novelist cited as being the unrecognized genius of our time. His innovative writing style is characterized by a deep compassion and understanding of suffering. ...
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Plot summary The central character of the story is Christine Penmark, a young mother who finds out that her eight-year-old daughter, Rhoda, is a murderer. Influenced by a neighbor's dalliance in psychiatric theories and a chance visit from her father, Christine begins to recall her own childhood, which brings back memories of times before the people she remembers as her parents adopted her. She eventually figures out that she was actually the sole surviving daughter of "The Incomparable Bessie Denker," a well-known (fictional) serial killer. Bessie Denker's career is based very roughly on the real-life careers of Jane Toppan and other such "black widow" serial killers. The description of her execution in the electric chair is based on that of Ruth Snyder. Rhoda Penmark is a fictional character in William Marchs 1954 novel The Bad Seed and the stage play adapted from it by Maxwell Anderson. ...
Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ...
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Ruth Snyder Execution Ruth Snyder (1895 – January 12, 1928) was executed for the murder of her husband, Albert Snyder. ...
Rhoda is portrayed as a sociopath, although the term was not in use at the time of the book. Like her grandmother, she has no conscience and will kill if necessary to get whatever she wants, whether that be a penmanship medal she felt she should have won, the silence of a janitor who knows more than she wants him to or an opal pendant. By the time Christine manages to put the truth together, Rhoda has already killed two people. An adept con artist, she can easily charm adults while eliciting fear and repulsion from other children who can sense something wrong with her. Antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a personality disorder which is often characterised by antisocial and impulsive behaviour. ...
Conscience is a faculty or sense that leads to feelings of remorse when we do things that go against our moral values, or which informs our moral judgment before performing such an action. ...
A confidence trick, confidence game, or con for short, (also known as a scam) is an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons (known as the mark) usually with the goal of financial or other gain. ...
Once her mother has come to the correct conclusions, she has to wrestle with a terrible dilemma. As young as Rhoda is, there are no guarantees that any arrangements made to confine her will prove permanent, and there would be a huge glare of publicity. At the same time, Christine knows full well that Rhoda will certainly kill again, and again; her grandmother is thought to have begun her career very young by "accidentally" putting arsenic on bread she knew her brother would eat, and went on to kill over 20 people before she was executed. Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Look up publicity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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Film versions The play was adapted by John Lee Mahin for the screenplay of a 1956 movie directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Paul Wendkos directed the 1985 television adaptation of The Bad Seed. In the 1956 movie, Rhoda is struck and killed by lightning when she goes back to the scene of her crime to retrieve the medal, while Christine survives her suicide attempt. The 1985 television-movie kept the novel's original ending. John Lee Mahin, (August 23, 1902 - April 18, 1984) was a prolific screenwriter and producer. ...
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Mervyn LeRoy (October 15, 1900 - September 13, 1987) was an American film director, producer and sometime actor. ...
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There is a reported second remake in the works for 2007. Eli Roth has been announced to direct. [1] According to Variety, Cabin Fever horror film director Eli Roth is set to remake The Bad Seed with Warner Bros. Pictures. Roth stated: This section does not cite any references or sources. ...
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- The original was a great psychological thriller, and we are going to bastardize and exploit it, ramping up the body counts and killings. This is going to be scary, bloody fun, and we're going to create the next horror icon, a la Freddy, Jason and Chucky. She's this cunning, adorable kid who loves to kill but also loves 'N Sync.
Footnotes - ^ Variety article, cited by Movieweb [1]
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