Village of the Damned was followed by a 1963 remake (Children of the Damned), Children of the Corn (1984) a 1995 remake (starring Christopher Reeve who played a wayward priest in the hard-to-find Mortal Sins) and, of course, Devil Times Five.

A bus crashes in the mountains after what looks like a mechanical malfunction. The driver and a nun are killed, stranding three children with the novice nun, Sister Hannah. The group seeks shelter in a nearby lodge, occupied by three couples on a working vacation.

But all is not what it seems, the children are killers! Each of them have their own quirks. Seemingly wise beyond his years, David is a snappy dresser, a chess player, and a pathological liar. Brian plays soldier 24 hours a day complete with uniform, toy rifle, and military jargon. Moe is obsessed with fire.

One by one, the vacationers are picked off in a series of gruesome, intricately planned murders.

Devil Times Five is an above-average slasher film with a lot of character. The individual quirks of the children, combined with superb child acting, keep the movie interesting.

Fan service abounds as both Joan McCall and the out-of-this-world Carolyn Stellar bare their goods and even get into a cat fight. Stellar is quite the turn on as the bored housewife of a rich sugardaddy who cares more about his business than her. She plays the role marvelously.

Gail Smale plays the novice nun Sister Hannah who has a bit of a secret. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out as she has no problem taking an active role in the murders.

It's also worth mentioning that Shelley Morrison, who plays Ruth, is a veteran Hollywood nun having played Sister Sixto in several episodes of The Flying Nun.

The film is not without its problems. It drags in parts and overall, the pacing is slow. The movie struggles to fill its 90 minutes of screen time. Later, in the interviews, the filmmakers admit that the original screenplay came up short and they found themselves constantly adding scenes to bring the length up to par.

Once Carolyn Steller's character dies, I immediately lost interest in the film and I only continued to watch to see who would win: the children or the surviving vacationers.