Alice, Sweet Alice 1976
Plot: Set in 1961 Paterson, New Jersey, this psychological horror film centers on 12-year-old Alice Spages, a troubled and often resentful girl living in the shadow of her younger, favored sister, Karen. On the day of Karen's First Communion, Karen is brutally murdered in the church, and all suspicion immediately falls on Alice, who has a history of disturbing behavior and a peculiar fascination with masks and pranks. As more violent stabbings occur, seemingly connected to Alice, her family grapples with the terrifying possibility that she is a psychotic killer. However, the film meticulously unravels a complex web of familial dysfunction, religious fanaticism, and hidden truths, leading to a shocking revelation about the true identity of the masked killer and the dark forces at play within their seemingly ordinary lives.
