Villian(s)  Mutant child

Actor(s):  John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, James Dixon, William Wellman Jr.

Brief Description  It's Alive (1974) is a seminal American science fiction horror film written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen. The film treats an inherently absurd premise—a mutant killer newborn—with a grounded, grim seriousness, focusing on the psychological and emotional breakdown of a normal middle-class family. Blending elements of monster exploitation with societal paranoia, it became a massive cult classic and spawned multiple sequels and a remake.

Plot:
The story revolves around Frank (John P. Ryan) and Lenore Davis (Sharon Farrell), a successful Los Angeles couple preparing for the birth of their second child. They leave their eleven-year-old son, Chris, with a family friend and head to the hospital when Lenore goes into labor. During delivery, the atmosphere shifts from anticipation to pure horror. The child is born drastically deformed, possessing monstrous traits like fangs and razor-sharp claws. When a doctor tries to suffocate the infant out of fear, the baby panics and slaughters the entire delivery room medical team. It escapes through a hospital skylight into the streets of Los Angeles. As the police launch a massive manhunt, the narrative tracks the public fallout and the parents' splintering reactions. Frank, deeply ashamed and facing professional ruin as a public relations executive, disowns the creature and actively joins the police hunt to ensure its destruction. Lenore, however, maintains er maternal instinct, believing her child acts out only when it is terrified.

The baby goes on a localized killing spree, targeting anyone it crosses path with—including a milkman and a street musician. Eventually, the creature instinctually returns to its family home. Lenore discovers it and secretly harbors it in the basement. When Frank uncovers the truth, he tracks the wounded baby into the L.A. sewer system. Upon finally confronting his offspring, Frank experiences a profound shift in perspective, recognizing the infant's pain and innocence. He attempts to shield the baby and escape, but they are cornered by the police and the pharmaceutical doctor who prescribed Lenore's birth control pills. In a tragic climax, overzealous officers gun down both the doctor and the baby. The film concludes with a chilling radio report that another mutant child has just been born in Seattle.