The new royal baby is finally here - but our minds keep turning to the monster children we're glad will never sit on the throne.

Will and Kate will be thanking their lucky stars that they won't be parents to any of these little on-screen monsters, all waiting to make you shudder on Netflix now (Warning: Contains spoilers):

The Omen


If inexplicable deaths seem to follow your child around from an early age, then you might begin to wonder if your baby was swapped for the offspring of Satan and a jackal.

Of course, it's too late by then. Luckily a 24-hour watch on the new baby seems inevitable at this point, so the chances of an exchange being made seem slim to none.

Carrie

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Admittedly, Carrie White didn't have it easy growing up. We hope that the Duchess of Cambridge is a better mum than the fanatical Margaret White.

Even so, highly-strung, psychically-powered teens are never easy to deal with, troubled upbringing or no. Just ask Carrie's classmates - if you can find any survivors.

Mama


Executive produced by Guillermo del Toro, Mama is a cautionary tale for any would-be parents on the dangers of adopting feral children from the woods.

Thankfully for Kate and Wills, the odds of their child having another sinister 'mama' waiting to terrify the living daylights out of them is highly unlikely.

American Horror Story

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Vivien Harmon was so certain her life was getting back on track, with her amazing new LA home and relations with her cheating husband looking up. Spicing up, even.

Falling pregnant with the demonic offspring of a murderous ghost was never on her bucket list and the glimpse we get of his childhood doesn't fill us with any more confidence.

Pretty Little Liars


A level of drama is to be expected from any teen. You can't really hold it against them.

But when the girls of Pretty Little Liars began to find themselves caught up in murder and blackmail after the mysterious disappearance of their very own queen bee Alison, we can't help but think that a responsible adult should have put their foot down. Not that we would have envied their position.

Case 39


When parents try to do away with their child in the oven, that's a pretty clear sign that something is seriously wrong with their family.

The conclusion you might not instantly jump to is that the child is really a demon that feeds off people's negative emotions and drives them to murder. Maybe it's worth bearing in mind in the future...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer


Buffy was every parent's nightmare teenager. Skipping class, staying out late, falling for the wrong boys, tangling with the forces of evil - she displayed all the worst habits.

And don't even get us started on Dawn.