This thesis deals with the depiction of child characters in three selected works of horror fiction by Stephen King. A brief history and the characteristics of horror literature is a part of the work. The term the uncanny child is explained as well as the analytics of characters, which is then applied to the analysis of the specific character. Besides the analytics, family environment is described as well, and from the obtained information the role of the character is concluded. A comparison of all characters helped to get to the conclusion of how Stephen King most often depicts his child characters.
