Babysitter in Peril

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Few setups distill vulnerability like the babysitter: a young woman, someone else's children asleep upstairs, a house she doesn't know, and a phone that keeps ringing. The slasher built an entire era on that image, turning an ordinary evening of responsibility into a long night of survival. This is a list for films where the sitter becomes the target, and getting the kids through till morning is the only job that matters.