Cary Murnion

COOTIES: AN INFECTIOUS BLEND OF HORROR AND HUMOR IN THE PLAYGROUND OF DOOM

Kindergarten Nightmares: The Unnerving World of “Cooties” “Circle, circle, dot, dot, now you’ve got the cooties shot.” This mocking playground chant takes on a horrifyingly literal meaning in director Jonathan Milott’s “Cooties.” Released in 2014, “Cooties” flings us into the world of an elementary school where a virulent virus breaks out, turning the children into…