The Paperboy is a 1994 Canadian horror film starring Alexandra Paul, Marc Marut and William Katt.

Johnny McFarley, a 12-year-old paperboy, arrives at elderly Mrs. Thorpe's home and asphyxiates her with a plastic bag.

When her daughter Melissa returns home from teaching seventh grade English, she receives a phone call telling her her mother has died.

Once they arrive at Mrs. Thorpe's home, they are greeted by an enthusiastic Johnny, who offers to take their luggage inside.

Riding in the funeral limousine, Johnny reveals that his mother is dead and his father, a salesman, is rarely around because of his job.

When Johnny takes Cammie along to collect money from his paper route, he tells her that his customer Mrs. Rosemont is a witch.

Johnny moves his father's car into the garage and calls his company, telling them he is ill and no longer interested in his promotion.

Melissa learns from Mrs. Rosemont that Johnny was emotionally and physically abused by his authoritarian, religious mother, and that he murdered her by pushing her downstairs.

Johnny overhears this (owing to his eavesdropping device); he grows angry and rides his bike to Mrs. Rosemont's house.

When the film appeared on VHS, Entertainment Weekly gave it an enthusiastic review: "incredibly fun... the best movie about an evil kid since The Omen".