Mothers are usually loving, nurturing and caring but that isn’t always the case in movies, especially when it comes to my favorite genre, horror.
There was a time, in horror cinema, when a mother that simply wanted to work outside the home was blamed for the horrific things that happened to her children.
For example, in the movie version of The Exorcist, it’s implied that Reagan’s mother, Chris, was responsible for her daughter becoming possessed. The reason? Chris focused on her career. In the book, the blame is even clearer. She put her career before her husband and daughter.
With The Shining, Stephen King said in 2013 in an interview with the BBC said that Shelley Duvall’s portrayal of Wendy Torrance was, "one of the most misogynistic characters ever put on film and that she was basically just there to scream and be stupid and that’s not the woman I wrote about." He didn’t care for Stanley Kubrick’s interpretation of his novel.
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Music: Myuu, Friday the 13th
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12 Movies with Terrifying Moms
https://ew.com/gallery/scary-movie-moms/
Psycho House
https://psycho.fandom.com/wiki/Green_Lawn_Cemetery?file=Psycho_iii_20.jpg#
https://www.thestudiotour.com/wp/studios/universal-studios-hollywood/backlot/current-backlot-sets/psycho-house/
Friday The 13th’s Betsy Palmer Invented Her Own Dark Backstory For Mrs. Voorhees
https://www.slashfilm.com/1419300/riday-the-13th-betsy-palmer-mrs-voorhees-backstory/
Pamela Voorhees: The Dark Legacy of Friday the 13th’s Original Killer
https://www.cbr.com/pamela-voorhees-dark-leagcy/
Camp Crystal Lake Tour – @TampaJay
Betsy Palmer (1926 – 2015)
https://thedissolve.com/news/5832-betsy-palmer-1926-2015/
Hereditary’s Graham Family Tree Explained
https://collider.com/hereditary-family-tree-explained/
Hereditary Ending Explained
Hereditary: What Exactly Did The Graham Family Inherit?
https://gamerant.com/hereditary-graham-family-inherit/
The Ending of ‘Hereditary’ Feels Inevitable
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hereditary-ending-paimon-explained-1119476/
King Paimon video: https://youtu.be/O6JHFCLqj44?si=7mWxORhhdE-1SVC5
