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10 of the Best Mothers in Horror
Oh, mother. The woman who held us in her womb for nine long months. The woman who fed us and rocked us when we cried. The woman who…locked us in a closet for the supposed sin of sexual intercourse? Well, no, unless you’re poor Carrie White. Horror films and TV shows have given us a look at the dark side of motherhood over the years. Here are ten notable horror mothers—good, bad, and really ugly.
Margaret White – Carrie
They’re all going to laugh at you if you don’t think Piper Laurie’s Bible-thumping, holier-than-thou mother isn’t one of the most frightening parents in horror history. Abusing her daughter Carrie while under the impression that her very existence is coated in wretched sin, Margaret White forces her to recite selective passages from the Bible, locks her in the closet, and endlessly torments her until she finally fights back with her telekinetic powers.
Pamela Voorhees – Friday the 13th
Even the most casual of horror fans know that Jason is not the killer in the first entry of the legendary splatter series that painted the 80s red. The real slasher behind the brutal slayings was Jason’s grievous, vengeful mother, furious about the oversexed teens who neglected her son as he drowned in the lake. Betsy Palmer’s wild-eyed ferociousness as she dispatches this year’s batch of unlucky camp counselors is just as frightening as any hockey mask.
Amanda Krueger – A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise
Yes, the other big horror icon of the 80s also had a mother, although the relationship between Freddy Krueger and his mother, Amanda, did not include any of the twisted tenderness of the Voorhees family. During her time as a nun, she is accidentally locked inside Westin Hills Asylum with dozens of inmates, where she is raped, resulting in her pregnancy. She gives Freddy up for adoption and follows him from afar. To her credit, she tries to stop him, but trying to defeat a boogeyman that haunts your dreams is a nearly impossible task, even for a woman with divine connections.
Rachel Keller – The Ring
“Seven days.” That’s how long Naomi Watts’ investigative journalist has to dig up the mystery at the heart of a creepy videotape that promises a gruesome death to the viewer in one week’s time. Her motherly instincts kick into high gear when she catches her son viewing the dangerous tape, dooming himself to the same impending fate. She also wants to fight for the girl she discovers is responsible for the tape, Samara, thinking that she must solve the mystery of her murder and set her spirit free. Unfortunately, her motherly instincts about Samara prove to be horrifyingly inaccurate.
Amelia – The Babadook
Imagine the horror of losing your husband in a car accident while on the way to give birth to your son. Now imagine that your son turned out to be a lot tougher to handle than the average child, and the two of you find yourselves being haunted by a character from a creepy book that mysteriously arrives in your home. This is the struggle Amelia faces as she copes with life as a single mother to a troubled boy. Amelia fights to reclaim her home (and mind) from the clutches of the Babadook, and it’s a battle that shakes her to the depths of her soul.
Mother Firefly – House of 1000 Corpses & The Devil’s Rejects
The matriarch of a brutal, murderous clan of wackos, Mother Firefly is on another level of crazy. She flirts with her victims, plays with them, like a predator taunting its prey. She’d rather blow her own brains out than let the police take her, and her revelry and delight while she peruses photos of her family’s victims is chilling.
Mum – Dead Alive
What’s worse than an overbearing, murderous mother? An overbearing, murderous, zombie monster mother, of course! Lionel has been at his mother’s side all his life, oblivious to the lies and deceit she has fed him since he was a boy. Her actions result in a gory zombie outbreak, climaxing in a final battle between Lionel and the grotesque mother zombie beast, where she attempts to welcome him back to her womb in one of horror’s finest moments of goop.
Beverly Sutphin – Serial Mom
Have you wronged Beverly Sutphin’s family in any way? Forgotten to rewind your videotapes? Worn white after Labor Day? These and other trivial abominations will land you on the hitlist of Kathleen Turner’s demented June Cleaver in this outrageous horror-comedy. She’ll stop at nothing to ensure the safety and happiness of her family, even if it means bludgeoning an old lady to death with a leg of lamb while singing along to Annie.
Rosemary Woodhouse – Rosemary’s Baby
Watch out for those neighbors. Living in a questionable apartment building where questionable events occur and questionable people give questionable explanations for those events, Rosemary and her husband become pawns in the plans of a Satanic cult. Through persuasive manipulation (and drugging), Rosemary has what she believes to be a dream of being raped by a demonic being. Sadly for her, the dream was all too real, and after a bizarre pregnancy, she gives birth to nothing less than the spawn of Satan. Still, she is a mother, after all, spawn of Satan or no spawn of Satan, and soon enough she is rocking her baby to sleep.
Norma Bates – Psycho & Bates Motel
Originally portrayed in 1960 as a voice in Norman Bates’ head, manifested by Norman’s psychotic cross dressing episodes, and horrifyingly revealed as a skeletal corpse stashed away in the cellar, Mrs. Bates has found new life in the TV series Bates Motel. Played by Vera Farmiga, this Norma Bates is a more sympathetic figure, having spent much of her life getting a raw deal at every turn. Despite this new angle, however, her relationship with her mentally unstable son truly puts the mother in smother, and teases of incestuous intentions within their relationship add a fresh layer of ick.
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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed
The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.
Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.
The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.
Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”
Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.
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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween
Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.
The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.
“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.
Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.
The prize also includes:
An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings
A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear
A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room
A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course
The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II
Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two
“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”
Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.
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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power
Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.
Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.
Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.
There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.
The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.
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