We aim to contribute to discussions about gender in horror films through a feminist analysis of three contemporary films that feature both biological mothers and maternal figures who kill or attempt to kill children: Alejandro Amenábar’s The Others (2001), Andy Muschietti’s Mama (2013), and James Wan’s The Conjuring (2013). While the familial unit remains a common source of trauma across the horror genre, this paper focuses its attention on maternal horror films. Indeed, the family has featured prominently in many famous films, such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), The Hills Have Eyes (1977), and The Shining (1980). As Tony Williams argues, horror films often ‘present the monster as originating within the family’. Traditionally, the family has been central to horror film plotlines.
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