Then there’s Margaret White from Carrie, a name that sends shivers down any horror fan’s spine. Carrie’s just trying to navigate the awkwardness of being a teenager, but her fanatically religious mother, Margaret, offers absolutely zero support. When Carrie has her first period, Margaret treats it like some kind of unholy sin! And let’s not forget the “prayer closet,” Carrie’s prison whenever Margaret decides she needs to atone for her “wickedness.” Their already toxic relationship completely implodes when Margaret freaks out over Carrie’s telekinetic powers, leading to a truly explosive and tragic showdown between mother and daughter. Talk about a mother who’s more concerned with damnation than development.
Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland) – Evil Dead Rise
Moving into more modern maternal nightmares, we have Ellie from Evil Dead Rise. Now, wanting to be close to your kids is one thing, but telling them you want to slice them open and crawl inside their bodies so you can all be one big, happy, skin-crawling family? Yeah, that’s crossing a line – several lines. Ellie utters these truly horrifying words to her three terrified children after she’s taken a deep dive into the wonderful world of being a Deadite. Sure, you could argue it’s the nasty demon doing the talking, but from those kids’ perspective, their mother has become a bloodthirsty monster trying to kill them in the most gruesome ways imaginable. Forget bedtime stories; it’s all about body horror now.
