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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Krysta Fauria

From 'Psycho' to a new crop of horror movies, the genre has some mommy issues

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If you’re stumped for how to spend this Mother’s Day, consider relishing a good scare. Since the genre's inception, horror movies have tapped into the psychological trauma and terror that can only come from a mother, and a number of recent films are embracing that time-honored tradition.

Take, for example, Brandon Cronenberg’s “Infinity Pool,” which became one of the buzziest films to come out of this year's Sundance Film Festival.

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