Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie in Carrie (1976)
Margaret White
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Poll: Memorable Horror Moms
They face "horror" or experience it; they are "horror" or take part to it; they bear "horror" or give birth to it. For Mother's Day, here's a look at some of the most memorable movie mothers from horror movies (and we mean real moms, not presences, ghosts or figments of motel owners' imagination).
Which "horror" mom is your favorite?
After voting, you might discuss the list here
Make Your Choice
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Ellen Burstyn stars as Chris MacNeil
Chris MacNeil -
Shelley Duvall in The Shining (1980)
Wendy Torrance -
Betsy Palmer in Friday the 13th (1980)
Mrs. Voorhes -
Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary Woodhouse -
Toni Collette and Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
Lynn Sear -
"The Omen" Lee Remick 1976 Twentieth Century Fox
Katherine Thorn -
JoBeth Williams in Poltergeist (1982)
Diane Freeling -
Catherine Keener in Get Out (2017)
Missy Armitage -
Nicole Kidman in The Others (2001)
Grace -
Zach Galligan and Frances Lee McCain in Gremlins (1984)
Lynn Peltzer -
Ann Dusenberry, Lorraine Gary, and Jeffrey Kramer in Jaws 2 (1978)
Ellen Brody -
Brooke Adams in The Dead Zone (1983)
Sarah Bracknell -
Meg Tilly in Body Snatchers (1993)
Carol Malone -
Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place (2018)
Evelyn Abbott -
Sandra Bullock, Julian Edwards, and Vivien Lyra Blair in Bird Box (2018)
Malorie -
Denise Crosby and Brad Greenquist in Pet Sematary (1989)
Rachel Creed -
Belén Rueda in The Orphanage (2007)
Laura -
Danny Pintauro and Dee Wallace in Cujo (1983)
Donna Trenton -
Toni Collette in Hereditary (2018)
Annie
