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The Surrender (2025): When Love Becomes a Cage and Death Offers No Escape

ByMother of Movies June 7, 2025June 8, 2025

Julia Max’s “The Surrender” (2025) starring Colby Minifie and Kate Burton delivers psychological horror that examines toxic family relationships through the lens of supernatural resurrection. When patriarch Robert dies, his widow Barbara and daughter Megan perform a brutal ritual to bring him back, only to discover some monsters are better left dead. This Shudder exclusive combines beautiful cinematography with devastating emotional truth about cycles of abuse and the mythology we create around toxic love. A must-watch for fans of elevated horror that prioritizes psychological terror over cheap scares.

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The Monkey (Review) It’s Not Just Haunted, It’s Violently Petty.

ByMother of Movies May 23, 2025June 1, 2025

The Monkey wreaks havoc in this darkly absurd, gore-splashed horror from Osgood Perkins. Brotherly trauma + cymbal crashes never looked so good

Beauty is Pain — And Then Some: The Ugly Stepsister Review

ByMother of Movies May 17, 2025June 8, 2025

A face-chiseling, tapeworm-spitting horror satire, The Ugly Stepsister puts Cinderella in a blender of blood, ambition, and unhinged beauty standards. #HorrorStreaming #BodyHorror

The House of the Devil (2009) Review – Ti West’s Cult Horror, Explained

ByMother of Movies May 4, 2025May 28, 2025

Ti West’s The House of the Devil (2009) is a hypnotic homage to ’70s horror, filmed on 16mm, full of satanic tension, and anchored by an unforgettable final girl. What begins with a flyer and a payphone spirals into blood rituals, lunar eclipses, and a drugged pizza. A chilling cult classic now streaming on AMC+ & Shudder.

ASH (2025): When Parasites, Pink Skies, and Survival Instincts Collide

ByMother of Movies April 29, 2025May 28, 2025

Neon lights, alien infections, and desperate survival attempts collide in ASH (2025). Mother of Movies tackles this beautiful, bewildering sci-fi horror adventure with humor and a little sympathy.

Bloody Axe Wound (2025) – Wolf Masks, Home Videos, and One Killer Crush

ByMother of Movies April 19, 2025May 30, 2025

Bloody Axe Wound (2025) delivers horror-comedy weirdness soaked in slasher tropes, teenage angst, and accidental romance. Don’t bail early, this one blooms late.