Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

She was lonely. He was all she had. No one would take him from her…and live.

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Release Date

11/20/1981

Runtime

96 mins

Overview

Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy with her. When her plans misfire, she is swept up into an insane frenzy that means death to anyone who comes between her and her obsession. But the investigating detective is convinced that Billy is the real killer - and determined to prove it. Madness and fanaticism work together to drag all concerned into a terrifying vortex of blood-letting that adds a nightmarish twist to the classic Oedipus story.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A deeply uncomfortable psychological horror that traps you inside the warped attachment between an unraveling woman and the nephew she's made her entire world, collapsing under the weight of delusion and twisted love.

Mood

Dread-soakedUnsettlingTenseMournful

Themes

ObsessionFamilyIsolationIdentityComing apart

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Sexual contentSexual violenceGraphic violence

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