Serial Mom

Plot

A picture perfect middle class family is shocked when they find out that one of their neighbors is receiving obscene phone calls. The mom takes slights against her family very personally, and it turns out she is indeed the one harassing the neighbor. As other slights befall her beloved family, the body count begins to increase, and the police get closer to the truth, threatening the family's picture perfect world.

Why watch

A seemingly perfect suburban mother, Beverly Sutphin, takes offense at the slightest slights against her family, leading her down a dark path of increasingly absurd and violent retribution. Watching this film is like stepping into a twisted carnival where the laughter is laced with a sense of dread, and the familiar comforts of home are turned into a playground for chaos.

Talking points

• the nature of suburban perfection
• the role of women in society
• the absurdity of violence in media
• the intersection of humor and horror

Cultural context

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