Top 10 Best Worst Horror Moms #3

In honor of Mother's Day we are going to take the next few weeks to countdown the Top 10 Horror Mom's and mention why we love them. Horror Mom's are the most notorious and supportive Mom's there ever were and here is why...

3. Norma Bates as Herself : Psycho (1960)

As the influence behind Norman's behavior, Norma is able to reach beyond the grave and still influence her psychotic son, as any good mother would. Granted, she is really just a piece of bad taxidermy or in Norman's mind, but she still acts as his catholic guilt ridden conscious. Seems catholic guilt runs in a lot of these horror families.

On this day in horror history.... September 12th, 1992

On this day in horror history.... leading man and icon in the horror world, Anthony Perkins, passes away. A favorite of mine, growing up, I was saddened by his passing in 1992. Luckily, he left an enduring legacy of celluloid classics that will always be able to breathe life into him again. Even if it's only for an hour and a half.

my top 13 "Final Girls".... the recap!

13) Mary from 'The Day' played by Ashley Bell
12) Sarah Carter from 'The Descent' played by Shauna Macdonald
11) Angela Vidal from '[REC]' played by Manuela Velasco
10) Stretch Brock from 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2' played by Caroline Williams
9) Jennifer Hills from 'I Spit On Your Grave' played by Camille Keaton and Sarah Butler
8) Sally Hardesty from 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' played by Marilyn Burns
7) Kristen Parker from 'A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors' played by Patricia Arquette an Tuesday Knight
6) Cherry Darling from 'Planet Terror' played by Rose McGowan
5) Alice Hardy from 'Friday the 13th' played by Adrienne King
4) Alice Abernathy from 'Resident Evil' played by Milla Jovovich
3) Nancy Thompson from 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' played by Heather Langenkamp
2) Laurie Strode from 'Halloween' played by both Jamie Lee Curtis and Scout Taylor Compton
1) Sidney Prescott from 'Scream' played by Neve Campbell

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Honorable Mention:
Wendy from 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead' played by Kate Graham
I hope you've enjoyed this list and feel free to contribute your own thoughts on the topic! Yes, Ellen Ripley is noticeably absent here, but I never saw the 'Alien' franchise as horror.... in the traditional sense. For my top sci-fi "Final Girls" list, she'll be right there at the top! Also, I must mention the original final girl: Lila Crane from 'Psycho'. Without her, there would be no list to begin with. Sweet nightmares, Creeps!

NEWS: Unofficial Psycho Video Game Adaptation Gates Motel in Development

via iHorror

While a handful of notable entries (The Evil Dead, Friday the 13th, Saw, Alien/Predator)  have been released over the years, one area where popular horror franchises never seem to get enough love is the world of video games. Sure, there are lots of original horror games made, but rarely does a notable genre film property get successfully translated over to the interactive realm.

Indie developers are working on a Psycho related game, albeit in an unofficial fashion. Entitled Gates Motel, the game is currently in a pre-alpha state, and thus has a long way to go before it’s done. Still, the idea sounds quite appealing.

“The game puts players in a motel off the main road, where they will play as a woman who has to confront two kinds of nightmares: The owner of the establishment as well as her own, deep, dark fears. Your job is to avoid the same fate previous tenants had to suffer while making your way to the telephone to notify local authorities and be rescued. Akin to traditional survival horror games, you will have to use your inventory and your cunning to solve various puzzles as you find your way through the motel. Survive the night, face your fears, live to see another day or perish.
Are you ready?”