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Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

1981 · 96 min · Thriller / Horror · TMDB 6.5

The short version:Reads as extreme & torture, slasher. Heavy on child abuse.

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Synopsis

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.

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Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.

Violence & gore

  • Graphic goreModerateinferred from keywords

Children & pregnancy

  • Child abuseHeavyinferred from keywords

Sexual content & violence

  • IncestModerateinferred from keywords
  • Sex & nudityBriefinferred from keywords

Mental health & grief

  • Mental illnessModerateinferred from keywords

Abuse & bigotry

  • Homophobia & transphobiaModerateinferred from keywords