When my daughter was diagnosed with autism, I started to see many of my favorite horror movies differently. Those that used the anxieties of motherhood to deepen a story of possession or madness took on new meaning for me, becoming movies about special needs mothers and their children. I see so many now gut-punching details in these films I hadn’t really understood before. A few, like If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You, intentionally drew from that car…
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