A homegrown horror to chill the blood

Seána Kerslake and James Quinn Markey as mother and son in The Hole in the Ground

Cinema

The Hole in the Ground: Directed by Lee Cronin, Nationwide, 15A,Rating:****

Fighting With My Family: Directed by Stephen Merchant, Nationwide, 15A,Rating:***

From The Village of the Damned to Carrie, from The Shining to The Babadook, horror filmmakers have repeatedly explored the terrors of parenthood and the bond between mother and child. The concept of a mother rejecting her offspring seems repugnant to our primal instincts, while the notion that a child might ...