This Free-To-Watch Psychological Thriller Is One of the Most Underrated Horror Movies of 2023

Kyle Gallner and Holland Roden star as a couple caught between dysfunction and paranormal activity in Mother, May I?

Jan 27, 2025 - 01:59
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This Free-To-Watch Psychological Thriller Is One of the Most Underrated Horror Movies of 2023

Is anything scarier than family? The complex relationships, the inherent claustrophobia, and the psychological mind games; family horror has every ingredient a director needs to cook up an unnerving nightmare. Family members know secrets no one else knows — all one can do is hope they don't weaponize the pre-existing trust. But when deep-seated resentments and painful loss coincide and are brought to the surface, things get ugly fast. One such family drama-turned-horror flew under everyone's radar in 2023. Laurence Vannicelli’s Mother, May I? wages serious psychological warfare against its audience, with the film begging the question: what’s scarier, literal possession or your loved ones?