"i am blamed": annie graham and abject motherhood | psychoanalytic theory & hereditary

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Shows/Films Shown:
Hereditary
Get Out (2017)
The Visit (2015)
Unfriended (2014)
A Quiet Place (2018)
Hush (2016)
The Conjuring (2013)
The Babadook (2014)
Midsommar (2019)
Twin Peaks (1990-1991)
Metropolis (1927)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
The Powerpuff Girls (1998-2005)
Carrie (1976)

Music:
"I Saw Your Mommy" by Suicidal Tendencies
"Only in Dreams" by Weezer
"Monster" by Kanye West, ft. Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver, and Rick Ross

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