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A question about the religious fanatic.


Has it been confirmed that she was based off the character "Margaret White" from Carrie (her mother)? The home and her actions are very similar. It may be a stretch but I'm just curious

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when I first saw the movie I missed the begining and didn't know the back story and thought she might have been Edward's mother and given birth to a deformed baby and being a religious fanatic she thought it had something to do with satan and left the baby on the mansion's doorstep.

Then I found out that he was invented by a scientist. So... yeah, I don't know.

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That depends on how much you want to compare Tim Burton to Stephen King.

No, the nutty lady was nothing like Margaret White. She was just your garden variety religious nut. Margaret White was actually dangerous.

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