Deranged

About Deranged

A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies, he misses her, and a year later digs her up and takes her home.

Deranged (1974) is a crime horror film directed by Alan Ormsby and Jeff Gillen. Its themes are incest, cannibal, reporter, and farmer.

Roberts Blossom stars as Ezra Cobb, Cosette Lee as Ma Cobb, Leslie Carlson as Tom Sims, and Robert Warner as Harlon Kootz. It runs 83 minutes and was released in February 1974.

The screenplay is by Alan Ormsby. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and fuboTV in the United States.

Scream 4, Scream VI, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning make useful companions to Deranged, all filed under dark comedy, murder, and serial killer. TMDB voters put it at 5.8 out of 10 across 120 votes and it carries a R rating.