Handsmother Stranglenails

: Exploring how the past can exert a "stranglehold" on the future through traditions and physical heirlooms. Creative Suggestions

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Similar to the "Other Mother" in Coraline or the "Black Annis" of English folklore, she represents the transition from love to obsession. : Exploring how the past can exert a