Parents need to know that Ma is a thriller with horror elements about a woman (Octavia Spencer) who offers to let teens party and drink in her house ... but it turns out she has some pretty dark secrets. Expect extremely mature content on all fronts. Teens and others are tortured in various ways (lips sewn &

But what makes the film really scary is the way that Spencer shows us that Ma is putting up a front. Her real persona is thirsty for vengeance and truly terrifying. Ma doesn't have to go too far over the top to reach prime villainy.