Deranged Granny ~ Grandma Dearest ~ (Dvd 2020) ~ Wendie Malick ~ ULTRA RARE

The movie's storyline does actually have some historical basis. While by no means common and certainly not as melodramatic as in the film, there have been some real-life instances of grandmothers poisoning their families. Famed serial killer Nannie Doss, aka "The Giggling Granny," is believed to have murdered 11 people over three decades, including two of her grandchildren. Though her methods varied, poison was seemingly her favorite, and in at least one instance, she allegedly used rat poison to do the deed. Then there's the case of Dorothea Puente, an elderly woman who ran a boarding house in California. She was accused of poisoning her elderly tenants and collecting their social security checks, and was ultimately convicted of murder. In a fascinating essay for Vice, writer John Reed also accused his grandmother of poisoning him and everyone else around her for decades, resulting in several deaths. "But here's the thing: You don't want to believe your grandmother is poisoning you," Reed wrote. "You know that she loves you — there's no doubt of that—and she's so marvelously grandmotherly and charming. And you know that she would never want to poison you. So despite your better judgment, you eat the food until you've passed out so many times that you can't keep doubting yourself." Vintage quality. Price is firm. Fun gift with purchase. Any issues please pm me. Hopefully the kids on Deranged Granny don't stay in denial quite as long.