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English writer (born 1960)
The Beldam, also called the Other Mother, is the central antagonist of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline; she is depicted across the book and film as a shape‑shifting, button‑eyed witch/creature who lures childr...
Neil Gaiman created the character called the Beldam (the “Other Mother”) for his 2002 novella Coraline; the name and creature draw on older folklore—“beldam” as an archaic term for a witch or hag—and ...
"The Beldam" appears in three main registers in available sources: as a 2024/2025 indie horror film starring Patricia Heaton released on VOD in late 2025 (Quiver/Signature release dates cited) ; as an...