Child abuse in SF

Child abuse is a common theme in literature and in SF, particularly horror.

• Nightmare on Elm Street series
• The Watcher's Mask, by Laurie J. Marks
• Terri Windling's edited anthology, The Armless Maiden and Other Tales for Childhood's Survivors (1995)

Other examples:

• Flowers in the Attic series (not SF; psychological horror)