A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
An atmospheric psychological thriller which unfolds like a postnatally depressed Repulsion.
One of the strongest, most effective horror films of recent years — with awards-quality lead work from Essie Davis, and a brilliantly designed new monster who could well become the break-out spook archetype of the decade.
A haunting tale with deep wells of howling grief at its centre, this is one bedtime story that will stay with you for weeks. Sleep tight...
Eerie and unsettling, this is a promising debut from an exciting new talent.
This slow-burning Australian chiller is well-acted and often quite stylish but it feels awfully familiar and surprisingly tame by the time it reaches an anti-climax of an ending.
The Babadook leaves behind it a satisfyingly toxic residue of fear.
The Australian writer-director Jennifer Kent's bravura new horror pic combines subtlety and psychological depth with some very full-blooded shock tactics.
In a few years, The Babadook will be remembered as a cult horror classic of the modern age.
The Babadook mistakes arty solemnity for creepy atmospherics, simultaneously relying on child-in-peril tropes and wilful dog cruelty while trying to pretend it’s not a shameless exploitation movie.
The Babadook is an impressively made, well acted Australian horror film that never quite delivers on the sense of dread it spends a great deal of time building up.
Terrific central performances are the key to writer-director Jennifer Kent’s deeply chilling debut feature.
The Babadook: 'I wanted to talk about the need to face darkness in ourselves.'
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