![]() An interactive, hand-drawn, inky fable about a boogeyman of sorts, each page of the tale becomes increasingly frightening and violent. One night, Sam asks his mother to read him a nighttime story, choosing a new book that has mysteriously appeared on his shelf. Deftly incorporating excellent writing with suspenseful timing and brilliant acting, Kent has crafted one of the best horror films of this decade.Īmelia and Sam, equally troubled mother and son, are both broken by the death of husband/father, and this loss subsequently manifests as the Babadook, a physical reflection of their grief. Despite the lack of jump-scares or gore, The Babadook chills down to the bone, and leaves you unsettled for hours. The film belongs to a mature subset of the horror genre, one that is more subtle, psychically perverse, and nuanced. Intensely perturbing and psychologically terrifying, Kent has truly mastered the art of horror. Jennifer Kent’s magnificent debut film, The Babadook, plays on all of our childhood fears and the traumatic aftershock of nightmares. There was something profoundly disturbing about her expression, and I will never forget it. The story itself wasn’t what frightened me rather, it was the book’s back cover, which featured the portrait of a screaming girl. It was called The Ugliest Dog in the World and it was supposed to be a funny children’s book. When I was a kid, there was one book on my shelf that used to give me nightmares. ![]()
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