“If it’s in a word, or it’s in a look, you can’t get rid of the Babadook,” goes the famous line in Jennifer Kent’s 2014 horror classic of that name. Ten years after its original release, though, The ...
Back in theaters for its 10th anniversary, the haunting movie never really left, with a legacy that includes an entire horror subgenre. By Esther Zuckerman Before I even saw “The Babadook” I was ...
NEW YORK — “The Babadook,” when it was released 10 years ago, didn’t seem to portend a cultural sensation. It was the first film by a little-known Australian filmmaker, Jennifer Kent. It had that ...
Still from ‘The Badabook’ with Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman (all photos by Matt Nettheim, courtesy Causeway Films, via thebabadook.com) “Present fears are less than horrible imaginings,” Macbeth ...
Ten years ago, writer and director Jennifer Kent summoned The Babadook, a horror movie that currently sits at a near-perfect 98% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's a Herculean feat to dream up an original ...
One of the most acclaimed horror movies of all time is 'The Babadook'. The film is top-notch, but it still incorporates one of the worst cliches in modern movies. The Babadook is from 2014 and it’s ...