Babadook, The

The Babadook is an Australian horror film of the supernatural thriller subgenre. It was written and directed by Jennifer Kent. It was produced by Screen Australia and Causeway Films in association with the South Australian Film Corporation, Smoking Gun Productions and Entertainment One. It was first screened at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17th, 2014. It premiered in Australia on May 22nd, 2014. The movie stars Essie Davis as haunted widow Amelia Vanek with Noah Wiseman as her 6-year-old son, Samuel.

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Fun Facts

 * The tagline for this film is "Don't let it in".


 * Another tagline is "Where there is imagination, there is darkness and from within that darkness lurks a being of unfathomable terror ... close to home".


 * Another movie that was re-crafted into a feature film based on an earlier film short is Billy Bob Thornton's Sling Blade from 1996.


 * Director Jennifer Kent was considered to direct the 2017 film version of Wonder Woman, but the job ultimately went to Patty Jenkins.

Recommendations

 * Conjuring, The
 * Insidious
 * Shining, The

Keywords
Australia | Automobile accident | Child Crossbow | | Dead animals | Dogs | Insects | Nightmares