DR RATING 7/10
The last time I watched something this scary from Oz was Wolf Creek, which was before my horror genre phase and I spent most of the time in the cinema hiding, criminal I know. Yet again I find myself cowering in the corner of my room in broad daylight. You see I had to be tactical about watching this, I knew from the trailer that watching this before bed would be a bad move. The Babadook did not disappoint, although it carries a plethora of horror cliché's which are what makes it so enjoyable. Spawned from a short called Monster that was written and directed by Jennifer Kent, The Babadook uses childhood imagery along with dramatic silences and creepy noises, its thrilling and exciting. The story takes the usual expected twists and turns with a few unconventional plot twists. We follow Amelia (Essie Davis) and her son Sam (Noah Wiseman) struggling with the grief of losing her husband the day her son was born. Having thought about it the subtext seems to imply that grief left to fester, can manifest itself into different things, as it seems Amelia get's very little support from her family. The production design is stunning and well executed, with what I see as a homage to classic Japanese horror style. This wouldn't be out of place in a box set alongside Ju-on: The Grudge and Ring. If you fancy as good scare then I would watch this, I may revisit this on halloween.
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