If this year’s Oscar hopeful Wild offers a realistic take on the effects of personal tragedy and the difficulty in coping with the resulting revelation that life must in fact go on, Australian horror film The Babadook takes the same themes to terrifying new heights.

Essie Davis stars as Amelia, a single mother who – after her husband’s death – is faced with caring for her young son (Noah Wiseman) amid complaints from both family members and teachers that something is seriously wrong with her son. These mounting issues are only made worse when a disturbing children’s book about a sinister creature arrives on her doorstep. But is the Babadook real or just a figment of a traumatized child’s imagination? Continue reading Review: ‘The Babadook’ →