The Babadook (8/10)

Rating: 8/10 (30 April 2015)

Rarely, do horror movies that are all hype before release, or seen by the masses, actually deserve the acclamation, but The Babadook absolutely does. This Australian horror thriller bases its fright from a mysterious children's book called Mister Babadook. Once the mother, played by Essie Davis, reads the babadook book to her horribly behaved son, Noah Wiseman, all sorts of chaos ensues. At first it's hard to tell if Mister Babadook is real, or it's the characters imagination, but as the movie continues the pieces to the puzzle start getting put into place. It's unfortunate that the ending left out a few pieces leaving an empty taste after watching it. Anyway, the scares and tension is definitely there in this movie and is quite unsettling at parts. The direction is stellar, it's an original script and solid performance. As a longtime horror viewer it's hard to say movies scare me anymore but Babadook sure did make hairs stand on end and create some tensed up muscle moments. Make sure you don't miss out on The Babadook!