A Gem That Appeared From Nowhere

Rating: 9/10 (26 April 2015)

One of the best horror films I've seen in the last five years, Australian made horror picture The Babadook really sprung from nowhere and surprised us all, surrendering the stereotypical tits and trauma "aussie-core" horror trademarks for Stephen King-esque frights and foibles in the dark. It doesn't just blend a horror story with a mental illness story it also actually relates to us in many different ways, and when a ghost story is relateable you know it's a sharp and well-made ghost story. The young Noah Wiseman is very talented, however his character really starts to grate on you after a while, but he can be forgiven for the extremely well-delivered performance of Essie Davis who plays the beautiful yet woeful Amelia.