The Babadook

Rating: 10/10 (8 November 2015)

The Babadook is an Australian film directed by Jennifer Kent. This is her breakout film and she is a phenomenal director who is hopefully going places. The film stars Essie Davis as she gives a truly Oscar-worthy performance as a mother of a boy who is scared very easily, and whose obsession slowly turns into madness.
This movie is about a young boy whose mom, suffering after the death of her husband, finds a book on the shelf called "The Babadook" and decides to read it to her son. The boy gets scared of the book, and soon begins to be obsessed with the idea of the Babadook being a real thing. It starts to effect the people around him, too, including his mother. That is as much as I can tell you, because this is a spoiler-free review.
The Babadook is not only the best horror film I have seen in 2014, it may be one of the scariest horror films of all time. Don't believe me; just ask some of the biggest names in horror. Stephen King says "Deeply disturbing and highly recommended." And William Freidkin (director of The Exorcist) says "I've never seen a more terrifying film than The Babadook. It will scare the hell out of you as it did to me." The film has immaculate acting, directing, writing, and cinematography. The Babadook is a fantastic movie, and I highly recommend it to any fan of the horror genre.