Horror with emotionional intelligence

Rating: 10/10 (13 February 2020)

If you like slasher or cheap thrill horror films of dumb teenagagers running up the stares thinking the masked killer is their boyfriend playing a prank, skip this. It's not an American CGI heavy blockbuster. It's not meant to be a Haunted House, demonic possession cliche.
The Babadook dwells on themes of grief, the loneliness of being a single parent and fear of oneself. Jennifer Kent has done a remarkable film to bring this to life. The acting is spot on perfection. I wish there were more horrors with this type of emotional intelligence. One can compare it to the same calibre films done by Ari Aster (Midsommer, Hereditary), as where his films focuses on the impact of grief. The Babadook focuses on the lonely aftermath. True horror of oneself.