A great piece of psychological, supernatural, and creature horror.

Rating: 8/10 (29 April 2015)

This was a phenomenal piece of horror. This movie recaptures what made horror movies great in the past. This film took everything that the horror industry has ignored and runs with it. Likable characters, great acting, and hardly any jump scares. Its all in the subtleties. The atmosphere is astonishingly uncomfortable and eerie. The uncanny nature of all the actors is palatable. The movie isn't perfect however. The kids performance was less than stellar even for kid performances. The lower budget is obvious when sound effects abruptly cut off indicating that they were put in later. The sound the Babadook makes in the trailer is cut off because if you heard the sound in the movie, the sound clip cuts off before the end of the 'k' sound. A few times the sound of banging doesn't echo and just plays and ends. The camera work was odd. Several times the mom lays under her covers and then the sun rises. Not bad, just weird. The ending really disappointed me. I won't spoil it here, but its not fitting. Other than that, its quite excellent. Its on Netflix, so give it a look!