A pop-up book brings terror.

Rating: 8/10 (29 June 2015)

This Australian-Canadian psychological thriller is written and directed by Jennifer Kent. Amelia(Essie Davis)is a trouble widow raising her six year old son Samuel(Noah Wiseman), who displays erratic behavior; rarely sleeping through the night. Sam is preoccupied with an imaginary monster and builds weapons to protect his mother.
Sam asks his mom to read him a story from a pop-up book mysteriously found on his shelf. The story, Mister Babadook, is about a supernatural entity that torments the people that recognize his existence. Sam is taken out of school for fighting and general bad attitude. He tries to convince Amelia that the Babadook is stalking them. She ties to get rid of the book as it keeps taunting and harassing her. Amelia keeps seeing visions of her dead husband. Sam is sure the monster is lurking about the house. The more Amelia tries to deny Babadook's existence, the stronger the monster gets.
Creepy and scary. And down right fun to watch. You may be inclined to take a sedative after viewing. This is nervous excitement.
Also featured are: Daniel Henshall, Cathy Adamek, Hayley McElhinney, Ben Winspear and Barbara West.