Watch this when grief won't stay in the basement. 🖤
Halloween Countdown No. 02: The Babadook (2014), written and directed by Jennifer Kent.
Amelia has never grieved her husband, and her son can feel it. Then a pop-up book appears, and the thing inside it won't leave.
The scariest thing in The Babadook isn't the monster. It's what the monster stands for.
Content note: grief, a parent in crisis, frightening scenes. 16+.
What horror movie is secretly about something real? 👇
Your guide: The Moonchild, who lets fiction hold what they can't say out loud. 🌙
Sanzi's pick ✦ Poster © IFC Midnight