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The Babadook (2014) | Day 14 of 31 Days of Horror 🎃

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Show Notes

A grieving mother. A troubled son. A children’s book you’d wish you’d never fucking opened. 📖 For Day 14 of 31 Days of Horror, I’m talking about Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook — an Australian nightmare that brings grief, exhaustion, and fear into the family home. I’m getting into Essie Davis’s intense performance, Noah Wiseman’s unsettling energy, the sinister storybook, and the shadow hanging over their relationship. With its strange sounds and suffocating atmosphere, this film makes you question whether the greatest threat is the creature in the darkness or the pain they’re struggling to live with. My rating: 7/10. 31 days. 31 horror movies. Tonight’s bedtime story can fuck right off. 🎬 Watched Rated Reviewed 🎃 Watched Rated Reviewed x LatestBuy Get 5% off selected collections with code WATCHEDRV. Shop LatestBuy: https://www.latestbuy.com.au/WATCHEDRV Limited to one use per customer. Affiliate disclosure: I earn a commission on qualifying purchases made through my affiliate link. Keep watching, keep rating, keep reviewing — and most importantly, have no fucking filter.

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