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Ten Years Later, ‘The Babadook’ Remains One of the Scariest Movies Ever Made

The Babadook is a lot of things, but a decade out, it’s too often, perhaps regressively, conceptualized as that movie where depression, not a children’s book character, is the real monster. An entire ...
The New York Times

On the Screen or in a Meme, ‘The Babadook’ Is Still an Unnerving Dream

Back in theaters for its 10th anniversary, the haunting movie never really left, with a legacy that includes an entire horror subgenre. By Esther Zuckerman Before I even saw “The Babadook” I was ...
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'The Babadook' Director Tackles Horror Taboos 10 Years Later

Ten years ago, writer and director Jennifer Kent summoned The Babadook, a horror movie that currently sits at a near-perfect 98% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's a Herculean feat to dream up an original ...
Los Angeles Times

A decade later, ‘The Babadook’ is still with us, stronger than ever in memes

When Jennifer Kent was first developing a horror film centered on grief, she kept coming up against folks who didn’t see a future in it. Many objected to her project’s proposed title, which doubled as ...