In honour of its 10th anniversary, acclaimed Australian horror film
The Babadook is returning to cinemas with an exclusive Q&A
with writer/director Jennifer Kent.
The film stars Essie Davis as Amelia, a mother struggling to deal
with the demands of her six-year-old son Samuel (Noah Wiseman). When a sinister storybook called "The
Babadook" shows up on their doorstep, Amelia and Samuel find themselves
menaced by the titular villain from its pages.
The Babadook will return to US cinemas on September 9th. A
UK/ROI re-release has yet to be announced.
Check out the new 10th anniversary trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia (Essie Davis) is at a loss. She struggles to discipline her ‘out of control’ 6 year-old, Samuel (Noah Wiseman), a son she finds impossible to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called ‘The Babadook’ turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. His hallucinations spiral out of control, he becomes more unpredictable and violent. Amelia, genuinely frightened by her son’s behavior, is forced to medicate him. But when Amelia begins to see glimpses of a sinister presence all around her, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may be real.
