Originally Posted by JennyOndioline

The Babadook

Excellent psychological horror from Australia. It's hard to believe that it's Jennifer Kent's first film, because it's probably the best contemporary horror movie I've seen in years. There's no jump scares, no gore, and no shrill, over-loud score - just a sense of creeping dread mixed with moments of sheer primal terror. Not only a brilliant scary movie, but a brilliant meditation on depression, single-motherhood, and confronting one's own demons. I never thought I'd be so ****ing creeped out by a pop-up book.