The Babadook
The Babadook is promising to be one of the creepiest horror movies of the year, and the brand new poster will send a shiver down your spin.
Jennifer Kent is making her feature film directorial debut with the film, as she makes the transition from in front of to behind the camera. She has also penned the film's screenplay.
Esse Davis and Noah Wiseman will play the terrorised mother and son, while Daniel Henshall and Benjamin Winspear are also on board.
Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia (Davis) is at a loss. She struggles to discipline her ‘out of control’ 6-year-old, Samuel (Wiseman), a son she finds impossible to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a sinister 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 and as he becomes more unpredictable and violent, Amelia is genuinely frightened by her son’s behaviour.
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.
There have been few really great horror movies this year, but The Babadook really does look set to buck that trend.
The Babadook is released 24th October.