Still from ‘The Badabook’ with Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman (all photos by Matt Nettheim, courtesy Causeway Films, via thebabadook.com) “Present fears are less than horrible imaginings,” Macbeth ...

The Babadook How did this children’s book get into the house? Nobody seems to know. This one-it shares its title with the movie we are watching-is called The Babadook, almost an anagram for “bad book, ...

ANCHOR INTRO: If you’ve had all the holiday cheer you can take, then KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando suggests a dose of atmospheric Australian horror. One night Amelia reads a story to her son, Sam.

The debut feature from Australian writer-director Jennifer Kent is a haunting tale of suburban paranoia that sticks with you after the credits roll. The Babadook is the stuff of dark fairy ...

I was an easily frightened child, and nothing scared me more than certain picture books. Something about the static images, the simple words and the unseen menaces hidden between pages made books much ...

I was an easily frightened child, and nothing scared me more than certain picture books. Something about the static images, the simple words and the unseen menaces hidden between pages made books much ...

If you're looking for last minute Christmas gifts for the kids in your family that you want to terrify and scar for the rest of their life, then we have a real treat for you. In case you haven't heard ...

EXCLUSIVE: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment has acquired rights to the Alexis Coe non-fiction book Alice + Freda Forever. Jennifer Kent, who directing the sleeper The Babadook, will helm and will write the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Babadook is described, “Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia (Essie Davis) ...

Here’s one of the strongest feature film debuts in a long time, in any genre. Currently on demand and making its way into a few brave theaters, “The Babadook” comes from Australian writer-director ...

Content Warning brings Teletubbies meets horror vibe, with jaw-dropping Old World monsters and eerie sketchbook visuals. Babadook could be perfect for a chilling video game adaptation, drawing ...