The Babadook is either one of your favorite horror movies or you’re tired of hearing about it. Well, ten years later, the film is popular and beloved enough to get a 10-year anniversary run at the theater. The new screening includes an exclusive Q&A with writer/director Jennifer Kent. If you’ve never seen The Babadook, here’s a synopsis.
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.
Tickets for the re-release go on sale on Wednesday, August 14th!
The Babadook 10th Anniversary heads back to theaters nationwide starting September 19th.
It stars Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West, and Ben Winspear.
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