The Babadook: 10 Years On
A decade later, Jennifer Kent’s horror masterpiece remains a terrifying yet moving, cathartic tale of repressed guilt and grief
Warning: Contains spoilers
An unspeakable, transgressive, terrifying scenario lurks at the heart of The Babadook: A mother who wants to kill her child. There have been several instances of murderous fathers in the horror genre over the years, but murderous mothers — or at least, mothers who desire to exterm…
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