The acclaimed horror The Babadook (which Flickering Myth deputy editor Luke Owen described as the best film of FrightFest) is set for its UK release in less than a week now, and so Icon Film Distribution has dropped a new ‘Police Station’ clip, which we’ve got for you here…
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 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.
The Babadook is set for release in the UK on October 24th.
Originally published October 18, 2014. Updated April 13, 2018.
