WASDuk's Chris Patton reviews the first full-length and instant cult-horror classic of the year.
"You would not necessarily expect any Adelaide-blooded straight-to-DVD horror flick to spend much time on character development, what with the likes of the recent state of hand-held horror schlock. You might, however, expect such a singular, cross-culturally influenced filmmaker like Kent (Babe: Pig in the City) to come up with the characters at the center of this year’s first full-length and instant cult-horror-classic, Babadook: a suit-wearing, Goth-like children’s sketch who creeps down suburban streets, its thin black chops knocking on the doors of whomever without reason. It just can."
A new scientific study has seemingly revealed the scariest movie of all-time, though you may not agree with the choice.
October is here and Shocktober with it, meaning that it's time for us to look at some spooky movies.
The A.V. Club
There’s an old saying that one is an example, two is a coincidence, and three is a trend. That’s especially true when it comes to horror, where either because of synchronicity or cold commercial calculation, trends bubble up seemingly overnight, and then dominate the genre for years. One slasher film is an anomaly. Two? Well, sometimes minds—great or otherwise—think alike. But if there’s three? Brace for the glut.
I hope it comes soon. I don't think it has started yet. We've only got a few good horror films. Nothing really different from past years.
The Babadook is freaking terrifying. It's that scream though... "DOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKK!!!!!! !!!"
Just a great film, top to bottom. Much better than Interstellar ;-)