"One of the scariest horror movies in years" – Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times

"Deeply disturbing and highly recommended" – Stephen King

"A nerve-frying psychological thriller. Brace yourself." – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Amelia (AFI Award winner Essie Davis, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, The Slap) is a single mother plagued by the violent death of her husband. When a disturbing storybook called Mister Babadook turns up at her house, she is forced to battle with her son's deep-seated fear of a monster. Soon she discovers a sinister presence all around her.

A chilling tale of unseen and otherworldly horror in the haunting tradition of The Orphanage, Jennifer Kent's visceral journey into the heart of fear itself is as terrifying as it is believable.