In the Austrian psychological film “The Babadook,” Amelia Vanek (Essie Davis) is concerned and exhausted widow. Amelia’s husband, Oskar, was killed about 6 years ago in a car accident while driving her back from the hospital after her labour. Amelia struggles to discipline her only son Samuel (Noah Wiseman) as a single parent. One night, Samuel asked his mother to read him a story book, Amelia replied that he can choose a story that night. Samuel picked a pop-up storybook, “Mister Babadook.” It describes a horrify monster; a tall, pale-faced humanoid in a top hat with pointed fingers who torments its victims after they become aware of its existence. Samuel’s dreams is tormented by a monster that he is convinced is the Babadook and is coming
