The Babadook Flies Santa’s Sleigh in New Animated Holiday Card from IFC Midnight

One Christmas Eve, a green, hairy monster that lives in the mountains comes down to Whoville and breaks into homes while the residents sleep—though a children's tale, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! has some scary elements within its pages, but in the new horror movie The Babadook, a book called Mister Babadook contains a supernatural entity that's way more frightening than the devious Grinch. Horror hounds looking for some twisted seasonal cheer will delight in seeing the crafty creature take Santa's sled reigns in "How the ’Dook Stole Christmas", a new holiday e-card from IFC Midnight.

"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 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, he becomes more unpredictable and violent. Amelia, genuinely frightened by her son's behaviour, is forced to medicate him.

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."

Written and directed by Jennifer Kent, The Babadook is now available on VOD and is playing in select theaters. The film stars Essie Davis, Daniel Henshall, Tim Purcell, Tiffany Lyndall-Knight, and Noah Wiseman.