New Trailer for The Babadook

"It's just a book. It can't hurt you." But Amelia doesn't realize that Mister Babadook is a far cry from the vibrant tales of Dr. Seuss. The monster in Mister Babadook is real, and Amelia's six-year-old son Samuel knows it's coming for them in the new trailer for The Babadook that shows mother and son facing a creature that would be right at home in the boogeyman's nightmares.

"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 stars Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West, Ben Winspear, and Tim Purcell. The movie comes out in theaters on November 27th and will be available on VOD platforms on November 28th.