Rob Savage directs Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina and Vivien Lyra Blair in this adaptation of a Stephen King horror story about a grieving family who let something creepy into their poorly lit home.

Yellowjackets breakout Thatcher is fine in this dour and unremarkable massmarket horror. It is just a bit too glum and familiar to be remembered in six months time. Even if it does everything right in terms of atmosphere while you are watching. David Dastmalchian and Marin Ireland have small yet showy roles and the movie spikes whenever either are on screen.

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Perfect Double Bill: The Babadook (2014)

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