Babadook’s look was already pretty campy – a pale, androgynous humanoid with a flamboyant top hat, black cloak, maniacal smile and splayed jazz hands – so it didn’t take long before playful images of the Babadook holding rainbow flags or decked out in colorful clothes spread across the Internet.
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Horror thrives on unnerving the viewer by preying on the inherent fear of the unknown, and homosexuality – really, anything or anyone that defies typical gender norms – has been historically misunderstood and maligned as a boogeyman.īabadook didn’t have any strong ties to the LGBTQ community until 2016, thanks to some humorous discussion on Tumblr around a potentially edited image that shows the movie listed in the LGBT category on Netflix. Similarly, the horror genre has become a safe haven for freaks and outcasts, a space to be weird, to aggressively defy mainstream expectations. For people in the LGBTQ community, Pride creates a place to be their most authentic selves, to express themselves without fear. Perhaps a horror monster from a fairly humorless movie wouldn’t seem to be on the short list of meme-friendly queer icons, but with a little context the pairing isn’t all that strange. Meet the Creators and Activists Leading Social Media's Next Wave Move forward a few years to June 2017, and Babadook is back – this time, quite unexpectedly, as the unofficial mascot of LGBT Pride month. The possession drives Amelia into a violent and horrific confrontation with the struggles of single motherhood and the death of her husband. From there, it stalks Amelia and Sam before finally possessing Amelia herself. Sam is troubled by an imaginary creature, the titular Babadook, who eventually enters the family’s home.
The film tells the story of Amelia Vanek, a stressed-out widow trying to raise her temperamental young son Sam after the death of her husband, Oskar.
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It eschewed cheap jump scares and machete-wielding serial killers, instead unnerving audiences with a more realistic terror that hit much closer to home. Caligari and The Amityville Horror – was a refreshing entry into the genre. Australian director Jennifer Kent’s debut feature – a psychological horror story that is equal parts The Cabinet of Dr. When it premiered in 2014, The Babadook already seemed destined to become a quiet cult classic.