"Within the framework of the film there very much is a supernatural creature threatening the characters."

How is it not mental illness? Surely you'd agree that she's not mentally well.

Yeah, but then when you realize that the scary Babadook voice was never there, or was just the mom saying it herself, the scare is proven to be bogus. There is no Babadook.

It's a psychological drama. Once the real problem is identified, they're on the road to a "cure," and cure it they do. Turns out there wasn't a monster at all, just a poor, sick woman.

Someone should take the premise from It Follows, outline some ideas for a month, and give it the movie it deserves.

The first half as fantastic, but the back half spoils the fun. Oh, it's not a monster at all, it's just a poor woman suffering such terrible mental illness that she almost kills her son.

Thank you. Looks good, has an interesting premise, totally fumbles the execution.

1. Why would you go only one town away to pass on the monster? It's going to get there quickly, and then get right back to you. You'd fly to Europe and pass it off there.
2. Why would you sleep with a virgin or other non-promiscuous person? Better to nail a slut and they'll pass that thing on instantly.
3. If you…

Not everyone watches movies closely, or with their brains turned on. Paying attention to It Follows ruins it, because, unfortunately, it's stupid as shit and doesn't hold up to any sort of logical interrogation.

Agreed. Which is part of the reason it's not really a horror movie.

It Follows was "successful" because it promised old-school John Carpenter horror movie thrills. Unfortunately, it failed miserably at delivering them.

"Both films are relentlessly creepy."

If you were scared by the Babadook and It Follows, then you absolutely would disagree with my advice on horror movies.

Right, it's a metaphor, not a real monster. Which is to say it's not a horror movie, it's a psychological drama. The first half of the Babadook is scary, but the minute you realize it's all in her head, it becomes a tragedy you hope she can avoid. The emotion moves from being scared to being sad—I don't want that.

Frankly, anytime something was "all a dream" or "just in their heads," I'm left feeling like I was duped. They basically trick you, the viewer, into buying into something that doesn't exist. It's like that season of Dallas where it was all a dream—why bother?

Say what?

Eat a fat monster cock, Gwarden.

Couldn't agree more. Drag Me to Hell was predictable, contrived, entirely derivative and totally not-scary.

You have a blockbuster!?

On a list of non-horror movies, where it belongs.