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anymore.

No, no, no. My sister's gonna

take him. Put it back!

Put it back

or it goes in the bin.

(GROANS)

Sorry. What was that?

Oh, no. I couldn't get to

the phone. He was vomiting.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

No worries. I'll see you soon.

Samuel, no monster talk

at Aunty Claire's, OK?

Samuel - no Babadook.

No nothing. Alright?

(GENTLE MUSIC)

88. Number 88.

Two fat ladies.

Good, Elaine!

Another few days and someone

could call out, "Bingo!"

Number 11.

Who has number 11?

Legs 11.

Hey? See what else we've got.

5 billion.

Anyone got 5 billion?

Beverley's not very impressed

with your bingo skills.

- Are you alright?

- Yeah, yeah.

No, I'm fine. How are you?

How's D wing?

Fine. Yeah.

Just a bunch of old people.

You don't have to be fine,

you know.

Just a bit stressed

at the moment.

Why don't you go home?

Old cranky b*tch -

she goes after lunch.

I can cover for you.

- You'd do that?

- Yeah.

I'll give you my Pay-

Oh, no. Don't be ridiculous.

You've got a sick boy.

Life's too short.

You're so sweet, Robbie.

(SIGHS)

- You should go.

- Yeah.

- Say hi to Sam for me.

- I will.

(YELLS) Where have you been?

You weren't at work.

Rung you a million times.

What happened?

Just scared the crap

out of Ruby. That's all.

He insisted on talking to this

bloody Babadook thing all day.

Just talking to the air -

even freaked me out.

I'm so sorry.

You need to get him

to see someone, Amelia.

It's not normal for a kid

to carry on with this rubbish.

It's not rubbish. It's real!

Don't you talk to

your Aunty Claire like that.

Where did you get

those firecrackers?

You got them for me

on the internet.

Well,

that's the end of the internet.

If the Babadook was real, we'd

see it right now, wouldn't we?

It wants to scare you first

then you'll see it.

Well, I'm not scared.

You will be when it creeps

into your room at night.

That's enough.

You will be

when it eats your insides.

I've decided

you're not having your birthday

with Ruby this week.

No cake, no games.

That's the end of it.

Samuel.

(TV PLAYS IN DISTANCE)

Ladies and gentlemen,

Mum and Dad,

life is not always as it seems.

It can be a wondrous thing.

But it can also be

very treacherous.

(YELPS)

Don't worry, Dad. I'll save Mum.

I'm gonna trap

the Babadook like this.

And when it's trapped,

I'm gonna kill it.

AMELIA:
Samuel.

I was just

putting something back.

All your father's things

are down there.

He's my father.

You don't own him!

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

Just thought I'd see

how you're going.

Can I come in?

Hey, matey. This is for you.

My mum always got me a model

plane when I was sick. (LAUGHS)

I'm not sick.

Oh. I-l thought...

No, he's not, actually.

The truth is he's so disobedient

he can't go to school anymore.

You said that's not true.

How many 6-year-old boys

do you know, Robbie,

who still believe in monsters?

I hate you!

She won't let me have

a birthday party

and she won't let me have a dad!

(GASPS)

Ohh.

Don't eat it.

The Babadook did it, Mum.

Go and watch a DVD

and I'll make something else.

The Babadook did it!

Just go and watch a DVD, Samuel.

MAN:
(ON TV)

Ladies and gentlemen,

girls and boys,

welcome to the great Martin's

DVD 'School of Magic'.

Life is not always as it seems.

It can be a wondrous thing.

But it can also be

very treacherous.

In this DVD,

you will learn magic tricks

to surprise, to delight

and perhaps even shock

your family and friends.

Do you think this is funny?

Oh, no. No. No!

(GRUNTS) Give it to me!

(SCREECHES)

Do you wanna die?

(DRIPPING)

(PANTS)

(PANTS HEAVILY)

(THUMP!)

(GASPS)

(SINISTER MUSIC)

(PANTS)

Don't let it in!

Don't let it in!

Don't let it in! Don't

let it in! Don't let it in!

Don't let it in!

(FOOTSTEPS)

SAMUEL:
Mum, do we have to

go to Ruby's party?

I've already got this doll, Mum.

Now she's got a twin.

They can go shopping together.

- Off you go.

- (SAM GROANS)

He's just really tired.

(CRIES OUT)

Go and play right now.

Claire tells me you're a writer.

Oh, no, not really. Not anymore.

What kind of writing did you do?

I wrote some articles for some

magazines, did some kids' stuff.

You just need to get

back into it. That's all.

It must be difficult.

I do volunteer work

with some disadvantaged women

and a few of them

have lost their husbands

and they find it very hard.

How's Richard's merger going?

WOMAN:
Oh, good. I mean,

his workload's just ballooned.

I've got the kids 24/7,

it feels like.

CLAIRE:
Tell me about it!

I don't even have time to go to the gym

anymore. It's ridiculous!

That's a real tragedy.

Not having time to go to the gym

anymore. How do you cope?

You must have so much

to talk about

with those poor

disadvantaged women.

(CHILDREN GIGGLE)

This is my tree house.

You're not allowed in here.

I'm not hurting anybody.

Bye.

- Thanks.

- Thanks.

How would your mum know

if it's real or not?

She never comes to our house.

Mum told Dad she didn't want

to go to your house

'cause it's too depressing.

The Babadook would eat your mum

for breakfast.

- It'd rip her arms off.

- Shut up!

They feel sorry for me, Claire.

There's a big difference.

God, Amelia, as soon as anyone

mentions Oskar, you can't cope.

- That's not true.

- It'll be seven years.

Isn't it time you moved on?

I have moved on.

I don't mention him.

I don't talk about him.

What strain is that on you,

Claire?

RUBY:
You're not even

good enough to have a dad.

Everyone else has one

and you don't.

I do have a dad!

I listen to your life

day in, day out,

and you never stop to ask me

anything about mine.

I do!

I want to know how you are.

You don't come round

to our house anymore.

Because I can't stand

being around your son.

I can't believe

you just said that.

You can't stand being around him

yourself.

RUBY:
Your dad died so he didn't

have to be with you.

That's not true!

And your mum doesn't want you.

- No-one wants you.

- (GRUNTS)

(THUD!)

(CRIES)

What did you do?!

She said I didn't have a dad.

She kept saying it.

Is she alright?

Stay here

and look after the children

or do you want another one

to get hurt?

SAMUEL:
(SCREAMS) Mummy!

She wouldn't believe me!

Mummy! Mummy!

(SHRIEKS) Mummy!

- Mummy! Mummy!

- Why can't you just be normal?!

(SCREAMS)

There is no Babadook!

(SCREAMS)

Get out!

- Get out!

- Samuel?

- Mummy!

- Stop this now!

Get out! Get out! Get out!

(SCREAMS)

Please help me!

There's something wrong

with my son.

I think it may have been

a febrile convulsion.

That's when the brain overheats.

It always looks worse

than it is.

I've never seen

anything like this.

We'll have to wait

until the tests come back.

All his other results

are normal.

He's obviously suffering

a high level of anxiety.

Very committed to

the monster theory.

That's an understatement.

All children see monsters.

Not like this.

And it's getting worse.

He's becoming aggressive.

He could see a psychiatrist.

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