As ‘The Babadook’ Turns 10, Director Jennifer Kent Remembers Her Horror Classic and Shooting the Ending in a Haunted Basement: ‘I’ve Got Photos of Ghosts’

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Jennifer Kent‘s directorial feature debut “The Babadook,” IFC and Iconic Events Releasing are bringing the indie horror classic back to theaters Sept. 19 and 22.

Premiering at Sundance Film Festival in January 2014, “The Babadook” follows struggling single mother Amelia (Essie Davis), who is becoming increasingly tormented by her 6-year-old son Sam’s incessant outbursts (Noah Wiseman). After Sam begs Amelia to read him a mysterious bedtime story, a nightmarish demon spawn is unleashed upon their household, which only deepens the rift between mother and son.

Ahead of the nationwide re-release of the film, Kent sat down with Variety to discuss Sundance jitters,

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