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The Babadook
This is a film based around a woman’s paranoia which is a similar theme to our film Psychosis.
A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son’s fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
The Babadook trailer

Many of reviews by film critics consider the film to be a success with outstanding performances from all actors involved.

‘One of the strongest, most effective horror films of recent years — with awards-quality lead work from Essie Davis’ http://www.empireonline.com/movies/babadook/review/

‘Easily the best horror film of 2014. But bolstered by knockout performances, and a mind-bending narrative, The Babadook is so much more. It's one of the best films of the year.’ http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Babadook-66403.html

‘While The Babadook is a well-crafted, insightful, and overall excellent film, it's not going to be for everyone’ http://screenrant.com/babadook-movie-reviews/

Due to the high success of the Australian based horror film (rated 5/5 from The Guardian and a 98% rating from Rotten Tomatoes) and the lack of films that seem to follow this type of theme, we began to develop on the idea of having a character in our own film that does not know if the paranormal things that are happening to her are real or not. After watching the film as a group and taking notes, we began to realise that us as the audience also had to make our minds up whether we thought that the character was really experiencing these things or if it was just in her head. This seemed like an effective technique in keeping the audience interested in the film – The Babadook left us wanting to watch more and analyse what was happening to her in order for us to work out whether the things happening to her was real or not.

 

Paranormal Activity
This is a film based around paranormal forces disturbing families in their homes.
After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
Paranormal Activity trailer

Most critics of the film regard Paranormal Activity as a genuine horror film that reels in the audience with its original scare tactics such as setting up stationary cameras in the home and in some cases is even referred to as an ‘honourable’ film.

‘The film's scare factor precedes it but Paranormal Activity isn't just a cheap thrill, it's an honourable production that easily trumps other films’ http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Paranormal-Activity-4276.html

‘Paranormal Activity is an ingenious little horror film, so well made it's truly scary’ http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/paranormal-activity-2009

While Paranormal Activity isn't entirely similar to our film, the idea of paranormal beings haunting a family home links in with our idea of something haunting our main character Jennifer. We incorporated some of the shots that are used in Paranormal Activity such as something quickly flashing past the camera to create shock and terror amongst the audience.