The Babadook: The Babadook itself IS real, but its a manifestation of Amelia's magic/power. The Babadook is typically accepted as a story about dealing with Grief and Trauma. The Babadook itself is often taken as metaphorical. Its all in Amelia's mind, as it were.

The movie's final scene suggests that the monster will always be around, but Amelia will learn how to deal with it and still live the life that she wants to live. The Babdook monster represents grief itself, which is a clever and moving metaphor.

If the '70s transformed horror, then the '80s was the decade when the genre really came into its own. Although many fans have a soft spot for slasher movies, the '80s also birthed iconic monsters, brought body horror to gooey new heights, and sparked a new subgenre: the splatter comedy.

The decade produced some of the most iconic slasher villains of all time, and introduced a slew of cult classics built on practical effects alone. To this day, directors still pay homage to films of this decade easily categorizing it cinema's Golden Age of Horror.