(May 8, 2015 at 7:37 pm)KentuckySkeptic224 Wrote: Okay, so I recently saw, The Babadook and it freaked the everloving shit out of me. For the past week or so I've been barring my closet with a chair, looking under my bed, and sleeping with the light on. So, I'm just wondering, even though I'm an atheist and I don't believe in the supernatural, am I being hypocritical in my nonbelief by being spooked by a horror film?
I haven't read through the thread yet but I just saw that film on Netflix yesterday! It might help if you realize the Babadook was just a manifestation of the mother's grief over her husband's death and hidden resentment that her difficult son lived. She had to come to terms with those feelings to get banish the monster. The reason he lived in her cellar is because you never get over grief and loss but overtime you can start living your life again.
So, as long as you don't have repressed grief and anger, the Babadook should not be paying you a visit.
Whenever I go use the bathroom in anyone's house, I always look behind the shower curtain. When I am alone in a public restroom, I check all the stalls. Why? Because I have watched one too many freaking horror movies over the years.
