Horror flicks starting as short films are nothing new.

DirectorCarlota Peredamade the film by expanding her short, which starts similarly to the movie.

The 2005 short filmMonsterwas the very first stage of what the movie would eventually be.

Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams of The Evil Dead and Leigh Whannel as Adam from Saw with The Babadook

They dare him to explore an abandoned house, where he encounters a dangerous monster who he befriends.

It received positive reviews for its story, directing, and originality, with special praise for its acting.

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Still from Lights Out with a person looking at a shadowy humanoid figure in a warehouse

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A Jigsaw puppet on a tricycle from Saw

Luara Galan as Sara, a chubby woman covered in blood, from Piggy (Cerdita)

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Sam, a child with a burlap sack over his head in a spooky room from Trick r Treat.

Caitlin Stasey as Laura, a woman smiling creepily at the camera, from Smile (2022)

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Victor and Sparky, a child and a dog in stop-motion animation, from Frankenweenie

Jemaine Clement as Vladislav, Jonathan Brugh as Deacon and Taika Waititi as Viago, a group of vampires with blood in their mouths posing in What We Do in the Shadows

Still from The Babadook showing a storybook with a creepy figure

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August Maturo as Lucas, a child covered in blood looking at the camera, in Slapface

Ash Williams, a man with a shotgun and chainsaw hand in ‘The Evil Dead’

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