76. The Babadook (w/ Libby Hill)

Published: Nov. 11, 2022, 5 a.m.

Is it a bad book or the Ba-Ba-Doo-Doo-Doooooook?? We chat with Libby Hill (The Wrap) about Jennifer Kent's painful and potent allegory about grief, anxiety, depression, parenting... you know -- the BIG STUFF. We discuss how the imagery of the Babadook conveys enveloping dread, and ongoing struggles with our own Babadooks. We talk about being a caregiver without a support system, and how community and friendship can help someone out of a dark place. We also laugh and cry and talk about moms and children and the Babadook's metafictional role as a queer icon.\xa0\n\nFollow Libby on Twitter!\xa0\nFollow us on Twitter!\xa0\nBuy a cows shirt on Threadless!