This Day in Halloween: Australian art-house horror film "The Babadook" opens in limited release in the U.S. in 2014. / Illustration by Demarco McKinney
The Babadook opens in limited release in the U.S. in 2014 after touring the festival circuit much of the year. Though critically acclaimed, the art-house horror film is a small box office success in the U.S. and Canada, but not in its home country of Australia, upon its release.
