A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son’s nighttime fear of a shadowy monster. A claustrophobic subversion of horror film clichés, The Babadook asks which is more terrifying: the monster under the bed or the monster within us all? 2014, DCP, 93 minutes.

Series Passes

• Sundance Film Festival #AtTheWalker Pass: $25 ($20 Walker members, students, and seniors)

See all 16 films as part of this series highlighting Sundance Institute and Film Festival. Purchase a pass and be entered to win two tickets to the Walker Dialogue with Redford on November 12.