In the town of Gloomywood, amidst an epidemic of mysterious child disappearances, a retired detective haunted by the abduction of his own children years earlier is compelled to take on the investigation of these new cases himself. (slickstermagazine.com)
It is here that two mysterious children give him the power to travel through time and timelines, telling him that his newfound powers are needed to not only stop the war but halt the encroaching desert from consuming all life on the continent; to guide history down the razor - thin path of salvation. (quillstreak.com)
The Babadook concerns a mysterious children's book featuring the titular bogey, who, after knocking to announce itself, bloody well lets itself in, thank you very much. (filmfreakcentral.net)