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Insidious: Chapter 2 vs The Babadook: which is scarier?

The Babadook is scarier than Insidious: Chapter 2: 7.9 against 7.4 out of 10 on the Scare Scale.

  • The Babadook messes with your head more (5.8 against 3.7).

Scare by scare

Gore
Insidious: Chapter 23.8
The Babadook4.9
Creepy
Insidious: Chapter 26.4
The Babadook6.1
Jumpscares
Insidious: Chapter 25.3
The Babadook5.2
Suspense
Insidious: Chapter 25.8
The Babadook5.5
Psychological
Insidious: Chapter 23.7
The Babadook5.8

Seen one of them? Open the film and answer a few quick questions about how it scared you. Every answer moves its score.