Amelia akkor veszítette el a férjét, amikor az éppen kórházba vitte őt, hogy megszülje első gyereküket. A baleset óta hét év telt el, de a nő még mindig nincs túl rajta, és azóta is egyedül neveli fiát, Samuelt. A srác nem könnyíti meg a dolgát: súlyos viselkedési problémákkal küzd, követelőző és erőszakos, ugyanakkor folyton retteg a szobájában ólálkodó szörnyetegektől. Egy nap talál egy Mr. Babadook nevű, nem hétköznapi gyerekkönyvet, amely hatására a fiú állapota rosszabbodik. Ahogy anya és fia egyre jobban elszigetelődik a külvilágtól, Amelia sejteni kezdi, hogy talán tényleg nincsenek egyedül a házukban.
Jo's world is thrown into utter disarray when her wife Amanda passes away and she starts chasing a dream that she and Amanda had once shared - starting a family together. Jo asks her late wife's brother, Jamie, to be her sperm donor and craziness ensues.
The surprising death of her husband hits Anna like a blow: Suddenly she is completely alone and has to take care of the management of the apple orchard. In order to assist her mother in the difficult time, Anna's illegitimate daughter Ines draws her to the estate. The relationship between the two women is difficult, tensions are inevitable. In this emotionally charged atmosphere, Anna learns that her 16-year-old granddaughter Jo is unintentionally pregnant. Ines has no idea of her daughter's secret. However, it is only a matter of time before the hide-and-seek game flies open.
Grieving young widower Santiago convinces his landlord - a disgraced biochemist with a serious hygiene problem - to help him clone his dead wife, using their female housemate as a surrogate mother.
A man wrongfully accused of murder forms an unlikely partnership on his release and attempts to uncover the truth behind his wife's death...
