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The Boogeyman (2023)
PG-13
Horror

Director
Rob Savage
Release Date
June 2, 2023
Cast
Sophie Thatcher , Chris Messina , David Dastmalchian , Vivien Lyra Blair
Main Genre
Horror

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10 Best Scares in The Boogeyman

Based on a Stephen King short story, The Boogeyman is one of the scariest films of 2023.

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Sawyer (played by actor Vivien Lyra Blair) looks under her bed at a ball of light in The Boogeyman
The Boogeyman's Rob Savage Reflects on the Legacy of Stephen King

The Boogeyman director Rob Savage discusses Stephen King, the value of improv and the film's balance between creature feature and character drama.

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Eric Kripke's Boogeyman
Before Stephen King's The Boogeyman Movie, Eric Kripke Tried His Hand at the Story

While The Boogeyman movie has recently premiered in theaters, another horror movie starring the closet-dwelling creature has been around since 2005.

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The entity Moder in movie The Ritual and child Annie in bed with a light globe from movie The Boogeyman
The Boogeyman Isn't a True Story - But It Takes Inspiration From Another Horror Movie

Fans are curious if Stephen King's The Boogeyman is based on a true story, and while it isn't, it does draw influence from another terrifying movie.

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A combined image of Sadie from 2023 The Boogeyman, and Mike, Eleven, and the gang in Stranger Things
10 Biggest Similarities Between The Boogeyman & Stranger Things

With a monster that looks like Vecna and child protagonists like Eleven, Mike, and the gang, The Boogeyman has many similarities to Stranger Things.

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Alien 3's mouth scene with Ripley behind Sadie in The Boogeyman
The Boogeyman Makes Alien's Scariest Scene Even More Horrific

The Boogeyman pays tribute to a harrowing Alien moment with Ripley in the '90s and makes an iconic sequence a lot more heart-stopping.

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A drawing of the Boogeyman looming over Sawyer in the movie
The Boogeyman's Biggest Differences From the Stephen King Story

As with the plethora of Stephen King stories adapted for film and TV, The Boogeyman's cinematic take alters quite a bit of the source material.

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The Boogeyman behind an image of the cast of Stranger Things
The Boogeyman Subverts Stranger Things in a Twisted Way

Director Rob Savage takes the common threads The Boogeyman has with Stranger Things and creates a more horror-filled take on Hawkins, Indiana.

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The Boogeyman's Sawyer uses a round light to scare off the ghoul
The Boogeyman's Ending, Explained

The Boogeyman is the latest Stephen King adaptation in cinemas, and make no mistake: it has a scary ending as the Harpers fight the shadow monster.

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The Boogeyman's Will Harper reads notes on the being haunting the family
Does The Boogeyman Have a Post-Credits Scene?

With Hollowood loving franchises in the horror genre, fans are curious if the adaptation of Stephen King's The Boogeyman has a post-credits scene.

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The Boogeyman's Sadie standing bathed in green light with a concerned look on her face.
REVIEW: The Boogeyman is a Standard Horror Flick that Works Better as a Character Drama

The Boogeyman is a fairly standard Stephen King adaptation that works best when it's focused on the central characters.

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Stephen King in front of an illustration of a skull-like creature in a doorway for The Boogeyman.
The Boogeyman Has the Makings of the Scariest Stephen King Adaptation

While Stephen King adaptations can be hit or miss, all signs are pointing to The Boogeyman being one of the scariest adaptations of his work.

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Sawyer from 2023's The Boogeyman next to a person sticking out of a door in the 1982 short film.
The Boogeyman Isn't the First Adaptation of the Stephen King Story

The Boogeyman trailer promises a feature-length version of Stephen King's classic short story. But it's not the first adaptation of "The Boogeyman."

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The Boogeyman Trailer Promises a Big Update to the Stephen King Story

King's original story, "The Boogeyman," is too short for feature length. The new movie adaptation needs to make some big changes in order to succeed.

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The Boogeyman's Sadie standing bathed in green light with a concerned look on her face.
The Boogeyman Trailer Will Give Stephen King Fans Fresh Nightmares

The latest trailer for The Boogeyman gives fans a glimpse of the horror to come in the latest feature film adaptation of a Stephen King story.

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Sawyer, played by Vivien Lyra Blair, looks under her bed at a ball of light in 2023's The Boogeyman.
How The Boogeyman Plans to Avoid the Stephen King Movie Curse

The Boogeyman director Rob Savage reveals the steps he took to ensure the horror adaptation wouldn't be a victim of the Stephen King movie curse.

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Stephen King's The Boogeyman Drops Its First Trailer, Poster

20th Century Studios releases the first official trailer and poster for The Boogeyman, its upcoming film based on the 1970s Stephen King story.

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Stephen King in front of an illustration of a skull-like creature in a doorway for The Boogeyman.
Stephen King's The Boogeyman Skips Streaming, Moves to Theatrical Release

After a strong test screening, Disney and 20th Century Studios' feature adaptation of Stephen King's The Boogeyman switches to a theatrical release.

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Stephen King's The Boogeyman Being Adapted By A Quiet Place Writers

Another Stephen King story is getting a film adaptation, as The Boogeyman is in the works from the writers of A Quiet Place.

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