Memorable performances, excellent horror craft, and a title creature you won't soon forget make The Boogeyman a solidly spooky Stephen King adaptation. awalrusdarkly's review:
‘s “The Boogeyman” retains a remarkably clever narrative scaffolding. In that version, the tale simply follows a disturbed man telling a therapist about the monster that killed all three of his children, then caps things off with a twist ending which cements our understanding that the monster is not just real, but still quite present.
The challenge of bringing this story to the big screen, therefore, was not to faithfully execute every beat of the original story’s plot, but to preserve that core idea—to keep intact the feeling that something was scuttling in the darkness of our world even after the credits rolled. It’s a challenge that’s more about tone than jump scares or monster designs, and while those elements are also present, the most impressive thing aboutis how well that tone shines through.
None of this works, of course, if the Boogeyman itself isn’t scary both on and off-screen, and director Rob Savage throws himself into accomplishing that particular mission right from the start. Savage, best-known for high-concept computer screen-heavy films like, thrives in the shadow-laden, textural creepiness of this film’s intimate setting.
Then there are the performances from actors who have to move within this haunted space and navigate the dual emotional minefields that are grief and the growing, very present trauma lurking just out of frame. Thatcher is up to the task, and commands the film with the ease of a genre veteran.
is so strong, so enduring, that its eventual point can’t help but shine through. With memorable performances, excellent horror craft and a title creature you won’t soon forget,gives shape to our fears, and reminds us why it’s so hard to let them go, all while delivering a fun, creepy thrill ride.
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