Boogeyman

Don't go into the closet.

"...beneath-the-bed beasties comes in for a good cleaning in Boogeyman, but all director Stephen T. Kay (Get Carter) can..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Boogeyman

Can Hollywood just knock it off with the trauma horror?

"...has been given an actual Hollywood budget for The Boogeyman to prove that his skills go beyond the screenlife..."

June 2, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Boogeyman

Sept. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rise of the Guardians

Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman team together like Cartoon All-Stars in this animated picture.

"...team up with Jack Frost (Pine) to defeat the Boogeyman, aka Pitch (Law), who is threatening to enshroud the..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Halloween

Michael Myers is back in this "reimagining," courtesy of Rob Zombie.

"...in the chintzy rubber Captain Kirk mask was the boogeyman. "As a matter fact, it was," replied shape-hunter Dr...."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bye Bye Man

A group of teens unleash the bogeyman

"...college students unwittingly summon the presence of the titular boogeyman by invoking his name during a séance, inevitably driving..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

In this prequel to the original Chainsaw, we learn how Leatherface grew up to become a monster.

"...but the real hook, pun intended, revolves around series boogeyman Leatherface (Bryniarski), so named for the human-skin mask he..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wolf Creek

Wolf Creek is an accomplished Aussie version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; it's also a viscerally told slasher film that manages to do an awful lot with very little.

"...actual events” setup to the final shot of its boogeyman slipping into the sunset with his rifle like Leatherface..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Afraid of the Dark

"...the Dark peers into childhood fears and invites the boogeyman in for tea and crumpets...."

Nov. 13, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

"...the original film, into a bland and annoyingly predictable boogeyman loved by kids everywhere. (Has everybody forgotten the character's..."

Sept. 20, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nobody

Bob Odenkirk gets gritty in this bloody, smart John Wick riff

"...secretly terrifying. After all, if you know who the boogeyman is, doesn’t that mean he’s real, demystify hime? Hutch..."

March 26, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Halloween: Resurrection

"...ago. Like the more homicidally inventive Jason Voorhees, Halloween boogeyman Michael Myers (Loree) - forever doomed to look like..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hunt

South Korean spy thriller uncovers a history of cruelty and compromise

"...It's the name of a ghost, a myth, a boogeyman in South Korean intelligence community circles, a North Korean..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Die Spitz, Red Axes, Fiddlehead, Albert Lee, Elsa Cross, and more recommended shows

"...crowd last Sunday. The singer, who goes by "the Boogeyman," threatened the pit with condiments – "Can you fill..."

July 8, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Alone

Neo-slasher is quietly effective and bloodily harsh

"...convince their intended victims that they're not some malevolent boogeyman. Hyams even makes a nod to a well-known real-life..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Burning Down The Barn

Director Justin Seaman on the joy of rubber and gore

"...grandmother, and coming up with spooky stories about the Boogeyman, Hallowed Jack, and the Candycorn Scarecrow, wreaking a bloody..."

July 14, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sinister 2

Round 2 for this supernatural horror franchise

"...name of an alleged ancient Babylonian demon and the boogeyman puppet master in both this film and the 2012..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Out of the Furnace

The writer/director of Crazy Heart returns with an all-star cast for his sophomore effort, which takes place amid the rusted-out lives of America's steel belt.

"...yet one more return of the burnt and disfigured boogeyman Freddy Krueger, rising from the depths of the boiler..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scream 4

This reboot of the franchise is too self-referential for its own good.

"...Ghostface killers. That leaves the franchise with no iconic boogeyman (other than the generically creepy Ghostface mask itself) à..."

April 22, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Get Low

Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Bill Murray all in one odd drama: What more is necessary?

"...– and, thereby, has become something of a town boogeyman along the lines of an elder Boo Radley –..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cinderella Man

Ron Howard and Russell Crowe have once again combined their efforts to create a big Hollywood biopic that exudes the strong whiff of Oscar bait.

"...personal demon of mental illness; in Cinderella Man the boogeyman is the Great Depression – a public scourge that..."

June 3, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jason X

Although the serial killer Jason has been cryogenically frozen at the start of this 10th outing, the hockey-masked one ends up defrosting on a spaceship in the year 2455.

"...Hodder. (Excerpt of an interview with Friday the 13th boogeyman Jason Voorhees from Scott Bowles' recent autobiography, Freaks Like..."

May 3, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sexy Beast

"...(Winstone) and his wife DeeDee (Redman). Logan, a bald-headed boogeyman prone to violent outbursts, once slept with Jackie, who..."

June 29, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Die Spitz Cut Their Hard Rock Teeth

Childhood friends-turned-bandmates talk new EP and "the best year ever"

"...Livingston (whom the band affectionately refers to as the "Boogeyman") rotate drum, guitar, and vocal duties in a dizzying..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive

A quintessential coming-of-age soundtrack to score the next spiral

"...while happening to be girls. Fiery redhead singer "The Boogeyman" emits feral screams and deep growls to fan the..."

June 10, 2022 Music Feature by Mars Salazar

Unmasking the Dread Pirate Roberts in Silk Road

Filmmaker Tiller Russell looks at the man behind the internet's black market

"...Ross as a human being, rather than as the boogeyman."..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Leaders Move Forward With Homeless Aids

Homelessness: not a crime, not a picnic

"...in the White House, he's made Texas cities his boogeyman. It's a sad state of affairs."..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

"Tammie Rubin: Everything You Ever" at Women & Their Work

This sculptural labyrinth of values casts an epiphytic spell

"...Spanish Moss Murders," where the myth of the Cajun boogeyman Père Malfait is modernized and used as horrific plot..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

John Wick vs. John Wick

John Wick: Chapter 2 director Chad Stahelski on the flawed hero

"...first film that the man the mob called the Boogeyman had some kind of redemption, and was out of..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Preacher

Cynical reverend searches for atonement in West Texas

"...still thought Trump Nation was just a funny, nasty boogeyman – into something real and relevant...."

March 15, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

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