It has been fifteen years since Tim's father was sucked into the closet by the Boogeyman. While on a trip to visit his girlfriend's parents, he has a nightmare that something has happened to his mom. Within moments of waking up, he receives a phone call confirming his nightmare a reality. This leads him believing that he must stay in his old house for one night to face his fears.
First came They, then we got Darkness Falls, and now it's Boogeyman. Boogeyman does have a somewhat different take on those two stories, but a lot of similarities too. I remember when I was a kid, one of the first scripts I wrote dealt with something along the lines of what is in this film, along with They and Darkness Falls, however it wouldn't have been confined by a PG-13 rating. On the cover of the box, Boogeyman is quoted as "The Scariest Movie - Ever!" Is this something they do as a marketing theme and no one really said that, or has the person being quoted never seen a horror film before?
Visually, Boogeyman looks good. It's easy to tell that this was a Sam Raimi inspired piece due to the ...