In the 1973 short story "The Boogeyman" by Stephen King, a titular monster kills the children of the protagonist, Lester Billings, driving him into a mental breakdown.

bogeyman, any of a variety of fictional and oftentimes folkloric monsters described in stories designed to frighten children. Tales of the bogeyman and various analogues have been used …

Boogeyman: Directed by Stephen Kay. With Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Tory Mussett. A young man tries to deal with the childhood terror that has never …

The Bogeyman (also spelt as "Boogeyman," "Bogieman," and/or "Boogieman") is one of the main antagonists of folklore. It's traditionally a monstrous kidnapper and namesake of the monster …

Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2025 Though the dream stalker is genuinely terrifying in the 1984 original, his cultural ubiquity grew as the character became less of a boogeyman than a …

Apr 2, 2018 · The bogeyman is a mythical monster whose impact can be traced around the world. One of the first references to this legendary creature was found in the 1500’s, though it is …

Aug 1, 2025 · The boogeyman, though mysterious, is best understood through his motivations. He is primarily obsessed with children, though there are myths in some countries that suggest the …

/ ˈbuː.ɡi.mən / Add to word list a bogeyman (Definition of boogeyman from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid. The media …

Boogeyman is a 2005 supernatural horror film directed by Stephen Kay and starring Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Tory Mussett, Charles Mesure, and Lucy …