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| ~ The Bogeyman while trying to murder Sadie Harper. |
The Boogeyman is the titular main antagonist of the 2023 horror film The Boogeyman, based off the Stephen King short story of the same name.
It is a monster of unknown origin that targets and murders entire families, usually ones that have experienced a loss of a family member. For its literary counterpart, see here.
It was voiced by Daniel Hagen.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Powers and Abilities
- 3 Personality
- 4 Powers and Abilities
- 5 External Links
- 6 Navigation
Biography[]
The Boogeyman's history is shrouded in mystery. Rita Billings, one of its targets, speculates that the Boogeyman is an immortal entity that has lived since the beginning of time and is the origin of the Boogeyman legend. The Boogeyman attaches itself to hurt and vulnerable families, usually ones that have experienced a loss of a family member.
After one of the Billings's children died of SIDS, the Boogeyman invaded their home and began terrorizing the remaining children. The children's parents, Lester and Rita, didn't believe their children's warnings until the Boogeyman murdered them and left them both to take the blame. A grieving Lester went to a meeting with psychiatrist Will Harper. When Will, believing Lester was potentially dangerous, left to call the police, the Boogeyman attacks him and hangs him inside a closet. Lester's corpse is discovered by Will's daughter Sadie, and his death is subsequently believed to be a suicide.
The Boogeyman begins haunting the Harper family, as Will's wife had died in a car accident. The Boogeyman primarily haunts the youngest child, Sawyer, frequently tormenting and assaulting her. It also stalks Sadie, even following her when she meets with Rita. When Sadie's friends lock her inside the closet where Lester died, the Boogeyman attacks her until her friends manage to open the door. The Boogeyman subsequently causes a blackout in the house and attacks Sawyer and injured her, leading to her being hospitalized.
Sadie meets with Rita, who promises to kill the Boogeyman. However, she does so by tying Sadie up and using her as bait. When the Boogeyman comes to kill Sadie, Rita fires at it with a shotgun and manages to injure the creature. However, the Boogeyman plays dead and attacks Rita when she gets too close, killing her. The Boogeyman then pursues Sadie until she steps into the light, repelling it. When Will and Sawyer return home from the hospital, the Boogeyman attacks them and drags Will into the basem*nt, breaking his leg. Sadie arrives and, alongside Sawyer, heads into the basem*nt to rescue Will.
The Boogeyman attacks the family, but Sadie is able to repel the Boogeyman with a makeshift flamethrower made from a lighter and hairspray. The hairspray runs out, but Sawyer douses the Boogeyman with lighter fluid and Sadie sets it ablaze with the lighter, causing the monster to burn to death and avenging the countless families it killed, including the Billings.
However, after the family meets with a therapist, Sawyer hears the therapist's voice from inside a closet, only for the therapist to appear behind her, implying the Boogeyman could still be alive.
Powers and Abilities[]
The Boogeyman is extremely fast, and can run at an extremely quick pace to better attack its prey. It also is extremely strong, able to fling a grown man across a room without trying and smash heavy objects with ease. The Boogeyman can mimic other people's voices perfectly, which it uses to lure in its victims.
The Boogeyman is weakened by light, and primarily lurks in darkness and shadow. However, it can seemingly teleport and appear in different places if those places are covered in shadow. It can also influence electrical light and cause it to turn out, though it cannot do the same to fire.
Personality[]
While much of the Boogeyman's motivations are unknown, it demonstrates notable sadism. Rita notes the Boogeyman enjoys "playing with its food" rather than simply killing them, and it indeed spends more time tormenting Will's children than it does going for the kill. While the Boogeyman is mostly silent, it demonstrates cunning as it lures in victims with its vocal mimicry and often says false reassurances. This is a vehicle for its sadism as well; even while trying to kill its victims, it still mockingly reassures them in the voices of their loved ones.
Powers and Abilities[]
The Boogeyman possesses great strength, being able to knock a grown man across a room with a single blow. The Boogeyman is also extremely fast and agile, able to pursue victims at fast speeds and move on both two legs and on all fours. It can mimic other people's voices perfectly, something it uses to draw in victims, and it can appear in any area shrouded in darkness. However, the Boogeyman is vulnerable to light and can be injured by it. However, the Boogeyman is able to heal quickly. After being shot at point blank with a shotgun multiple times by Rita, the Boogeyman is able to get up mostly unharmed and attack both her and Sadie with ease.
External Links[]
- Boogeyman on the Pure Evil Wiki
