The Boogeyman (2023)

The Boogeyman is a horror film about a family plagued by a sadistic presence that latches onto the pain their family is feeling after the tragic death of their mother.

Directed by Rob Savage, who is probably best known for his 2020 film Host. Continuing with horror he does his best to add some scares in there, some land, and others don't. It's paced well and the shots are well-placed and timed.

The screenplay was written by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, and Mark Heyman. There are some feelings of A Quiet Place here from Beck and Woods. While it seems Heyman was there to write the more intimate moments as he wrote The Skeleton Twins and Black Swan.

Sophie Thatcher from Yellowjackets and The Book of Boba Fett makes a splash here as the female lead. She's supposed to be a teen dealing with the tragic death of her mother as well as the surrogate mother now for her sister. She plays the conflicted older sister pretty well. I've never seen Yellowjackets but perhaps I should give it a shot.

Chris Messina is an actor you'll recognize but not know what he's from. He was in Argo, M. Night Shyamalan's Devil, Air, Birds of Prey, Julie & Julia and so much more. The weird thing is that he's so forgettable that I probably will forget his name after writing this review. He doesn't stand out here either which gives Thatcher a chance to shine. She does.

Like Forged in Fire says, 'It will cut.' here with horror movies. It will scare. Because of that, it earns a B. Just above Knock at the Cabin and The Blackening for horror films this year.

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