Even if you have nothing to do with Stephen King, you can just can’t escape. On a monthly cycle, it feels like news is circulating that A) either one of his novels or short stories is being made into a movie or B) a trailer for an edit that has already been shut down has been released. Incidentally, option C is also available, but this refers to the fact that King via again praised a Netflix series or a horror movie about the green clover. One thing is certain: there is no escaping Stephen King.
With “The Boogeyman” the next adaptation of one of his short stories is just around the corner, of which we can now present you the first trailer. This was directed by Rob Savage, whose horror film “Host” was voted the scariest shocker ever in a survey conducted in 2021. Whether “The Boogeyman” can achieve this status remains to be seen. But after “Es” we could expect another real highlight.
It was originally planned that “The Boogeyman” would immediately appear on Hulu (in Germany on Disney+). In the meantime, however, the tide has turned again, because the horror film will now run in cinemas in the United States on June 2, 2023. Why? The film performed so well in a test screening that it was decided at short notice that The Boogeyman belonged on the big screen. It remains to be seen whether that is also the case in this country or whether a start of Disney + will be pushed further. In any case, we’ve enclosed the first trailer for you here so you can get your own idea of the next King horror adaptation:
This is the Boogeyman
“The Boogeyman” is based on the short story of the same name from the “Night Shift” anthology, which is especially popular among Stephen King fans. The focus of the story is Lester Billings, who lost his three children one by one to infant mortality. Completely distraught, he has come to believe that an ogre in the nursery has committed these cruel acts.
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He has always felt guilty because he is convinced that he could have prevented it. He confesses his suspicions and his deep fears to a psychiatrist and gradually realizes that there is much more to the incidents than he first thought.
In fact, Rob Savage’s film adaptation makes some changes and feels more like a sequel or reboot than an adaptation of the short story:
In the film, a 16-year-old teenager (Sophie Thatcher) is at the center of the action. She is still shocked by her mother’s tragic death. She and her little sister (Vivien Lyra Blair) are also plagued by a sadistic presence in their home and must convince their still-grieving father (Chris Messina) that an ogre with supernatural powers is at work here. He’s probably been after his family ever since a desperate patient visited his father, who works as a psychiatrist, at home…