The Boogeyman doesn't do much new. You shouldn't expect it to. The Stephen King short story is from 1973.
What The Boogeyman does is take old ideas and do them incredibly well. Its beautifully crafted. Every performance, composition, edit, and sound design choice is thoughtful and sharp.
The ideas may be tropes but they feel fresh. Like all the other monster in the closet movies were cribbing from this one. The new angles and beats this version takes give the…
