The Boogeyman: The Trailer of The Film From The Story Of Stephen King
The first trailer for The Boogeyman has arrived, revealing director Rob Savage’s (Dashcam) take on one of Stephen King’s scariest stories yet. As the new trailer shows, The Boogeyman is not a direct adaptation of King’s original work. The film is rather a sequel of sorts, following the two daughters of the psychiatrist – played by Chris Messina. Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets) and Vivien Lyra Blair (Bird Box) the teenage protagonists of The Boogeyman are still dealing with their grief after the loss of their mother when the film begins. Unfortunately, the father will bring the Boogeyman to their home, forcing the girls to fight for their lives.
The original story The Boogeyman was first published in 1973 in an issue of Cavalier magazine. The story is told through the eyes of a psychiatrist listening to a patient who claims he is being targeted by a supernatural creature. As the desperate man tells the psychiatrist, the Boogeyman cursed his family and targeted his children one by one. Although any child’s death could be explained by natural causes, since babies can suffocate to death in the night, the man is convinced he has found enough evidence to prove that the Boogeyman is real. The psychiatrist ends up dismissing the man’s story as a fantasy until the doctor becomes a new target of the creepy creature.
The Boogeyman: The Trailer of The Film
As the new trailer shows, Rob Savage’s The Boogeyman isn’t a direct adaptation of Stephen King’s original work. Rather, the film acts as a sequel of sorts, following the psychiatrist’s two daughters. Played by Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets) and Vivien Lyra Blair (Bird Box), the teenage protagonists of The Boogeyman are still dealing with their grief after losing their mother at the beginning of the film. Unfortunately, the father will bring the boogeyman to their home, forcing the girls to fight for their lives. As for the cast, The Boogeyman stars Chris Messina, David Dastmalchian, Marin Ireland and Madison Hu. Mark Heyman wrote the screenplay based on original drafts by A Quiet Place screenwriters Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, and Malignant’s Akela Cooper. The horror film is produced by 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Levine and Dan Cohen, with Scott Beck, Bryan Woods and Emily Morris serving as executive producers.
As the new video reveals, the film adaptation wants to honor King’s story by turning the boogeyman into a scary sight. We’re used to seeing new adaptations of King’s works hit theaters every year, but the first trailer for The Boogeyman hints that this could be one of the scariest films based on the famous writer’s work. The film will be in theaters from June 2, 2023.
