#and given how obsessed 'prestige' horror is right now with parental anxiety

[nancywheeeler]

“The Boogeyman is based on a short story by Stephen King, originally published way back in 1973, with the film concerning a terrifying supernatural entity that preys on families and feeds on the suffering of its victims. The movie's human characters include high school student Sadie Harper and her younger sister, Sawyer who are both reeling from the recent death of their mother and aren't getting much support from their father, Will, a therapist dealing with his own pain. “

lol so Stephen King adaptions are just original scripts with his name slapped on them now. okay.

#this is not even close to what the short story is about #i'm trying not to get heated but the bogeyman is my favorite horror short story #and given how obsessed 'prestige' horror is right now with parental anxiety #i don't understand why they wouldn't adapt the actual text of the story #which is all about a man's fear of fatherhood manifesting itself as a boogeyman #the story is really heavy but that's what makes it so good #i think about it all the time and whatever this adaption is it ain't it #a shout into the void