Although sympathetic to Lester, a disbelieving Will leaves him alone to call the police. Lester explains that his three children have died, all killed one by one by an entity that he thinks has now latched onto him. One day, Will is visited by a man called Lester Billings who asks to speak to him. Sawyer suffers from nightmares, and Will buries himself in work, while Sadie struggles to adjust back into school where her friend Bethany has joined a new clique of girls who treat Sadie with disdain. The Harper family, sisters Sadie and Sawyer and their therapist father Will, are struggling to come to terms with the recent death of the family matriarch, who died suddenly in a car crash. The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $39 million worldwide.

The Boogeyman was released in the United States on June 2, 2023, by 20th Century Studios. Originally planned to be released on the streaming service Hulu, Disney eventually opted for a theatrical release first following positive test screenings. Principal photography began in February 2022 in New Orleans. Thatcher, Messina, Dastmalchian and the rest of the cast signed in early 2022. However, it was revived in November 2021 with Savage directing the project. The film stars Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, Vivien Lyra Blair, and David Dastmalchian.Īn adaptation of King's short story was first announced in June 2018 with Beck and Woods writing the screenplay, but the project was canceled in 2019 due to Disney's acquisition of Fox. It is based on the 1973 short story of the same name, by Stephen King. The Boogeyman is a 2023 American supernatural horror film directed by Rob Savage from a screenplay by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, and Mark Heyman.

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