The Boogey Man

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The Boogey Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ulli Lommel
Written by	Ulli Lommel
Produced by	Ulli Lommel Gillian Gordon
Starring	Suzanna Love John Carradine Ron James Nicholas Love
Cinematography	Jochen Breitenstein
Edited by	Terrell Tannen
Music by	Tim Krog
Distributed by	Jerry Gross Organization
Release date	November 14, 1980 (1980-11-14)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$350,000[1]
Box office	$2.1 million–$25 million[i]

The Boogey Man is a 1980 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Ulli Lommel, and starring Suzanna Love, John Carradine, and Ron James. The film's title refers to the long-held superstition of boogeymen beings, and its plot concerns two siblings who are targeted by the ghost of their mother's deceased boyfriend which has been freed from a mirror.

Released theatrically in November 1980 by the independent distributor the Jerry Gross Organization, it received mixed to negative critical reviews, with criticism mainly regarding the heavy similarities from earlier horror films such as Halloween, The Exorcist, and The Amityville Horror. The film was followed by two sequels: Boogeyman II and Return of the Boogeyman.

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