"The Boogeyman" Review: Stephen King's Latest Adaptation Delivers Chilling Thrills

"The Boogeyman" starts as a subtle horror fable but quickly turns into a screeching, jump-scare creature feature, losing most of its merits. The film, based on Stephen King's short story, follows a therapist and a grieving father as they try to uncover the mystery of a monster that kills children. While the film has good ideas, it fails to be interesting or scary once the monster is revealed. The unknown is scarier than the known, and "The Boogeyman" fails to understand that.