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The Boogey Man

Play trailer Poster for The Boogey Man R,  1980,  1h 26m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 33% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 35% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
33% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 35% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A young woman (Suzanna Love) is haunted by a piece of broken mirror possessed by the spirit of her mother's lover.

Critics Reviews

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Gary Arnold Washington Post Dec 21, 2015
An absurd but proficiently grisly horror cheapie. Go to Full Review
KT Mahe For Your Reference Podcast Aug 28, 2024
3.5/5
The Boogey Man offers an earnestness to filmmaking and the horror genre that is a lot of fun when it allows itself to go all the way. Shaky plots and lore but a fun time all around. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Sep 18, 2023
C
Slow and somewhat uneventful, trying to master some type of cinematic creep that doesn't register as intended. Go to Full Review
Alan Jones Starburst Jul 28, 2022
The film is very evidently a low budget quickie but Lommel's direction raises it above the general appalling level of recent offerings with confidence in his material and noteworthy imagination. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Dec 28, 2014
B
Mind-blowing assault on the senses. Go to Full Review
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Harry G Jul 9, 2018 A more accurate title would be 'Death Mirror: The Mirror That Kills', or 'John Carradine Makes a Lousy Psychiatrist'.
Albus S Dec 30, 2017 Incredibly dumb and not scary, still i enjoyed it
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The Boogey Man

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Cast & Crew

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Ulli Lommel

Director

Suzanna Love

Lacey

Ron James

Jake

John Carradine

Dr. Warren

Nicholas Love

Willy

Raymond Boyden

Kevin

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The Boogey Man

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young woman (Suzanna Love) is haunted by a piece of broken mirror possessed by the spirit of her mother's lover.
Director
Ulli Lommel
Producer
Ulli Lommel
Screenwriter
Ulli Lommel, Suzanna Love, David Herschel
Production Co
Jerry Gross Organization
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 7, 1980, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 2, 2016
Runtime
1h 26m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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