{"id":69697,"date":"2021-02-21T12:58:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T19:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69697"},"modified":"2021-02-21T19:25:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T02:25:40","slug":"boogey-man-the-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69697","title":{"rendered":"Boogey Man, The (1980)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I can&#8217;t get away from it &#8212; it keeps haunting me.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Poster-203x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-69698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Poster-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Poster-693x1024.png 693w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Poster-87x128.png 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Poster-183x270.png 183w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Poster.png 757w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA woman (Suzanna Love) whose mute brother (Nicholas Love) killed their mother&#8217;s abusive boyfriend as a child is now happily married with a husband (Ron James) and son (Raymond Boyden) of her own, but suffers from repeated nightmares. Upon advice from her psychiatrist (John Carradine), she goes back to her childhood home, which unwittingly sets in motion a chain of supernatural events related to a spiritually possessed mirror.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>John Carradine Films<\/li>\n<li>Possession<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nGerman director <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulli_Lommel\">Ulli Lommel<\/a> &#8212; whose career in film started with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and then shifted to working with Andy Warhol in New York &#8212; helmed this unusual supernatural horror flick, which starts off seeming like a straightforward slasher film (a man is traumatized by a brutal crime he committed as a child and will continue to act out), but quickly moves in unexpected directions. It&#8217;s filled with many effectively filmed moments, drawing inspiration from <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38015\"><em>Halloween<\/em> (1978)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37148\"><em>The Amityville Horror<\/em> (1979)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69330\"><em>The Exorcist<\/em> (1973)<\/a> &#8212; and while it&#8217;s not entirely successful, it will surely please fans of the genre. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Effective direction and cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still.png 678w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still-497x270.png 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still2.png 678w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still2-497x270.png 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still3.png 678w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still3-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still3-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boogey-Man-Still3-497x270.png 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look by horror fans. Listed as a Sleeper in the back of Peary&#8217;s book, which makes sense. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0080464\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=6095\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/film.avclub.com\/the-boogey-man-1798196383\">Onion A.V. Club Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/boogey-man-1980.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t get away from it &#8212; it keeps haunting me.&#8221; Synopsis: A woman (Suzanna Love) whose mute brother (Nicholas Love) killed their mother&#8217;s abusive boyfriend as a child is now happily married with a husband (Ron James) and son (Raymond Boyden) of her own, but suffers from repeated nightmares. Upon advice from her psychiatrist (John Carradine), she goes back to her childhood home, which unwittingly sets in motion a chain of supernatural events related to a spiritually possessed mirror&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69697\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69697"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69733,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69697\/revisions\/69733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}