Boogeyman

by Jeff Mariotte and Jeffrey J. Mariotte

Book Overview

When he was a boy, Tim Jensen knew the true meaning of fear, for it haunted his nights and set in motion the tragic events that would steal his sanity, take his youth, and shape the rest of his life.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743497562
• ISBN13: 9780743497565
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Pocket Star Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Boogeyman

I really like this book, even better than the movie, even though they're almost the same. Some parts in the book, like the part where Tim finds his cat in the chimney, where described really well. I was feeling the bugs on me. I was surprised to find that the movie was very much like the book, but a little let down because they had left out some parts. I like the book more also because it allows you to feel, and create on your own so it's extra scary!!!

Readable, Accessible, and a Good Addition to the film

It is pretty much a sure thing that if you like the film, then you will enjoy this book, and if you did not like the film, then you will not like this book. The difference with BOOGEYMAN, compared to, for example, EXORCIST :THE BEGINNING ( the Book ) in relation to the film, is that the BOOGEYMAN works well with a writers view that expands on the story, where-as, EXORCIST THE BEGINNING is somewhat more visceral. Not to say that some will not have a reaction that is visceral when either reading this book, or seeing the film, then reading the book, just that this is a scarey film/book that does not use either the Psychological path in it's exposition, or go down the "Slash-Kill-Slash some more" school of horror. It is a neat scare, and in my opinion, both the film and the book are fun scares; however, the book and the film are not for the elite snobs who do not seem to recall the fun of a film, and a book where things that go bump in the night can provide a neat scare. If you can get the book from WAL-MART, you should be able to get it for around 5 dollars. It's not art, but then what fun, scarey, and popular film and book is these days. If you go by the formula that a Critics view is generally in inverse proportion to its fun and scarey factor, then you can't lose( Most Box office number 1 or top ten films are generally panned by "highly regarded" critics, and the stuff they love is either totally a snore piece, or it is years old, and the grosses are so overwhelmingly indicative of a loved film which makes it in their best interest to "suddenly discover" what a hidden masterpiece it is).