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I’ve never seen Boogeyman 1 (not that I remember anyway!), so I had no expectation whatsoever about this movie that came on TV tonight. Well, since I don’t know anything about the first sequel, while watching this movie, I started wondering whether Boogeyman was really a person or a “monster-like legend”. Well, I got my answer at the end of the movie, of course he he…I think if you have no expectation about this movie, it’s okay enough to watch. At least I was involved in the movie enough so that I was frantic while the Boogeyman was after them and I wanted them to hurry to safety he he he…For that, I’ll give this movie a 7 stars out of 10.

Mind you that it’s bloody and gory in some parts (there’s a part where the Boogeyman “opens up” the chest of one person and rips out the heart) and there’s also a sensual scene!!!

The Story:

It begins with a family of four having dinner together and 11-year-old Henry Porter (Jarrod Bailey) is afraid to go to the toilet since the light is out in there. Henry has an 8-year-old sister named Laura Porter (Sammi Hanratty). Laura asks her Dad to fix the light and while he’s fixing the light, Henry and Laura see a black-hooded person kill their Dad. They believe it’s the Boogeyman. They run to another room and find their mother’s throat stabbed with a knife. Screams ensue…

Fast forward to 10 years later. Henry (Matt Cohen) is released from the psychiatric hospital since they believe he’s been cured of his fear of the Boogeyman. Laura (Danielle Savre) is so happy about the fact that she can be together again with her brother. She’s in fact still afraid of the Boogeyman, though she won’t admit it out loud. Once out of the hospital, Henry tells Laura that he has an interview the next day for a possible job in another city. Laura is upset since she’s afraid of living alone. The Boogeyman still haunts her dreams.

To make her feel safe, Henry escorts Laura to the psychiatric hospital where he was treated so that she can spend the night there while he has an interview. He promises to be back the next day to get her out of there. The hospital is a pretty strict place to be, so nobody can get in and out as they please. In the hospital there are patients who have some deep fears of different things.

1. Nicky (Chrissy Griffith) is afraid of being fat.

2. Darren (Michael Graziadei) is afraid of letting people inside his heart. He had a brief relationship with Nicky.

3. Alison (Mae Whitman) is a cutter. She finds release in her emotional distraught by cutting herself.

4. Paul (Johnny Simmons) is afraid of the dark.

5. Mark (David Gallagher) is hypochondriac (a clean freak).

The two doctors that treat the patients are Dr. Jessica Ryan (Reneé O’Connor - Gabrielle in Xena series)  and Dr. Mitchell Allen (Tobin Bell - yep, the Jigsaw in Saw series!!!). Dr. Mitchell is pretty harsh on the patients for some reason and Laura doesn’t like him. Anyway, one by one while Laura stays in the hospital, they’re forced to face their own fears by the Boogeyman.

Is it a real Boogeyman or is it just someone in a mask? Who will die and who will survive in the end?

Here’s the trailer:

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