The Boogeyman (1980) | Ulli Lomell | USA | Video Nasty 10 of 72

Some critics have said that director Lommel was inspired by John Carpenter’s Halloween when he made The Boogeyman, most notably because of the similarities in the musical score and the fact that the killer in both films is a silent man with his face obscured as to make him effectively featureless. In fact, the protagonist characters in Halloween specifically refer to that film’s killer as being, in effect, a physical embodiment of the “boogeyman” legend.

The Boogeyman was placed on the UK’s DPP list in 1984, but was later re-released on the Vipco label in 1992 in a cut form. In 2000 it was released uncut. (x)