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Boogeyman 2 was released in 2008 on dvd. It is the sequel to the 2005 boogeyman film. The original was a great and original idea that left you enticed in the story. It wasn’t one of the best horror films I have ever seen, but it definitely was worth watching and was entertaining. However, the sequel didn’t do the first film justice whatsoever. The sequel continued to refer to the first boogeyman’s main character as he left behind a journal describing his experience. Well, if they explained enough they would have remembered that the guy survived since he found out what killed the boogeyman. Of course, the boogeyman would return, but to say that he managed to kill of the main character that figured out a way to get rid of him was the wrong direction to take.

This sequel begins with showing a girl and her dog who end up getting attacked by the boogeyman. Apparently the main guy in the first film was the father to the girl and she kept telling everyone she found out who killed her father and of course no one believed her. She eventually got killed as her friend began to believe that the boogeyman existed. From there it got worse as she continued to harp on the same thing….the boogeyman exists and her friends keep telling her that he doesn’t. At this point I am sitting there thinking who cares. Why not try to figure out how to get rid of him. There was no thought about that and basically they all became victims of the boogeyman. This film was annoying and a waste of time. They took a great concept and turned it into something completely silly and annoying. The characters were intriguing and the acting was great as well. It became a little silly near the end as they seemed to anticipate the film to be a corny b film, but overall the actors did a great job in trying to save this sorry film. One of the most irritating things a horror film can do is try to shock their audience by not actually scaring them but making a loud sound to make you jump. I really hate that.