This is a great movie

You know, I watched this a couple years ago around Halloween after randomly buying it at the store for 10 bucks paired with "Return of the Boogeyman" (which is incoherently vapid), and I was lukewarm to it but still appreciated the originality. I recently ordered the 1999 Anchor Bay DVD paired with Lommel's "The Devonsville Terror", and after watching both, I realized how much I really liked "The Boogeyman" (really loved "Devonsville" as well).

It's truly a shame because Lommel's films of the past 10 years (which have mainly consisted of wretched DTV horror flicks based on infamous real-life murders) have been truly awful, BUT he had a nice thing going in the 1980s when he first started out. While "Boogeyman" and "Devonsville" may not be Oscar filmmaking, they are very much admirable entries in the genre, especially for their era. He really captured atmosphere in both of these films extremely well— I'd say that it probably their greatest attribute. Aside from the general weirdness and off-kilter vibe they have (especially "Boogeyman"), they are drenched in that autumn New England atmosphere that always serves well in horror movies.

Anyway, wanted to put that out there. This is a weird movie, but upon repeat viewings I've come to like it a lot more. It's creative and really atmospheric, which are both important tenets of any horror movie.