Try watching it again after you read this. Keep an open mind.

The Bogeyman was a masterpiece of literature in film. In this version of the Bogeyman, the filmmakers were very subtle in presenting the underlying theme of the story. The entire film was a metaphor for life as a repressed homosexual male and how he had to fight his fears of the much anticipated "coming-out-of-the-closet", literally. The boy creates an alter ego in the form of the "little girl that lived inside of him" from childhood. He is emotionally abused by his father, seeks comfort in his relationship with his uncle and developed a fear of being in the closet. Unable to maintain a heterosexual relationship with his childhood playmate, as well as his self-forced-upon fantasy girlfriend whom he sees as the embodiment of his mother, (he always has to flee when confronted with the possible embrace with the opposite sex), he finds himself in the confines of the closet. He refuses to remain trapped and seeks his freedom and sees himself as the messiah of all the sexually abused children (souls/ghosts) that were never able to break away from the destructive nature of the repressed homosexual psyche. Finally, he confronts the monster in the closet and (I don't want to spoil it anymore). The miseenscene was sensational. The cinematography was very original employing new camera angles and CGI editing techniques that maintained the audience captivated and trembling at the edge of their seats. A must see! Enjoy! For those of you that didn't "get-it", give it another try, you won't be disappointed. By the way; no, I'm not gay.(Yes, there is something wrong with it!)