The Boogeyman: Origins(2023)
2023 · Ángel Gómez Hernández · 91 min
Explores the Spanish origins of the character's story, where he is a tuberculosis patient from Almeria who will do anything to get well, even consuming the blood of the kids he kidnaps in a sack.
Horror · Adventure
6.2125 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How The Boogeyman: Origins scares
It starts as a grim period piece rooted in real disease and poverty before settling into a slow, dread-heavy chase through rural Spain. The scares lean more on unease and the threat of a predator stalking children than on jump scares, though there are bursts of violence along the way. It plays like a dark folk tale brought to life, grounded in human sickness and desperation rather than magic, with the horror coming from how far someone will go to survive. Good for viewers who like their monsters explained through human cruelty rather than the supernatural.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Boogeyman: Origins rates psychological 3/5, visceral 4/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 35 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 70 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 60 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, creeping build that steadily tightens into a hard, scary final stretch with little relief.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is The Boogeyman: Origins?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Boogeyman: Origins rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and genuinely disturbing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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