Top 5 Terrifying Movie Bogeymen

#1:

Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984)

There’s arguably no more frightening a prospect than a bogeyman who stalks you in your sleep and makes sure you never wake up and suffer in eternity, but it’s easy to forget the nature of Wes Craven’s devilish creation ‘Freddy Krueger’ after he spawned a franchise, merchandise, and pop-culture crossovers which even included toys and a cringeworthy 80s rap video with ‘The Fat Boys’.

But lest we forget that this was a former suburban serial killer of children who was burned alive by his victims’ parents, only to return as an acid-tongued, melted-face, bladed-glove demon who terrorises and kills the town’s kids in their sleep—brilliantly brought to life by Robert Englund’s performance and given a horrific playground by Craven, the result of which for us is the epitome of the modern bogeyman.

Directed by Wes Craven and starring Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Honourable Mentions:

-The Babadook (The Babadook, 2014)

-Sadako (Ringu, 1998)

-Pumpkinhead (Pumpkinhead, 1988)

-Krampus (Krampus, 2015)

-The Creeper (Jeepers Creepers, 2001)

-Bughuul (Sinister, 2012)

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