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Plot summary. The story takes place in the office of Dr. Harper, a psychiatrist, where a man named Lester Billings talks to the doctor about the "murders" of his three young children, describing the events of the past several years.
- United States
- Night Shift
- 1978
- Doubleday
The Boogeyman – Stephen King 'I came to you because I want to tell my story,' the man on Dr Harper's couch was saying. The man was Lester Billings from Waterbury, Connecticut. According to the history taken from Nurse Vickers, he was twenty-eight, employed by an industrial firm in New York, divorced, and the father of three children. All ...
Fantasy. Horror. Sci-fi. Stephen King. "The Boogeyman" is a short story written by Stephen King. The story was originally published in the March 1973 issue of Cavalier and was later included in King's own 1978 short story collection Night Shift. The majority of the story takes place in a psychiatrist's office, where a man comes to...
1 de jun. de 2023 · Slate Book Review. Horror. Stephen King. “The Boogeyman” is just one of the short stories in the 1978 collection that cemented Stephen King’s status as the master of horror.
Plot Analysis. In most cultures, a boogeyman (also bogeyman) is a mythical creature used by adults to frighten children into good behavior. There is little evidence of Lester’s children being guilty of really bad behavior, although they did cry regularly at night and Denny was wetting the bed in the few weeks before he died.
Short Story by Edwidge Danticat. A haunting tale comprising alternating journal entries by a student activist forced to flee Haiti by sea during the notorious Duvalier regime of the late 1950s and the young woman he leaves behind. As his boat leaks, the girl’s family suffers and Haiti bleeds.
1 de mar. de 1973 · Stephen King. 3.76. 1,543 ratings209 reviews. A young man is traumatized by memories of terrible events in his childhood bedroom. Years later he returns home to face his fears. Genres HorrorShort StoriesFictionAdultFantasy ThrillerAmerican. ...more. 25 pages, Paperback. First published March 1, 1973. Book details & editions. About the author.
