Stephen King’s short story The Boogeyman to get film adaptation

In some exciting news for horror fans, yet another Stephen King work is finding its way onto the silver screen. It was announced that King’s short story The Boogeyman will be adapted into a feature length film, directed by Rob Savage.

According to reports in Deadline, the film will be developed by Shawn Levy, Dan Levine and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps Entertainment. Although initially developed for Fox Films, the film will now be released though the streaming giant Hulu’s platform.

The film will be helmed by Savage, who gained mainstream popularity with his 2020 film Host, a horror movie shot entirely via the popular video conferencing app Zoom during the pandemic.

Savage also directed the Blumhouse horror film Dashcam after obtaining a three-picture deal with the production house back in 2020. The latter too followed a similar format, being filmed through the perspective of the protagonist through her vehicle’s dash cam and iphone.

The Boogeyman was first published in 1978 as a part of a short story collection called The Night Shift. Several other works from the 20 story collection have also had film and TV adaptations, including Children of the Corn, Maximum Overdrive and The Mangler.

The Boogeyman will tell the tale of a young girl and her brother, grieving the loss of their mother, who have to face off against a malicious presence in their house.

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It joins the long list of King’s works, including horror and otherwise, which have been adapted for the silver screen. Some popular adaptations include The Shawshank Redemption(1994), The Shining(1980) and Carrie(1976). A film adaptation of Salem's Lot too is in the works.

The Boogeyman will begin development next year.