Who is Stephen King's Boogeyman? ( What's in the Doctor's Notebook? )

[@ArchTeryx00]

The Boogeyman was a pretty horrifying read, not so much for the titular creature (which, really, we know very little about) but for the *protagonist,* who's nearly as much of a monster as the Boogeyman himself. The dude left *his own son* as bait to lure the monster out. And it's quite apparent, at the end, that the disguised monster (a.k.a. Dr. Harper) was *enjoying every minute* of listening to this dude's horrors. He could have revealed himself at any time, but he wanted to toy with his prey as much as he could before the Reveal. His last words before the pounce managed to make him a bigger horror than the protagonist. And that's saying something. One monster preying on another... *"So nice. So niiiiiice...."*

[@ThunderingJove]

Stephen King hates fathers.

[@toddsummerwind]

This story always disturbs the hell out of me. Well done Mr. King, well done indeed.

[@jamesmckeon9139]

Read it as a kid thought the guy was crazy and the killer.

[@alexaproffitt4640]

SUCH a creepy story!!!! :D

[@melanimatejak6821]

​@@jamesmckeon9139That's another possible explanation.

[@DrDemented9885]

Story really messed me up to the point where I had to sleep with my closet were absolutely shut for years as a child nothing else phase me, Freddy Jason and Michael Myers nada but this novel and there was a cheap short film made in the 80s about it and it was terrifying for the budget but made me just not be able to sleep with the closet door open for a long time

[@bartman64]

This is my favorite Stephen King story. I still remember the chills I got reading it in bed 20 yrs ago. Now I realize it’s an allegory for abusive parenting. Back then, it gave me a healthy fear of ajar doors.

[@ackamack101]

Yes. I hadn’t read this in a long time and revisiting here, I wondered if it could be an allegory for the hatred, abuse and murder of children. Could the father have killed his children and he is confronting his own demons about it?

[@jharris3267]

This is not a bad theory. However the supernatural is a real phenomenon in the Stephen King universe. Things like monster that was in the Storm of the Century, It in Derry, The Man in Black in the Gunslinger series who we later find out is Randall Flagg. He also appeared in The Stand. So I can believe that it was the Boogeyman. However, this man was a domineering, misogynist, bully who is so prideful he let his children die without trying to save them at all. That’s why he is as much a monster as the Boogeyman. I honestly don’t believe he loved any of his children. Although he claims affection for the last child who looked like him.

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

@@jharris3267 That is true, but having all people like that in King's stories (and several others) gets a bit boring in time. It's like bullies and jerks in horror movies, they're there so we feel glad when the slasher gets them. The advantage of this story is that it is older, so it has reasonably original for its time. But he just kept repeating the character, like he does with most of his characters, who are all King tropes by now.

[@pondponder]

I had a boss who had a daughter born around 25 weeks, she was about five years old when we had this conversation, i asked him how he dealt with the stress and he told me "i didn't have any stress, if she made it she made it, if she died she died." I think King must know that boss i had.

[@Ramcharger85]

Needful thing was my first Stephen King read in high school. Got hooked. Move on from RL Stein to King. Read just about every book he has written and seen the movies, too. But this still rates up there with Cujo as scares the shit out of me. Still does. 😊

[@tiffanysullivan5454]

Needful Things is excellent! Good starting point!!

[@daniellewillis2767]

Good Peter Cushing voice...I read Night Shift at 12 or 13 and The Boogeyman scared the hell out of me, especially the ending. I was sad they didn't include the Dr Harper reveal in the movie, and while I understand that movies and books are separate storytelling vehicles , I wish they hadn't relegated the original story to the prologue. Frankly I wish Dr Harper WAS the Boogeyman in the movie version: Think of all the underlying themes of familial trauma they could have explored....

[@MrGrandure]

Dude is more awful than the actual boogeyman got dammit

[@smithjedediah]

yeah and def intentional on King's part

[@adamantiiispencespence4012]

He's a coward, a hypocrite and abuser buy that thing did everything could to hurt him and drive him to be the worst he possibly could be. The Boogeyman is still the ultimate evil in this story.

[@teddyf3960]

13:01 “and I had to go back where it was!” Good! This is your fault for ignoring your kids!! Haha fantastic reading

[@jasonspence4749]

well done … you want to know something ? I am nearing 50 years old , been reading Stephen King since I was 14 years old , first story was back in Fall of 1989 . The Mist .. a short story … I have been hooked on SK ever since , and yes … to this day .. I am still afraid of the Boogeyman Keep up the amazing work sending love from Alberta , Canada 🇨🇦

[@DSnake655]

For King, THE MIST is indeed short. Lolol!

[@KKelly-ng1ni]

​@@DSnake655It's in a collection of his short stories. He has several short story books.

[@StLProgressive]

Same, though I’m 52. 😂

[@lauraholmes2402]

Fifteen minutes in and what a stand up gentleman. Hope nothing happens, he’s gods gift to women

[@thing_under_the_stairs]

Seriously! He's the kind of guy who makes me glad that I'm a lesbian!

[@maryhoyt2609]

Outstanding! This version is so awesome! Fantastic job to all who worked for this, and as usual, thank you so much for posting this!!

[@wendymontgomery2903]

7th. My lucky # 🎉 New to this club but have been a member of the "constant reader" club since the 70s. Going on 6 DECADES of enjoying SK skills. Reading an SK novel is not just "reading a book". Its a whole A$$ experience! #lifelongskfan

[@31webseries]

Wow, amazing how you got Bradley Cooper to star in this!

[@seandpizzle]

😂😂😂

[@annetteechevarria8804]

😂

[@anthonybryson533]

😂

[@StLProgressive]

Another excellent video. This story scared me to death when I read it as a teenager in the 80’s, more than any other of King’s works. I think his short stories are usually scarier than his books, with the exceptions of Salem’s Lot,’ ‘It’ and ‘The Stand.’ The ending of this one, OMG. 😂😱

[@DSnake655]

I forget how the Doc was portrayed last time you did "The Boogeyman," but if you do it again, maybe try Lee (ya know...Christopher Lee).

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

That's a great idea! This is basically the same video -- but I tinkered with the ending. Still not completely satisfied. In King's story, he describes the doctor's face as a mask that has been removed... and I'm not talented enough to animate Peter Cushing taking off a mask to reveal the Boogeyman (and so far, I can't prompt the A.I. in the exact direction I want it...) But, all in all, I think this version is a little better. :)

[@MrUndersolo]

Bradley Cooper really gives it a modern touch.

[@brianrunyon266]

Same, though both Lee and Cushing are two of my favorite English actors.

[@DWSmith-x6c]

I can see why Cushing is better to portray the psych.​@@brianrunyon266

[@bruggeman672]

Absolutely brilliant presentation. You're doing something really unique, and really special here, make no mistake! Well done sir! On a sidenote where are the amazing illustrations presented here (in the notebook) from originally? There's some incredible artwork there

[@teddyf3960]

I was thinking A.I! But I could be wrong

[@tiffanysullivan5454]

These are brilliant!! Subbed! King is my favorite author, his chatacters are so rich - i see these people in my head, and they're real. This is a frigging short story, but it plays like a novel. Outstanding!!! I'm 53, and i still check the closet. And under the bed. You never know........

[@Ponnnnnyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Just found your channel. This is what KZbin is all about. I love this, and your deep dive videos. Keep making !!

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Glad you found our little Book Club! More videos are on the way :)

[@mathieuleader8601]

love the tiny sketch of Pennywise in the notebook at the bottom of the page

[@scrow7752]

Nice one man, these AI generated images really help with immersion.

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Glad you like them!

[@snackbarqueen]

This story and 1408 are the 2 SK stories that made me sleep with the lights on…. Literally lol … I was 24 years old when I first read this story at home, by myself, in bed, late at night…alas barely any sleep that night or a few after that lmaooo….

[@johnsnyder4653]

Excellent presentation! Well done!

[@brianrunyon266]

Thanks for introducing me to an SK title I haven't come across yet, as I'm more familiar with his novels, and his collection called Different Seasons.

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@finegirlbrandy1859]

This story is ..Soooo niceee 💀

[@margaretjohnson6259]

the father hated his children and wife and i think he killed his kids.

[@lilmisstarabear]

This man went through what no one should have to go through but I still think he's a horrible, cowardly, controlling monster.

[@Squishmitten5]

I need one of these for “everything is eventual” !!!! These are wonderful, truly!

[@MJW60777]

Yeah, this story always stuck with me. Maybe wasn't a good idea reading it in the 4th grade. Great job on this one👍👍

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@honeybeeklo83]

This is an awesome channel! ❤

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Thank you so much!

[@MrJaycrow30]

Bravo! Great voice acting!!! So happy I found your channel. It's....soooo nicccce!! 😂

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Thank you! 😄

[@JackieSkellington]

Gosh, I love SK! This one gave me nightmares

[@MrUndersolo]

Sixth? And I love waking up in the morning with this! Same horse-head-in-the-bed scream, I hear...😮

[@JohnSanborn-y2n]

I had a feeling predicting the ending would turn out like that. That's how Stephen king's mind rolls.

[@TrentRushton]

This is a pretty terrifying story, but the way those poor kids died sounds so similar to Pennywise, maybe the Boogeyman and Pennywise are the same or related

[@brianstanton2721]

I love this theory

[@Halloween111]

The worst parents always think their way of "parenting" is the fix for all the ails in the world. Then when they fail, they want the military to fix it. But it's always the kid's fault.

[@riddertjelief3679]

I read this story for the first time when I was about 10 years old (bad idea) I'm now 30, I still don't want an open closet door when I go to sleep 😂

[@cinyminx2930]

This has got to be my absolute favorite one of his short stories!

[@prudencestillwater2648]

Loved the Archie Bunker style voicing 👍

[@rashawnjordan1307]

Amazing job, hope to see more renditions.

[@thomasderosso5625]

I read this at nine or ten years old, and it messed me up something fierce.

[@YaBoyYeti]

Now I want to see a short film with Bradley Cooper as the father.

[@johnwalsh4857]

Enjoying your videos please keep up the good work

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Thanks, will do!

[@HaramXL]

Ahh, ssooo nice

[@nikaluvnwayne]

Wow imagine leaving your kid to die instead of trying to find a way to beat it or running he was a coward

[@FreakyLynx]

Who knew Monsters Inc was based on a Stephen King story.

[@smokingduck507]

I had a collection of audio books and one was this one. I was 8 and I was hiding under my blankets for a long time!

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Wow -- 8 years old? this must have been a very spooky story for you!

[@erickelm4974]

How did Bradley Cooper get wrapped up in this!?

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

LOL -- right?! And Peter Cushing too...

[@Canev821]

Idk it makes me question accidental deaths know

[@Michelle-w6g3f]

He knows what Boogeyman's coming for him 😎👍

[@judahbusby]

Holy hell well done king scared me again mean shit this terrified me.

[@marybdrake1472]

That was super intense.

[@Philip-ei8pu]

We say Bogyman in 🇬🇧. (Because of the boggarts) 😉👍❤️

[@keeganshigh]

It's also illegal to hookup with someone in your own damn house. You guys aren't fascists at all...

[@tracycraft2971]

@@keeganshighwhat!?

[@PeriwinkleB]

The father in this story is a piece of crap on many levels, he’s just as bad as the boogeyman. Poor kids 😢

[@wade]

I know, right?!

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

Like most fathers in King's stories.

[@adeaoud3404]

This is so nice!!!! I love it

[@WeCube1898]

If you know and utter a Chuck Norris joke , the Boogeyman will never ever bother you 😊

[@Nunya_Bidness_53]

Pennywise to Boogeyman: "Would you like a baloon?"

[@davidhay3380]

Another brilliant video💪

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Thank you 🙌

[@dennisthornton4434]

Good way to tell a story.

[@pbibbles]

I saw it coming a mile away, but it's still great.

[@cerosis]

I remember reading this, it was such a a good one

[@michypie4297]

Man this is terrifying‼️ Thx for my next nightmare SK❣️ You too SK Book Club❣️ Excellent 🩸👹🩸

[@desertflower6181]

Where is Kingo?

[@timothycrosby4251]

This story scared the shit out of me as a kid.

[@twistedlittlefables]

This so good 😊

[@RVDDP2501]

Holy Shit, this father is so horrible, the Boogey Man would call Baba Yaga (John Wick) to kill him!

[@mikefitzgerald41]

He screamed like he found a horses head in his bed

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

LOL, you have a good ear!

[@prowlandsasuke]

Weird how he says the kid and not my son.

[@dorn0531]

Distancing himself from the pain

[@Brandonhatesmayo]

sounds like Anthony Jesselneck haha

[@headcreeps5738]

I’m second!! Yay!

[@julianader2569]

I'm first!! Yay!

[@haruruben]

Starring Bradley Cooper

[@cidrain]

I'm confused, is this a fanfiction or the actual story?

[@GoldSayaProductions]

Actual short story

[@haruruben]

‘Tough’ guys” like this are always cowards

[@keeganshigh]

You wish bud, I know guys like this that would tear you apart.

[@thing_under_the_stairs]

@@keeganshigh Lol, found the coward!

[@CurtisBambrick]

Third😂

[@daniellewillis2767]

4th

[@mrnice7570]

21st

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Welcome!

[@shawn.m.schmidt]

Writers enjoy being paid to create, right? So do illustrators. I get it though, circuit boards need to eat too.

[@thomasderosso5625]

Weird way to offer your services. You might have more luck contacting him directly and quoting your rates.

[@josephmayfield945]

I like your videos - but the use of Ai generated imagery makes me not want to watch them.

[@thomasderosso5625]

I put them on in the background, myself, like a podcast or radio play. That way the AI imagery isn't a factor.

[@jasonaugustine3370]

This is completely whacked out What the hell am I listening to?

[@madsurfdaddy7]

Donald J Trump is his boogeyman

[@Awelbeckk]

No

[@tracycraft2971]

@@Awelbeckkyes

[@black84z28camaro]

27 minutes and you got it wrong. His boogeyman is trump. He lives in feel if the bad orange man

[@Awelbeckk]

Dude, what is wrong with you

[@retriever19golden55]

​@@Awelbeckk A lot, I'd guess.

[@efnfen]

AI bs

[@thomasderosso5625]

Are you volunteering to provide art for free, or pay for art to go with the videos? Very generous of you!

[@efnfen]

@@thomasderosso5625 why should the art for the channel he's trying to profit off of be free? It's very generous of you to volunteer other people's money and defend the theft that comes along with AI slop Get a job

[@thomasderosso5625]

@@efnfen Yet here you are, volunteering _his_ money. Are you an artist, salty that he didn't hire you? Or are you just another sad little keyboard warrior, looking for people to criticize to distract you from how miserable you are about your pathetic life? Get a job that doesn't make you a bitter freak.

[@shadowwatcher5042]

@@efnfen So is selling my homegrown apples robbing Walmart? Those employees need to eat too. My apples must be AI garbage to you since they came free out the ground instead of a shopping bag. All I had to do was water it and pick the best. Like putting a prompt in an AI and getting the best pic. Why should someone pay $50 and wait 5 months for some throwaway images? He's not pawning the Mona Lisa to you. He just needs images to fill a blank screen. Would you rather he steals them from someone? Better he gets them free from a public AI. Maybe we should go back to mining stones by hand instead of using auto tools. My poor daddy making tables on his band saw sure hates them darn robots in factories putting him out of his garage business. AI is a tool to use. You are the hand drawer saying there is no skill in using an art pad. You are just the painter complaining that the photographers art has no soul in it just because he didn't make it himself. As if you invented your bowl of fruit and paint. But like the painter, you can still sell your overgrown portraits to the rich snobs that think themselves better since they can afford "the best". As for me, I have a real job knowing my hobby should stay just that: a hobby not a job. If you can make money off it, good for you, but you're just mad that you choose the wrong career.

[@jesusromanpadro3853]

What an ending. 🫣😱 The equivalent in spanish is "el coco".