The Boogeyman - Stephen King - Phelous

The Boogeyman and this time backed by Stephen King and A Woman in a Room. Only cigarettes and therapy can save us this time!
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Originally Released: August 9, 2011

[@ShinGallon]

The actual short story The Boogeyman is honestly super creepy and unsettling, it's one of King's better short stories in terms of tone. The Woman in the Room is one of those "why did you try to adapt this into a visual medium?" things because that whole story is all about the character's inner conflict and that's super hard to do well in a movie. It does make me miss the days when a person who's supposed to be an average everyday person actually looks like an average everyday person in the movie because they didn't insist all actors be flawless physical specimens.

[@Spaghettineck]

I always comeback to phelous’ videos because they somehow help with my anxiety and depression.

[@Arwijn33]

Me too.

[@michaelwilson5114]

Same here, but I'm guessing with the family murder - you have a little more anxiety and depression then I do...

[@schlamuffenimperator9460]

Phelous and Caddicarus are my backups.

[@jeannel3207]

I'm currently reading Night Shift (the short story collection where The Boogeyman was published) and I learned an interesting tidbit that explains why the overall quality is so poor! Apparently, with King's popularity taking off in the 80s and the release of De Palma's Carrie, King was contacted by tons of film students wanting to turn his stories into short films, and he decreted that film students could adapt whatever story they liked in return for one dollar. This version of The Boogeyman must have been one of the student films 😄

[@StarShipGray]

The Boogeyman was one of my favorite Stephen King short stories for years and years until I became a parent myself. Now I’m just appalled by Lester’s cowardice when his children’s lives are on the line. This is still a better adaptation than the one released just a couple of years ago.

[@sharona1981]

Am I the only one who really liked the prisoner in Woman In A Room? Definitely the most interesting character-story should have been about him.

[@harmonlanager2670]

Eden Mayhew I really liked him too.

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

He was an addition by Frank Darabont. The original story focused entirely on the main character and his mother. He was an excellent story arc in the Darabont adaptation, though.

[@Shenaldrac]

No, I thought he was great too. He was a good sport about being given the death penalty.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Especially his tie-bandana. And how casual he was about killing people.

[@CanItAlready]

I like how John wiped his fingerprints off the pill bottle he brought from home and put it in her hand as if anyone would believe that a woman who couldn't snap her fingers anymore would be able to get the childproof cap off the bottle; after they stopped wondering how on earth she got it in the first place, that is.

[@sdm47]

Wait he brought that from home Shouldn’t his name be on it?

[@FrenchPaul1988]

I hope it's no sign of how good a lawyer he is, otherwise no wonder his client will be sentenced to death. Though considering his only thoughts are his client should be dressing up nicely to please the judge and pleading insanity while the trial has been going on long enough for a verdict to be close... Yeah, that guy is a terrible lawyer.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

And keep in mind, this guy is a homicide defense lawyer. LOL

[@Iamafishproductions]

Out of curiosity, I checked out the IMDb of Brian Libby, the prisoner from The Woman in the Room. Turns out he would later go on to play Floyd in the Shawshank Redemption, Sheriff McGee in The Green Mile, and a biker in The Mist. I guess he really was too good for this movie, if he ended up in three far more successful King adaptations.

[@quinnzykir]

Except for the mist. He was my favorite character that gets killed off.

[@quinnzykir]

I don't think he died in the book. If he did. Why not keep him alive in the movie. Mr darabont thought it was a great idea to make the main character kill his son and friends. Sorry still have issues with that movie

[@quinnzykir]

CALM DOWN

[@quinnzykir]

LOUD NOISES

[@troin3925]

Iamafishproductions The Woman In The Room was Frank Donahue's writing and directorial debut, who did The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption and The Mist. He didn't like how The Woman In The Room turned out though.

[@theotherghostgirl337]

I like to imagine that the boogyman just killed this guy's psychiatrist so that he could have a good disguise to finally corner him with and wound up spending a month meeting with patients and shit because he was just really into playing the part

[@RaphBlade7]

I'm kinda surprised the client wasn't mad about his death sentence and wanting revenge by killing the guy's mother. Also kudos to him not blaming his lawyer for the death sentence!

[@ShowWithNoName]

Ah yes, the title card jump scare. Love it.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Next movie: Boogeyman: Coming out of the Closet. :)

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

***** I don't know if I can support his life choice to be a Canadian. Aw hell who am I kidding, it doesn't matter.... I don't have anything against Canadians I watch hockey and used to love "The Industry" when the local PBS station used to show it. ;)

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

***** Oh yeah, me too. I'm very friendly with those there Canadians.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Brandon Roberts That would be funny.

[@DJTRANCENDENCE]

+Brandon Roberts yeah we could call it "Attack of the Hilary Clinton,"..........

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Yeah that hair is a thing of nightmares. I thought I had heard he was going to cut it off for the race but I guess he's not.

[@sirwilhelmh.y9749]

This was an amazing concept for a movie, could've really spotlighted the relationship, the pain of both of them, the issue of suicide for the terminally ill but it obviously got wasted. Still good review, can wait to see Phelan hit the 100k mark. He's seriously underated for some reason. Always good quality, humor and real info in his reviews.

[@ImaNerdANDaGeek]

Phelous became a cute cat. I want to give him kitty head pats.

[@1wolftank]

“I’ve become a monster, oh well”

[@Olbric_Hayward]

17:25 I... I can't get enough of Phelous saying "Uhh, you AYEShole!"

[@flower-yl6iw]

John can't have any real reservations on offing his mom, he offered her a goddamn cigarette while she's hooked up to an oxygen tank

[@Obiwan1994Kenobi-iv4jf]

Well, at least Frank Darabont went on to make The Shawshank Redemption.

[@Rhiorrha]

Wow, they really fucked up an adaptation of the actually scary story.

[@afonline2004]

It's weird how the murderer scene in the 1st one seems to come from a better film. The actor playing the prisoner with great charisma was Brian Libby, who was also the super murder zombie in the sadly neglected classic/shite Chuck Norris action movie Silent Rage.

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

He also played one of the prisoners, named Floyd, in "The Shawshank Redemption." He also played the biker who gets killed in "The Mist." Very gifted actor.

[@jamesoblivion]

@@Gunners_Mate_Guns Green Mile, as well. All of which were directed by Frank Darabont, who also directed The Woman in the Room. Darabont is really loyal to actors he likes. He always casts Jeffrey DeMunn, also.

[@retrogamelover2012]

8:51-9:06 Admittingly, out of all the title themes in this Boogeyman marathon, this is probably my favourite.

[@MrJans3n]

I like it quite a bit as well.

[@ken131]

Re-watching it all now, I think I really like Phelous' scripted sketch work. it's so damn silly!

[@ruggiebuggie3195]

If you're getting Silent Hill vibes from these shorts, it's because Silent Hill was heavily influenced by the works of Stephen King. There are even a couple or so Stephen King easter eggs in Silent Hill 1 like Bachman Road being named after his pseudonym. Other American writers get some nods too in Silent Hill 1 like Ray Bradbury and Richard Matheson.

[@TheCosmicFireStar]

After all these years this particular Stephen King story is to be adapted as a big budget feature film come 2023.

[@eugeneruby433]

The most jarring and unsettling thing about this whole movie for me was seeing Phelous pull out a cigarette and strike a lighter. I was happy to see he didn't actually light it and just kept it in his mouth, though. Good on you, Phelous. Smoking is really bad for you. 👍

[@maikt904]

hm i could argue that is a deliberated reference, it just reminded me of ghostbusters with the unlit cirgarette scene :D

[@jonathanwarrdddedcxddeecec4787]

Now that the euthanasia fun is over.....well I didn't think I would hear those words together in a sentence, but seriously though I do love watching phelous review stuff or any of his videos really

[@yukiskyzero1313]

Phelan saying "Asshole" at the end is just funny hearing it haha. xD Oh, and how I miss PhelousD1 so much haha. xD

[@JThom529]

Holy crap I just found out that “The Woman in The Room” was Frank Darabont’s first film he made

[@coyotefever105]

Yup. He wrote a lot stuff before he directed including the great Blob remake

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

The prisoner guy has also appeared in all his movies

[@tbonevideos23]

Is there a fuller story about that prisoner? Cause I honestly want to know about the guy XD

[@SpeedyEric1]

2:21- And sometime after this review was released, the space battle images are no longer on the films' IMDB pages. I know I would sound like a complete dork here, but I think the dead Phelous at the end is from the end of "Silent Hill Again."

[@mikethegrunty5968]

I looked it up and now it's some kinda Egyptian thing going on as the poster. It's weird. If I check in a week maybe it'll be the poster for heavy metal

[@SpeedyEric1]

Mike White Yeah, I thought it was better after the space battle thing on IMDB when there was no poster image.

[@mikethegrunty5968]

I hear that. I've never heard of such a thing, such an inappropriate image on IMDB. Thank god for phelous to showcase such oddities

[@SpeedyEric1]

Mike White Amen.

[@TECH097]

Looks like Movie Theaters are also re-opening the door on The Boogeyman Chapter...

[@AnimeKid-lp8zy]

Since there were technically two reviews, I'll write two comments... The Woman in the Room: I feel more invested in the prisoner than the dying woman and her dumbass son. What was his story? How did he live? What were his likes? What were his dislikes? Was there someone- anyone that he loved? I don't give a single fuck about the other two people in the story and they were the *focus!* Boogeyman: What the fuck? You mean to tell me that the Boogeyman did all this as a *game?!* It was all for shits and giggles?! That's what the Boogeyman said! It wasn't for power? It wasn't a form of energy? It in no way effected his existence?! He admits that there was no other reason for killing this man and his kids except for "It's all a game dude," and expects us to be like "Alright I guess!" No! There has to be a point! We didn't even see him really- just seizure causing editing!

[@RabbitHole20]

Man that's one bad way of going down the rabbit hole with those pills.

[@TheSefirosu200x]

Acetimenophen isn't aspirin! ANGERY!

[@danynes4710]

TheSefirosu200x I was about to say the same thing. Acetaminophen is Tylenol.

[@eddiedingle767]

TheSefirosu200x Asprin is like band aid or post-it note; a brand name mistakenly used as a catch all

[@markiangooley]

In some countries the enforcement of the trademark for the name Aspirin is strong enough that people call it ASA, acetyl-salicylic acid. Acetaminophen doesn’t upset the stomach as easily as aspirin can, but an overdose of acetaminophen is more likely to kill than one of aspirin. Liver toxicity.

[@Tareltonlives]

The Woman in the Room: Oh Hai Lisa

[@iamaunicorn1232]

Those capsules are definitely not chewable. XD But I suppose for his purposes it doesnt matter.

[@beekbeek8535]

Phelous: But she died- *pauses, plays an NCS clip* Tim: Ya know, IN THE BATHROOM! *DING!*

[@starvingmartian3037]

Remind me never to complain to my kids about some random itch...

[@rexyrex1599]

ik its a big surprise,but the short story was better then the movie,i remember reading it in high school,it was pretty good

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

It was. The first time I read it, I sat quietly for a long time. It was very affecting.

[@Uncle-Jay]

Chewing the asprin allows for quicker release of the drug. I know several people who eat asprin.

[@10GaugeManiac]

Phelous DD1 ?? wait.. that would be weird. Water on the mirror would have saved you, even if it would have made it completely useless, but The Nightmare Becomes Reality...... haha

[@pythiasibyls6269]

Asprin is salicylic acid. Tylenol is paracetamol, a.k.a. acetaminophen. And I've been told that chewing aspirin is normal... never done it but I've heard.

[@realleon2328]

+Pythia Sibyls I thought that if you chew it, it gives you a stomachache or something?

[@TheSefirosu200x]

Pythia Sibyls I can't imagine chewing aspirin is too pleasant, but what do I know since I snort Tylenol a lot (in Vicodin and Percocet, well I used to before my tolerance built up). Now, I tried crushing up a Hydrocodone Ibuprofen pill and just tasting it was so disgusting there was no way I was going to snort it.

[@anikmonette2140]

Pythia Sibyls Some people loves the bitterness.

[@emmajade9507]

They remade Stephen King’s Boogeyman (2023) , can’t wait for review on that one. 😂

[@atlanime]

4:08 ENRICO, IS THAT YOU???!!!!

[@Duragizer8775]

Eh, I found _The Woman in the Room_ quite effective. I imagine it would hit even harder for me now, after my mother's long illness and passing.

[@JThom529]

🫂

[@princesstamika]

why is she chewing gel caps? just open them, open them!

[@ZackExplorer28]

that picture for this review...sums up Stephen King's so-called "horror" movies.

[@chillbaloo5346]

Zack Wolf-Fox Stephen King has almost nothing to do with most of these movies.

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

@@chillbaloo5346 ...other than being the original source material for the movies, of course, but you're still right...mostly. He wrote and directed "Maximum Overdrive," and he even acted (played "Jordy Verril") a full segment of one of the stories in "Creepshow."

[@CanItAlready]

I'm going to guess that these two stories were adapted to film during the height of King's substance abuse problem and he sold away his rights to them to pay for his next bottle of booze and noseful of cocaine. "Drugs are bad, mmkay?"

[@jamesoblivion]

King has - or had, don't know if he still does - a policy of lending aspiring filmmakers the rights to his short stories for $1. In the case of The Woman in the Room, it began a string of Stephen King adaptations by Frank Darabont that would eventually include The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist.

[@LizGrow-u7k]

Are you aware of the big screen version that just came out? I'm going to see it mostly bc Sophie Thatcher(from Yellowjackets) is in it. I'm REALLY hoping you'll review it. I miss Phelous and the movies and I think this would be the PERFECT comeback...

[@nomduclavier]

Because he couldn't just find out what his mum wanted..?

[@ttothep1]

Damn the boogie man phelous does it again

[@GloryHulle]

Stephen King had Jack Torrance chewing aspirin in The Shining. It's a pretty awful experience. Yes, I had to try it myself. I know, dumb.

[@sdm47]

The reason people do that is so that it hits the system faster

[@dancepiglover]

After you've been sentenced, I think it's too late to change your plea.

[@davidspring4003]

sounds like, even if they have reached a verdict, they're only discussing the sentence. which I believe is usually given at the same time as the verdict, so the trial is still ongoing. It's entirely possible that the only reason the guy is in prison is because, for some reason, he couldn't post bail.

[@e93sports80]

Nice video!

[@gracekim25]

I Appeared to have forgotten to comment here. But i love going through past reviews especially to get context for you turning in a cat :) Er probably found in early February 2022 17.7.22

[@MadamFoogie]

Armake 21? What are yoooou doing here? . . . I hope at least someone remembers him. :\

[@welme23]

Yup, long ago he did game reviews

[@avengercannon]

I'm shocked to see this o.o I was just wondering about the sort bogeyman film

[@Uncle-Jay]

I love King, I have all of his books, even the ones I don't like. But some of his films are terrible. My opinion is that his stories work better as a mini series adapation.

[@aloveforallthingshorror2683]

Now all you need to do is review the new 2023 Boogeyman movie which is another adaptation of Stephen King's short story

[@averagegamecritic]

I get associations, but even for that that’s a stretch.

[@robjackson4050]

sad thing is these movies are usually pretty good

[@Melvinshermen]

Fun fact the woman in house was made by guy who did Green mile and Shawshank

[@StakeJade]

What's the song that plays around 7:11?

[@SpeedyEric1]

StakeJade It's from Swamp Zombies!!!, a movie Phelous reviewed before this. He uses the song for really ackward moments in what he's reviewing.

[@StakeJade]

SpeedyEric1 Awesome. Thanks!

[@StakeJade]

SpeedyEric1 Found it. Victoria Galinsky's "The Dead".

[@SpeedyEric1]

StakeJade Always glad to help.

[@drygonfyre]

+StakeJade I know this reply is a bit late, but it's The Dead by Victoria Galinsky. It's from Phelous' Swamp Zombies review.

[@justynabernatowicz550]

what is the band behind "mothers are watching you" ?

[@theLOSTranger234]

+Justyna Bernatowicz from what I could find, I think its from the movie "swamp zombies" (havnt watched phelous review on that one admittingly let alone havnt watched the actual movie, so not sure who sings it,

[@FrenchPaul1988]

It's a song called "The dead" and the artist is Victoria Galinsky. It is actually listed in the end credits.

[@Objectorbit]

Did you actually chew Asprin?

[@SpeedyEric1]

It was probably a Tic Tac.

[@NeutronNeutopian13]

I started gagging thinking about chewing aspirin.

[@whinyasshole5616]

2:12 I expected that space turtle movie to have a better soundtrack, but it could have been worse.

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing weird short stories movies ever at least the woman in the room looks at bit interesting even it’s a bit slow boring too

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Why is evil Phelous called PhelousD1? Day 1 or what does that mean?

[@gracekim25]

all i know is his friend is known as 'Chaos D1' and yeh that's all i know XD There's a moment where he's about to explain what D1 means and i think he gets 'killed'

[@ilovethisshowisaveryeducat1392]

🎄🎄

[@natesmith5426]

shower curtain swooooooosh!!!!!!

[@moomoof8720]

oh there is a review that i remember that had to do with a house and everything purple and it had some native american folklore or something and i think phelous D1 first appeared there or something i can't remember the name of it. i liked that review and i don't know how to find it

[@moomoof8720]

yea it did i found it

[@sjaadhahd5134]

+Moo moof link

[@davidspring4003]

what's it called?

[@conortulley7484]

What movie is that "Mothers Are Watching You" song from?

[@thefunnier716]

Swamp zombies

[@gracekim25]

*magically changes clothes* Phelous are you a wizard?!🤣 Oh crap. This movie has Euthanasia but done badly 😅

[@MrGMoney1944]

RH-36 O Positive count 79

[@zionhyomeify]

Why is the Boogeyman chapter behind a door, and not in a book?

[@davidspring4003]

same reason clubs have chapters?

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

Dadadadaaaah!

[@FrenchPaul1988]

But what of a chapter in a book behind a door ?

[@smb-c3po]

Another great video, Phelan. Oh, well, at least they tried! This review filmed in closet? This better be last Boogeyman.

[@koolz765]

Song at 7:10?

[@TooRollingStoned7195]

Billings looks like bald Thom Yorke

[@christinawilkephillips7684]

uuuum......? I was wondering how you became a cat....and yeah, weird movie! :|

[@max-rdj9741]

9:56

[@171QA]

O.O What the, I don't even?

[@LeafGirl1988]

Aspirin and acetaminophen are two different things...

[@tacaloking4]

this sucks but atleast this was better than cats eye something actually happens

[@peterkrochmalni673]

Itchy…. Tasty….

[@TurboSilke]

Is that film brain playing the father?

[@theopiner402]

Steven King is incredibly overrated.

[@theopiner402]

*Stephen

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

If you go only by the movies made from his stories, that would be a fair statement, as there are only four that really worked: Stand by Me Misery The Green Mile The Shawshank Redemption If you're talking about his written work itself, you'd be dead wrong. Just pick up _Carry,_ _Salem's Lot,_ or _The Shining_ next time and you'll change your tune.

[@cesarzpontu8886]

@@Gunners_Mate_Guns So Shining and Doctor Sleep and Carrie didn't work, ok.

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

@@cesarzpontu8886 No, I disliked the movie version of "The Shining" because Kubrick changed it so much. I liked "Carrie" as a movie somewhat because DeLaurentis seemed to do his best to stick to the book, but it was inherently a problem to convey all aspects of the book, especially Carrie's literal reading of Susan's mind as she was dying, the most powerful part of the whole book.

[@cesarzpontu8886]

@@Gunners_Mate_Guns Even if Kubrick changed a lot, it is still one of the greatest horrors ever made.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Hey Phelous! There is gonna be an adaptation of the original short story next year! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boogeyman_(2023_film)

[@Nekoszowa]

What a cringe worthy song...

[@Gardiken]

Every Stephen King movie is bad! XD

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

So Stand by me, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Misery, 1408, The Shining, Carrie and The Mist are bad? Dumb comment

[@gracekim25]

Mate just say you don’t like it, don’t blatantly lie please