Boogeyman (2001)
Directed by
Written by Documentary
Starring Freddy Krueger, Pinhead, Norman Bates, Michael Myers, Jason Voohees
Release Date Unknown
Published December 20th, 2001
A warning to horror film fans: avoid the new DVD Boogeymen. The disc that is positioned as sort of a documentary retrospective of the horror genres best. Yet Boogeymen plays more like the kind of promo disc you would receive with your subscription to Fangoria.
All the horror greats are on the disc from Norman Bates to Hellraiser's Pinhead to the greatest of them all, Freddy Krueger. They are all featured on the disc but in strange little vignettes that introduce the characters as if they were contestants on the dating game. For example, clips of Freddy are introduced with a picture, vital stats and little tidbits like "Son of 100 maniacs", killed by the parents of the Elm Street children, now returns to kill in children's' dreams. All that's missing is Wink Martindale saying "Ladies how about a warm welcome for Freeeddyyyyy Krueger."
The disc is filled with famous clips like Freddy's first kill, and the Phantasm ball but the clips are very long and are accompanied by no commentary and no interviews essentially no insight into the making of these classics.
The DVD extras does include a commentary and a couple of interviews but why are they only in the extras and not in the documentary itself? If your looking for real insight into the making of a horror film rent Wes Craven's new nightmare with the commentary by Craven himself and leave Boogeymen on the shelf.
