SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains massive spoilers for The Boogeyman. If you have not yet seen the film, read on at your own risk!
The Boogeyman has an appropriately horrifying ending to go in tandem with all of the terror that precedes it. In a pitch dark basement, the Harper family squares off with the unrelenting titular monster, and while it seems briefly that Sadie (Sophie Thatcher), her sister Sawyer (Vivien Lyra Blair), and their father Will (Chris Messina) have killed the creature and can live in peace, their safety is called into question as a result of a spooky moment following a family therapy session in the aftermath. It’s a satisfying conclusion to the movie – and particularly interesting in the context of the Stephen King short story it’s based on and earlier drafts of the script.
