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The Boogey Man (1980)

 Seen on Shudder. Recently released by Vinegar Syndrome I have the double disc of this film and the infamous sequel (never watched the sequel) for years and haven’t watched them. I do remember being in love with the craziness of this back in the mid aughts when it caught my attention after the Ebert disgust towards the trailer was a part of his Siskel & Ebert review program and I rented it on DVD from Netflix. The use of a screwdriver on the guy in his Mustang and how the invisible mirror spirit pantyhose killer uses the open door to cause the victim’s girlfriend to give him a “stab kiss” never fails to crack me up. It is just so bizarre and hilarious. Their friends just getting tired of their smooching, deciding to hit the bricks while the two faces were joined at the mouth (by force through screwdriver!) also just made me laugh. I’m guessing Lommel meant for that reaction, but I can’t be sure. Lommel’s direction is so straight without a hint of tongue-in-cheek in tone that it mak