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Killing the Boogeyman

by Richard Chizmar

The Boogeyman’s return brings the trilogy to its final confrontation

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AlbakiReads Editorial

The Boogeyman’s return brings the trilogy to its final confrontation

In this horror trilogy finale, the disappearance of serial killer Joshua Gallagher sets off a new wave of violence near writer Richard Chizmar’s home. Clues tied to Gallagher’s past, renewed media attention, and an online following that treats him as more than human converge around the possibility that the Boogeyman has returned. The setup connects a hunt for answers with Chizmar’s personal entanglement in the case, building toward a confrontation with a threat the description frames as changed, not simply resurfacing. The book closes the series begun with *Chasing the Boogeyman* and continued in *Becoming the Boogeyman*.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy horror centered on serial killers and supernatural menace.
  • Those interested in stories involving media frenzy and online true-crime fandom.
  • Readers following the Boogeyman trilogy, beginning with *Chasing the Boogeyman*.

Themes

Serial killers and supernatural horrorMedia attention and true-crime fandomRecurring threats and transformation

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Book overview

The terrifying horror trilogy finale to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling series that includes Chasing the Boogeyman and Becoming the Boogeyman from "one of horror's indispensable writers" (Paste).

Notorious serial killer Joshua Gallagher--dubbed "the Boogeyman" by the media--has vanished from prison. One moment, he was locked inside a maximum-security cell; the next, he was gone, leaving behind on the wall a crude hangman puzzle and two chilling words: IT'S TIME.

Now, days later, the world is coming apart again. Bodies are turning up near writer and Gallagher confidante Richard Chizmar's home, echoing the Boogeyman's signature horrors. The news frenzy reignites while the police chase shadows...even as Gallagher's twisted true crime fanbase celebrates online, acknowledging that he's something more than human now.

To everyone else, it's a desperate hunt for answers. To Chizmar, it's more like destiny closing in. The evidence, the sightings, the voices in the dark all point to one unthinkable conclusion: the Boogeyman never left. And very soon, Chizmar must come face-to-face with the thing wearing Gallagher's skin, and learns all too quickly that some nightmares don't return--they evolve.

"Richard Chizmar delves deep into our worst fears and touches the darkness that lives there." --S. A. Cosby
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