Just Another Boogeyman?

Rating: 9/10 (11 April 2013)

Though in a certain scene, he is referred to as "Mr. Boogie" in a photo Ellison Oswalt discovers; No. This is not just another boogeyman movie. I would have given it a ten but, as it is categorized as horror, I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
I must say, it is very refreshing to sit down and watch a movie without being plagued by scenes of peoples' anatomy and bodies soaked in blood. In this day and age, the "horror" genre has been belittled to porn, blood and gore. The genre lost it's interesting stories a long time ago as, sadly, those three things are apparently enough to sustain the life of a "horror" movie. So, the fact that this movie almost lacks those and actually has a story to it is a MAJOR plus. I say "almost" due to a few scenes that involve a knife and lawn mower though not much is shown.
I'm not sure if Bagul (spelling is probably wrong), was/is truly a Pagan deity but I found myself drawn to the idea. The "Eater of Children" who can travel through images of himself and corrupt the minds of children who, in turn, kill their family. Or, that's what the movie depicts. So, good work writers/director(s) if he was of your creation!
The characters of this movie were believable and the actors portrayed them almost perfectly. I found myself irritated with the sheriff in his two appearances and I felt bad for the Deputy at certain points.
I can say that I didn't see the ending coming. I knew that moving homes hadn't ended the story. Anyone with half a brain or slight knowledge of horror films could guess that. I don't want to spoil too much, so I'll leave at I expected a happy ending.
Now, as I said above, I couldn't bring myself to give this movie a full ten because it wasn't exactly...scary. I jumped at a few moments and I was holding my breath for a few seconds but I wasn't shaking behind a pillow. Then again, it is pretty hard to find a movie like that anymore.