bogeyman

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Fungus the Bogeyman, published in 1977, became an instant classic, despite, or possibly because of the nature of the protagonist, whose sole job in life is to go around scaring people.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2022

The Bogeyman Audience members will be blindfolded for this new horror-themed 20-minute theatrical experience; 18 and up only; waiver must be signed before entry.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2019

“Green wants us to believe in his Bogeyman, and Curtis is his ace card,” Jeannette Catsoulis wrote in her New York Times review.

From New York Times • May 25, 2019

Still, not all is lost, because the Bogeyman, bless him, has not forgotten his manners.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 12, 2018

He had replaced Satan, the Bogeyman, Frankenstein's monster, and Mumbo Jumbo, Lord of the Congo, in the public mind.

From Anything You Can Do! by Garrett, Randall