Boogeyman (2005 film)
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Boogeyman (2005 film) is a 2005 supernatural horror movie about a man confronting the childhood monster he believes killed his father.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boogeyman | 1 |
| Boogeyman (2005 film) canonical | 1 |
| Boogeyman 2 | 1 |
| Boogeyman film series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6745238 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boogeyman (2005 film) Context triple: [Joseph LoDuca, notableWork, Boogeyman (2005 film)]
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A.
The Boogeyman
"The Boogeyman" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a man recounting terrifying encounters with a child-killing monster to a psychiatrist.
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B.
Ghoulies
Ghoulies is a 1985 horror-comedy film about mischievous demonic creatures that became a cult favorite in the home-video era.
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C.
House of the Devil
House of the Devil is a 2009 retro-style horror film directed by Ti West, known for its slow-burn suspense and homage to 1980s satanic panic thrillers.
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D.
Insidious
Insidious is a 2010 supernatural horror film directed by James Wan that follows a family terrorized by malevolent entities after their son inexplicably falls into a coma.
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E.
Summer of Sam
Summer of Sam is a 1999 crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee that dramatizes the fear and paranoia in New York City during the 1977 Son of Sam murders.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boogeyman (2005 film) Target entity description: Boogeyman (2005 film) is a 2005 supernatural horror movie about a man confronting the childhood monster he believes killed his father.
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A.
The Boogeyman
"The Boogeyman" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a man recounting terrifying encounters with a child-killing monster to a psychiatrist.
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B.
Ghoulies
Ghoulies is a 1985 horror-comedy film about mischievous demonic creatures that became a cult favorite in the home-video era.
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C.
House of the Devil
House of the Devil is a 2009 retro-style horror film directed by Ti West, known for its slow-burn suspense and homage to 1980s satanic panic thrillers.
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D.
Insidious
Insidious is a 2010 supernatural horror film directed by James Wan that follows a family terrorized by malevolent entities after their son inexplicably falls into a coma.
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E.
Summer of Sam
Summer of Sam is a 1999 crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee that dramatizes the fear and paranoia in New York City during the 1977 Son of Sam murders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
supernatural horror film ⓘ |
| basedOn | boogeyman folklore ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossUSD | 67500000 ⓘ |
| budgetUSD | 20000000 ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Bobby Bukowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Stephen T. Kay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Screen Gems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editedBy | John Axelrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Boogeyman 2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boogeyman 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tim Jensen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Joseph LoDuca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An adult man returns to his childhood home to confront the boogeyman he believes killed his father. ⓘ |
| producer |
Jason Shuman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louise Rosner NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Tapert NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Raimi NERFINISHED ⓘ William Sherak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Ghost House Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senator International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingSystem | Motion Picture Association film rating system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | February 4, 2005 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Eric Kripke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juliet Snowden NERFINISHED ⓘ Stiles White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| stars |
Andrew Glover
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barry Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Mesure NERFINISHED ⓘ Emily Deschanel NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Lawless NERFINISHED ⓘ Skye McCole Bartusiak NERFINISHED ⓘ Tory Mussett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Eric Kripke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
childhood fears
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family trauma ⓘ monsters ⓘ |
| title | Boogeyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boogeyman (2005 film) Description of subject: Boogeyman (2005 film) is a 2005 supernatural horror movie about a man confronting the childhood monster he believes killed his father.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boogeyman
this entity surface form:
Boogeyman 2
this entity surface form:
Boogeyman film series