Revenge of the Bogey Man
A young woman becomes entangled in a supernatural continuation of the terror associated with the Bogey Man name. The film survives largely through its eerie sleeve art, tape-era obscurity and its place in the broader mythology of supernatural low-budget horror.
Film details
| Original / alt title | Revenge of the Bogey Man |
| Year | 1983 |
| Director | Bruce Starr |
| Country | USA |
| Runtime | Approx. 86 min |
| Main cast | Sammy Sharon, John Stuart Wildman, J. C. Brandy |
UK status
Appeared on the DPP list but was later dropped.
A deep-cut collector title, mostly encountered by fans exploring the far corners of early-1980s horror video culture.
Why it caused controversy
UK censorship / Video Nasties history
A quick status check first, followed by the film’s censorship timeline. A DPP prosecution was an obscenity case against a particular video publication — it was not automatically the same thing as a permanent nationwide “ban”.
Detailed censorship timeline & facts
FACTS & TRIVIA
- The title trades heavily on recognition of The Boogey Man / Bogey Man brand.
- Collectors often remember the sleeve more vividly than the plot.
- The film sits in the kind of obscurity that makes it attractive to VHS-era fans.
- Its appeal today is mostly archival and collector-driven.
- It shows how sequel branding was used aggressively in low-budget horror marketing.
- The image you supplied has especially strong tape-era visual identity.
- Titles like this help the archive document not just famous nasties but the wider surrounding video culture.
Distributor / VHS label
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Trailer
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