An Irish Filmmaker, Gerard Lough has recently completed a film based on a short story by Stephen King, which is a first for an Irish filmmaker, as far as I know. The movie is on the festival rounds at the moment and can be seen at the Horrorthon film festival in Dublin on Oct 25th and the Dollar Baby Festival in the Netherlands on Nov 13th. Press Release follows as does the trailer!
Based on the short story by Stephen King, THE BOOGEYMAN is an ambitious short film directed by Irish film-maker Gerard Lough and starring Simon Fogarty and Michael Parle.
When Andrew Billings (Fogarty) goes to see a psychologist to explain how an evil creature that lives in his closet is responsible for the deaths of his three children he is met with scepticism. But as the story progresses, both Dr Harper (Parle) and the audience will start to consider the possibility that this “boogeyman” is real after all.
The film has intricate visual effects that are CGI as well as in camera. It also feature excellent make up effects by one of the best artists in Ireland - Julie Ann Ryan. This combined with a faithful adaption o f King’s much loved source material, strong performance, stunning visuals and a creepy electronic score will make for a very memorable 30 minute movie which will be shown at film festivals all over the world.
