Perspectives

Literary perspective

The short story “The Boogeyman” by Stephen King belongs to the horror genre. Works which are part of this genre aim to frighten the readers by using events and characters which are unexplained or terrifying. The monster at the center of a horror story can be often seen as a symbol of the general fears of a society. In the case of “The Boogeyman”, the monster could represent childhood fears such as the fear of the dark, or fear o...