Becoming the Boogeyman
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Summary
The terrifying sequel to the acclaimed
New York Times
and USA TODAY bestselling novel Chasing the Boogeyman， which was hailed as "genuinely chilling and something brand-new and exciting" （Stephen King） and "unforgettable" （Harlan Coben）。A riveting， haunting sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller Chasing the Boogeyman--a tale of obsession and the adulation of evil， exploring modern society's true-crime obsession with unflinching honesty， sparing no one from the glare of the spotlight。 Will those involved walk away from the story of a lifetime in order to keep their loved ones safe？ Or will they once again be drawn into a killer's web？ As the story draws to its shattering conclusion， only one person holds all the answers--and he just may be the most terrifying monster of them all。
Reviews
Lauren Peterson
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Richard Chizmar is back with his second edition in The Boogeyman series， Becoming the Boogeyman。 As with his first book， Chasing the Boogeyman， this one reads as a fictional true crime， or what I jokingly call faux true crime。 Chizmar has the undeniable power to create a fictional story that reads better than a lot of true crime books out there and I know I’m not the only one guilty of forgetting at times that this story is indeed fiction。 There are a lot of things I liked about this second Boog Richard Chizmar is back with his second edition in The Boogeyman series， Becoming the Boogeyman。 As with his first book， Chasing the Boogeyman， this one reads as a fictional true crime， or what I jokingly call faux true crime。 Chizmar has the undeniable power to create a fictional story that reads better than a lot of true crime books out there and I know I’m not the only one guilty of forgetting at times that this story is indeed fiction。 There are a lot of things I liked about this second Boogeyman。 The first person narrative gives us an intimate relationship with our characters—especially Chizmar and his family—and I think that lends to the “true” feel of it and my investment in the outcome。 I’m always up for scary serial killer story as well and we get to know Gallagher a bit better although the new focus is on a copycat killer terrorizing Chizmar， his family and surviving members of the Gallagher killings from the 80’s。 This one is a little slow at times and there are a lot of moving parts bouncing between past and present， old and new characters。 Note that it can be read as a standalone for anyone new to the series。 With that being said， I really loved Chasing the Boogeyman。 I mean， really， really loved it。 As a standalone， Becoming the Boogeyman is solid 3。5-4 star read。 Problem is， I can’t view it on its own but as an extension of the story he created with his first Boogeyman。 I missed the coming of age feel to the story （even though he tries to insert a bit of it into this new boogeyman it’s just not the same）。 I will also always prefer a setting in the 80’s as to present day， so I missed the nostalgia of one of my favorite decades。 The first story is also a great deal scarier in my opinion and read as more of a horror where this new one is more thriller verging on crime thriller。 Overall， I simply didn’t enjoy it as much this time around。 I imagine nothing may ever compare to the magic of the OG Boogeyman for me， but I will continue to read the series and very much enjoy Chizmar’s writing。 Chizmar promises another edition and my fingers are crossed that after the copycat interlude， we will get back to a focus on the original serial killer and veer back towards the horror genre。 Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for my digital and hard copy book 。。。more
Bradly Clark
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This is a terrific follow up to Chizmar's 'Chasing the Boogeyman'。 I had to keep reminding myself that this was fiction and not a true crime story。 Chizmar has once again shown that he is truly a remarkable writer and story spinner。 This is a terrific follow up to Chizmar's 'Chasing the Boogeyman'。 I had to keep reminding myself that this was fiction and not a true crime story。 Chizmar has once again shown that he is truly a remarkable writer and story spinner。 。。。more
Roger
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Enjoyable。 Not as good as the original， Chasing the Boogeyman， but worth the read。
Sascha
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Before I requested the ARC of Becoming the Boogeyman， I had not read the first book in the series， Chasing the Bogeyman; if I had， I doubt that I would have requested Becoming the Boogeyman。 Honestly most of Chasing the Boogeyman was very good。 It’s fiction but is told as true crime。 I admittedly Googled to find out which portions were fiction （most of it） and which were non-fiction （little beyond the author’s interjection of himself， the town of Edgewood， MD， and some family and friends）。 That Before I requested the ARC of Becoming the Boogeyman， I had not read the first book in the series， Chasing the Bogeyman; if I had， I doubt that I would have requested Becoming the Boogeyman。 Honestly most of Chasing the Boogeyman was very good。 It’s fiction but is told as true crime。 I admittedly Googled to find out which portions were fiction （most of it） and which were non-fiction （little beyond the author’s interjection of himself， the town of Edgewood， MD， and some family and friends）。 That particular novel ended with a huge gap in time that removed me from the world of that book and felt a bit slapped together like an afterthought。 I do understand why he did it but personally thought the book was the worse for it。 And， because of that ending （and my thought that I really didn’t need more like this book）， I would not have taken on another book in the series。 （I did give the book 4 stars; would have been much higher with a better ending。） So， now let’s talk about Becoming the Boogeyman。In Richard Chizmar’s Becoming the Boogeyman， he once again invites the reader to the town of Edgewood， MD， which is northeast of Baltimore but most of the action occurs in his new town of Bel Air （an actual town near Edgewood）。 The Boogeyman who terrorized Edgewood in 1988 is now imprisoned in western Maryland， but Chizmar is still in conversation with him in order to determine the location of potential other victims。 No information is forthcoming， but what is forthcoming is a reoccurrence of the terror that seized northeastern Maryland many years ago as new murders occur that seem to be a follow-up to the Boogeyman’s reign of terror。In an effort to make this fictionalized true crime seem true， Chizmar adds too many tangents for my taste。 Parts of the nostalgic account of his childhood in Edgewood that he is writing become passages in Becoming the Boogeyman。 Also he incorporates a series of flashbacks。 Now， admittedly， these probably add to the overall story but felt more like filler in the way they were presented。 And， again， I understand that these were formatted to imitate a true crime novel。 The net effect， however， （for me） was a novel that frequently felt all over the place and which was easy to put down but harder to pick up again。 This accounts for the unheard of two weeks that it took me to finish reading my primary novel （this one）。 Ugh。That said， when Chizmar focused on the main action， the mystery of who was copycatting the Boogeyman， the story was very good， keeping my attention。 The ending， this time around， was also good with it excellent twists， but it opened up the possibility of a third book， which I’m not sure that anyone except aficionados really needs/wants。 I felt like the first book was enough; the second was okay but with a definite lack of cohesiveness; and a third？ Why？ Obviously that’s just me。 I definitely prefer more focus in my fiction， even when it’s trying to mimic non-fiction。 And， frankly， I wanted to feel scary-thrilled more than I was。 The tension when reached was never maintained。Thanks to Gallery Books and Netgalley for sending me a copy。 。。。more
Christian Wunsch
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Richard Chizmar's second Boogeyman novel is another stunning true-crime meets fiction （or is it fiction？） tale of serial murder in small-town Maryland。 As with his first book， Chasing the Boogeyman， I often questioned whether this was a true story。 Rich has a way of combining first-person storytelling with actual memories of his own life and childhood and a serial killing protagonist invading his neighborhood and threatening his family and friends that I have never seen in any other suspense or Richard Chizmar's second Boogeyman novel is another stunning true-crime meets fiction （or is it fiction？） tale of serial murder in small-town Maryland。 As with his first book， Chasing the Boogeyman， I often questioned whether this was a true story。 Rich has a way of combining first-person storytelling with actual memories of his own life and childhood and a serial killing protagonist invading his neighborhood and threatening his family and friends that I have never seen in any other suspense or horror novel。 This writing style makes things feel very relatable and personal in a way few stories have and will cause you to look over your shoulder frequently while reading the book。 You may also find yourself investing in an alarm system and cameras as you wonder if someone you may know could be the next boogeyman （how well do you really know many of the people in your life？）。 The final plot twist was a total surprise that also worked with the entire story and is entirely believable， but also shocking in the "how did I not see that coming" and "could this happen to me？" way。 I could not put this book down and finished it up at 4 AM。 Buy this book and give a copy away as a gift。 It is that good！ 。。。more
Ellery Adams
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I’ve never read anything like this before， and I read plenty of thrillers， horror novels， and mysteries。 This felt chillingly real。 The addition of photographs and the way the author wove himself into the story had me forgetting that I was reading fiction。 I’d recommend Becoming the Boogeyman to fans of:💀True crime💀Serial killer stories💀Thrillers💀Stephen King💀Thomas Harris
Erin
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ARC for review。 Published October 5， 2023。 The “Boogeyman” is at it again， leaving body parts at Chizmar’s home。 And the murder’s have started again。 He’s safely behind bars， so what is happening？I was only familiar with Chizmar from the first book， which I picked up on a whim， and from his collaborations with Stephen King， however he is quite the writer， no sophomore slump with this， the second book in the “Boogeyman” series。 In fact， maybe he has found his milieu in fake true crime。 The verisi ARC for review。 Published October 5， 2023。 The “Boogeyman” is at it again， leaving body parts at Chizmar’s home。 And the murder’s have started again。 He’s safely behind bars， so what is happening？I was only familiar with Chizmar from the first book， which I picked up on a whim， and from his collaborations with Stephen King， however he is quite the writer， no sophomore slump with this， the second book in the “Boogeyman” series。 In fact， maybe he has found his milieu in fake true crime。 The verisimilitude with the photos is great and the dialogue is spot on。 The interviews that are interspersed are also inspired and the whole thing is incredibly well done and creepy。 Excellent book。 Highly recommended， but maybe not for the most squeamish。 。。。more
Jessica Griglak
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A stunning masterpiece that made me forget it was a work of fiction。。。 again。
Andrew
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Truly great， underrated author。
Katy Lovejoy
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I'm going to have nightmares I'm going to have nightmares 。。。more
Jeff Hall
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Great follow up， again blends real life events with imagination。 Liking all the characters even the ones I am not supposed to like。 Things took a turn at the end that I didn't see coming。 Can't wait for the next chapter。 Great follow up， again blends real life events with imagination。 Liking all the characters even the ones I am not supposed to like。 Things took a turn at the end that I didn't see coming。 Can't wait for the next chapter。 。。。more
Lisa Laughlin
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Excellent Book！I read Chasing the Boogeyman， and loved it！ I was equally impressed with Becoming the Boogeyman。It is full of twists and turns， and will leave you on the edge of your seat。 This is a great story for Halloween。
Krista Silsby Ruthstrom
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One sitting。 That's all it took because this book is just that damn good！ One sitting。 That's all it took because this book is just that damn good！ 。。。more
MicheleReader
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Becoming the Boogeyman is author Richard Chizmar's follow up to his 2021 bestseller Chasing the Boogeyman， which I enjoyed very much。 While it is a sequel and it would be a good idea to read the first book， the sequel summarizes what happened in it。 These are fiction books told as true-crime stories。 And Chizmar is one of the main characters。 This metafictional storytelling might have you wondering if they are based on real crimes。 They aren't， but it certainly feels that way。 The first book was Becoming the Boogeyman is author Richard Chizmar's follow up to his 2021 bestseller Chasing the Boogeyman， which I enjoyed very much。 While it is a sequel and it would be a good idea to read the first book， the sequel summarizes what happened in it。 These are fiction books told as true-crime stories。 And Chizmar is one of the main characters。 This metafictional storytelling might have you wondering if they are based on real crimes。 They aren't， but it certainly feels that way。 The first book was about a killing spree in the 1980s attributed to a man dubbed the Boogeyman， which took place in Chizmar's hometown of Edgewood， Maryland。 Chizmar wrote a successful true-crime book about the killings。 Decades later， the author is enjoying family life and his fame。 But while walking his dog， Chizmar finds a bag filled with human remains which turns out to be of the only woman to survive the Boogeyman， now locked away in prison。 This is just the beginning of what turns out to be a new killing spree。 In what appears to be a copycat killer， Chizmar's life is turned upside down。 The media is not kind to the man who has profited from the story of the Boogeyman， a loner Chizmar grew up with。 Some even accuse the author of some connection to the new crimes。As with the first book， the concept is very clever。 Especially since placed throughout the book are photos of Edgewood taken during the investigation as well as photos of the victims before their deaths。 The story is filled with gruesome details of horrible murders， which had me thinking of The Silence of the Lambs。 If you couldn't handle that book or movie， this might not be a good fit for you。 But I was completely absorbed in the story。 I'd like to give a big thank you to Stacy40pages as she hosted an online giveaway for the book， and I was the lucky winner。 Review to be posted on MicheleReader。com。Rated 4。25 stars。 。。。more
Lizz Axnick
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I read this after remembering the ending of Chasing the Boogeyman so I was better prepared。 You can read this as a stand alone but it's much better if you start with Chasing and then read this one。 Chizmar is a talented writer but this book was too long and got to be tedious to read。 I felt like there were far too many weird coincidental details to be realistic but the additional touches of the pictures like any good true crime book made the book feel believable。 I enjoyed most of it and would l I read this after remembering the ending of Chasing the Boogeyman so I was better prepared。 You can read this as a stand alone but it's much better if you start with Chasing and then read this one。 Chizmar is a talented writer but this book was too long and got to be tedious to read。 I felt like there were far too many weird coincidental details to be realistic but the additional touches of the pictures like any good true crime book made the book feel believable。 I enjoyed most of it and would like to see where the third book leads but I felt like this book could have been 100 pages shorter and it would have been significantly better。 Many thanks to Gallery Books and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange an honest review。 。。。more
Cheryl Barnes
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Just added this author to my favorite authors！ What a ride reading Chasing the Boogeyman and this one， Becoming the Boogeyman， both of them within three days。 I had begun to think there aren’t many good mystery/ crime stories out there。 I was wrong。 Loved this！
Tracy Allen
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I want to give it 4 stars because it ends really well， it just drags on until then。 Was really excited for this book because I loved Chasing the Boogeyman， just really didn’t do anything for me until the end。
Maria
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Once again a wonderfully composed true crime book that's actually fiction。 The narrator is just superb so I enjoyed every second of it - in spite of not actually remembering all that much about the first book。I tried to bring details about the Boogeyman， the murders， and the first book to life， but my memory drew a complete blank。 This is perhaps not the book's fault。 Rather it's because I'm a true crime nerd and I've seen and read so much by now， that some aspects have started blending together Once again a wonderfully composed true crime book that's actually fiction。 The narrator is just superb so I enjoyed every second of it - in spite of not actually remembering all that much about the first book。I tried to bring details about the Boogeyman， the murders， and the first book to life， but my memory drew a complete blank。 This is perhaps not the book's fault。 Rather it's because I'm a true crime nerd and I've seen and read so much by now， that some aspects have started blending together into a great blur of murders。 Only a few really stick out。My one complaint about this book is that it moved a bit slowly。 I was waiting for it to start revving the engine， get traction， and drive off like a bat out of Hell， but that never happened。Lots of build-up culminated into what was basically a massive cliffhanger。So now I'm a bit miffed about having to wait for the 3rd book。 This 2nd one was good - or well， pretty great - but it was clearly a middle-book。 。。。more
Grace Chlosta
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Richard Chizmar does it again！ I absolutely adored the first book “Chasing the Boogeyman”and it was going to be hard to top it。 Chasing the Boogeyman still reins at the top， but this one was still easily 5 stars！Chizmar writes with so much wit and humor， he is easily one of my all-time favorite authors。 I can see why him and Stephen King have co-wrote before because they have such similar styles。The metafiction genre is truly one of my favorites and no one does it better than him！ This book was Richard Chizmar does it again！ I absolutely adored the first book “Chasing the Boogeyman”and it was going to be hard to top it。 Chasing the Boogeyman still reins at the top， but this one was still easily 5 stars！Chizmar writes with so much wit and humor， he is easily one of my all-time favorite authors。 I can see why him and Stephen King have co-wrote before because they have such similar styles。The metafiction genre is truly one of my favorites and no one does it better than him！ This book was spooky， terrifying， yet heartwarming， and a fantastic follow up to the first。 And with that ending， let’s hope we get a third！ 。。。more
TheseHauntedPages
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Straight after the events of Chasing the Boogeyman we see our main protagonist Rich reaping the rewards of his best selling books and movie which accounted the murders which took place in his hometown of Edgewood in 1988。 The Boogeyman is locked up and yet history is about to repeat itself when a string of murders in Edgewood take place bearing the same signature of the killer。I love that the book continued the format of interviews， photographic references as well as introducing internet chatroo Straight after the events of Chasing the Boogeyman we see our main protagonist Rich reaping the rewards of his best selling books and movie which accounted the murders which took place in his hometown of Edgewood in 1988。 The Boogeyman is locked up and yet history is about to repeat itself when a string of murders in Edgewood take place bearing the same signature of the killer。I love that the book continued the format of interviews， photographic references as well as introducing internet chatrooms and podcast interviews。I didn't find this book as anxiety inducing as the first one but I loved the moments Rich spent with family/friends whilst trying to navigate through the latest chaos of his life。Thank you to Netgalley for an arc！ 。。。more
Michael Fredette
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Becoming the Boogeyman， Richard Chizmar [Gallery， 2023]。“Can an entire city be haunted？Yes， I believe so。I lived there。”Like its predecessor， Chasing the Boogeyman， Becoming the Boogeyman is an innovative work of meta fiction—part true crime pastiche， part memoir—narrated by affable-Everyman- turned-bestselling-author Richard Chizmar。 When a copycat killer begins replicating the crimes of the Boogeyman—the subject of a bestselling true crime* account by Chizmar based on a series of killings in h Becoming the Boogeyman， Richard Chizmar [Gallery， 2023]。“Can an entire city be haunted？Yes， I believe so。I lived there。”Like its predecessor， Chasing the Boogeyman， Becoming the Boogeyman is an innovative work of meta fiction—part true crime pastiche， part memoir—narrated by affable-Everyman- turned-bestselling-author Richard Chizmar。 When a copycat killer begins replicating the crimes of the Boogeyman—the subject of a bestselling true crime* account by Chizmar based on a series of killings in his working class Maryland hometown—Chizmar is the subject of a public backlash。 Some accuse Chizmar of exploiting tragedy for profit and inspiring the new series of killings， while others allege that he’s personally involved in the murders。 Chizmar and the police work to solve the crime before the Boogeyman claims another victim…*Again， a work of fiction presented as true crime reportage。 ***Richard Chizmar is the founder of the horror fiction periodical Cemetery Dance and its associated small press。 His work includes a Castle Rock Trilogy， beginning with Gwendy’s Button Box， written in collaboration with Stephen King， and Chasing the Boogeyman。 His haunted lighthouse novella Widow’s Point， co-authored with his son Billy Chizmar， will be published in an expanded edition by Simon & Schuster’s Gallery imprint， and a book of criticism， Stephen King Revisited， is forthcoming from Cemetery Dance Publications。 。。。more
Kelly
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What amazing talent and skillI also read Chasing the Boogeyman。 Mr。 Chizmar has an amazing ability to mesh fact and fiction so seamlessly that you're not sure what's real and what's not。 These were definitely two of the scarier books I've read。。。and I've read everything Stephen King wrote so that's saying something。Gonna get another Boogeyman book。 I can't wait。 What amazing talent and skillI also read Chasing the Boogeyman。 Mr。 Chizmar has an amazing ability to mesh fact and fiction so seamlessly that you're not sure what's real and what's not。 These were definitely two of the scarier books I've read。。。and I've read everything Stephen King wrote so that's saying something。Gonna get another Boogeyman book。 I can't wait。 。。。more
Robert Ireland
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I just finished reading Becoming the Boogeyman。 It was excellent。 I love the true crime format， but this was oh so much more。 I’ve been a lifetime subscriber to Chizmar’s Cemetery Dance since Issue #10 and have purchased many titles from his publishing company。 First I was after the Stephen king connection but over time have drifted to include other authors like Freeman and Vincent and Quigley。 Then I started reading Chizmar’s stuff。 I loved the entire Gwendy series。 Then I read Chasing the Boo I just finished reading Becoming the Boogeyman。 It was excellent。 I love the true crime format， but this was oh so much more。 I’ve been a lifetime subscriber to Chizmar’s Cemetery Dance since Issue #10 and have purchased many titles from his publishing company。 First I was after the Stephen king connection but over time have drifted to include other authors like Freeman and Vincent and Quigley。 Then I started reading Chizmar’s stuff。 I loved the entire Gwendy series。 Then I read Chasing the Boogeyman and fell in love with the style。 Chizmar did a magnificent blending of truths with fiction。 I got to know about Chizmar the man as much as Chizmar the author。 When Becoming the Boogeyman came out I jumped into it right away。 Reading it felt like these events actually happened and Rich had become a friend。 I had known him as a fledgling publisher and through his travails of living to include his fight with and overcoming of cancer。 Being a cancer survivor for 9 years I can relate。 I can see myself downing a few beers， horsing around with the dogs and even watching his sons lacrosse games。 Then the actual story。 It was exciting， it was thrilling， it was suspenseful。 I kept thinking things couldn’t get worse until they did。 I loved the dialogue with Gallagher showing in conversation what a psychopath he was。 Then a bombshell at the ending。 Can’t wait for Fighting or Fleeing the Boogeyman or whatever title suits part three！ I highly recommend this book。 You won’t be disappointed。 Bravo Richard Chizmar， my （almost） friend。 。。。more
Melissa H
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OMG THAT ENDING！？！？
Danika
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Excellent from start to finish。 I couldn't put it down。 Excellent from start to finish。 I couldn't put it down。 。。。more
Ken Riggs
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Must ReadOne of the best books I have ever read。 Chizmar is a brilliant author。 Won't ruin the ending but cannot wait for the follow up。 Must ReadOne of the best books I have ever read。 Chizmar is a brilliant author。 Won't ruin the ending but cannot wait for the follow up。 。。。more
Michelle Villmer
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Holy hell。 Five stars isn't enough。 Richard Chizmar bring the Boogeyman back to terrifying life in this sequel。 Just when the small town of Edgewood thinks they have a serial killer behind bars after two decades， similar murders start happening and the town is once again plunged into a nightmare。 This time author Richard Chizmar is at the center of all the craziness because of his initial book "Chasing the Boogeyman" which chronicles the crimes and arrest of the murder， and his ongoing conversat Holy hell。 Five stars isn't enough。 Richard Chizmar bring the Boogeyman back to terrifying life in this sequel。 Just when the small town of Edgewood thinks they have a serial killer behind bars after two decades， similar murders start happening and the town is once again plunged into a nightmare。 This time author Richard Chizmar is at the center of all the craziness because of his initial book "Chasing the Boogeyman" which chronicles the crimes and arrest of the murder， and his ongoing conversations with the convicted killer from prison。 Chizmar blends his real life， friends and family into a taught， suspense filled tale of terror。 He's a genius in how his oulls this off so believably。 And I don't believe the Boogeyman is finished yet。。。。 。。。more
Debra
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Obsession， murder， obsession with true crime， and murderers is the name of the game in Becoming the Boogeyman。 This is the follow up sequel to Chasing the Boogeyman which I enjoyed。 Like the first book， this reads like a true crime novel。 The author relies on things from his own life while inserting a serial killer into the narrative。The boogeyman is serving time， and a copycat killer is on the loose。 Chizmar has enjoyed the success of his book and interactions/interviews with "The boogeyman" bu Obsession， murder， obsession with true crime， and murderers is the name of the game in Becoming the Boogeyman。 This is the follow up sequel to Chasing the Boogeyman which I enjoyed。 Like the first book， this reads like a true crime novel。 The author relies on things from his own life while inserting a serial killer into the narrative。The boogeyman is serving time， and a copycat killer is on the loose。 Chizmar has enjoyed the success of his book and interactions/interviews with "The boogeyman" but finds that when gruesome murders are occurring， those in his town are no longer feeling the love for him。 He finds himself once again thrown into an investigation to catch a killer。I so wanted to love this one。 For me this was good not great。 For whatever reason， I found myself turning to other books to read and then coming back to this one。 I was not as invested in or gripped by this book as I had been with the previous book。 What I did enjoy was the pictures and the discussions/prison interviews Chizmar provided。 This was a nice plus in the book。 But unfortunately， was not enough to win me over completely。Thank you to Gallery Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All the thoughts and opinions are my own。Read more of my reviews at www。openbookposts。com 。。。more
Emily
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"Chasing the Boogeyman" is one of my favorite books I've read this year and this book is not far behind！ I love the nostalgia and true crime mix， Chizmar has perfected it！ "Chasing the Boogeyman" is one of my favorite books I've read this year and this book is not far behind！ I love the nostalgia and true crime mix， Chizmar has perfected it！ 。。。more
Christina Faris （books_by_the_bottle）
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Thank you to Simon Audio for the ALC！ “Becoming the Bogeyman” in out now。In this highly anticipated sequel to “Chasing the Bogeyman”， Richard Chizmar is a few decades older with two grown children of his own。 His novel about “the bogeyman” saw success and even was adapted into a movie。 Due to DNA evidence， Joshua Gallagher has been sentenced to life in prison。 But now， nearly thirty years later， more young girls go missing。 At first， the crimes are connected to the first murders but they quickly Thank you to Simon Audio for the ALC！ “Becoming the Bogeyman” in out now。In this highly anticipated sequel to “Chasing the Bogeyman”， Richard Chizmar is a few decades older with two grown children of his own。 His novel about “the bogeyman” saw success and even was adapted into a movie。 Due to DNA evidence， Joshua Gallagher has been sentenced to life in prison。 But now， nearly thirty years later， more young girls go missing。 At first， the crimes are connected to the first murders but they quickly become connected to Richard。 His life in a stand still， Richard is forced to determine why is there a copycat killer targeting him now， after all these years？I have no idea why I waited so long to read the first book （“Chasing the Bogeyman”）， because it is obviously fantastic。 The only silver lining to my waiting is that I was able to listen to the sequel immediately after I finished。 Brilliantly weaving together true crime and fiction， Chizmar once again makes readers feel like they are right at the center of this town with him， expecting creepy happenings at every turn。 But whereas before Chizmar was an innocent bystander， now people turn on him， accusing him of profiting off people’s pain with his book。 And the ending - OMG！ It’s impossible to say more than that without giving spoilers。 I look forward to seeing what happens next （for both Richard and the bogeyman！）This review will be shared to my instagram blog （@books_by_the_bottle） shortly :） 。。。more
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