The bogeyman is a mythical creature used by adults to frighten children into good behaviour. Bogeymen have no specific appearances and conceptions vary drastically by household and culture, but they are most commonly depicted as masculine or androgynous monsters that punish children for misbehaviour. The bogeyman, and conceptually similar monsters can be found in many cultures around the world. Bogeymen may target a specific act or general misbehaviour, depending on the purpose of invoking the figure, often on the basis of a warning from an authority figure to a child. The term is sometimes used as a non-specific personification of, or metonym for, terror, and sometimes the Devil.

Descriptions of the bogeyman may vary across cultures, yet there are often commonalities between them. These may include having claws/talons, or sharp teeth. The nature of the creature also varies from culture to culture, although most examples are said to be a kind of spirit, with demons, witches, and other legendary creatures being less common variants. Some are described as having certain animal features such as horns, hooves, and buglike appearances.

The personality traits of bogeymen most easily divide the species into three categories: the kind that punishes misbehaving children, the kind that is more prone to violence, and the kind that protects the innocent. They all operate in the same way, in that they all exist to teach young children lessons. The large majority of bogeymen just function to frighten children with potential punishments, and not actually to inflict much damage. The more vicious bogeyman is said to steal the children at night, and even to eat them, or to commit some other violence. The last category is the bogeyman who protects people and only punishes those guilty, regardless of age.

Because of the myth’s worldwide prevalence, it is difficult to find the original source of the legends. The Bogeyman was first referenced for the hobgoblins described in the 16th century England. Many believed that they were made to torment humans, and while some only played simple pranks, others were more foul in nature.

* The False Sir Santa Claus (masque), libretto by E. S. Brooks, music by Anthony Rieff (Nov. 1882) – called the Big Bugaboo

* “A Night in a Nursery,” by F. Carruthers Gould (1896) – includes an ugly “Bogie man Jack‐in‐the‐Box”

* The Turr’ble Tales of Kaptin Kiddo (newspaper strip) (1 May 1910) – includes the Boogey Man and Boogey Lady
* Skeleton Hand in Secrets of the Supernatural #5

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman Wikipedia]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/the-bogeyman/4005-99323/ ComicVine]
*Myths in Media Wiki
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