{"product_id":"killing-the-boogeyman-9781668083833","title":"Killing the Boogeyman (The Boogeyman) [Chizmar, Richard]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRichard Chizmar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe terrifying horror trilogy finale to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series that includes \u003ci\u003eChasing the Boogeyman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBecoming the Boogeyman\u003c\/i\u003e from \"one of horror's indispensable writers\" (\u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNotorious serial killer Joshua Gallagher--dubbed \"the Boogeyman\" by the media--has vanished from prison. One moment, he was locked inside a maximum-security cell; the next, he was gone, leaving behind on the wall a crude hangman puzzle and two chilling words: \u003ci\u003eIT'S TIME.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, days later, the world is coming apart again. Bodies are turning up near writer and Gallagher confidante Richard Chizmar's home, echoing the Boogeyman's signature horrors. The news frenzy reignites while the police chase shadows...even as Gallagher's twisted true crime fanbase celebrates online, acknowledging that he's something more than human now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To everyone else, it's a desperate hunt for answers. To Chizmar, it's more like destiny closing in. The evidence, the sightings, the voices in the dark all point to one unthinkable conclusion: the Boogeyman never left. And very soon, Chizmar must come face-to-face with the thing wearing Gallagher's skin, and learns all too quickly that some nightmares don't return--they evolve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Richard Chizmar delves deep into our worst fears and touches the darkness that lives there.\" --S. A. Cosby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.08oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668083833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Chizmar is the author of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novels \u003ci\u003eChasing the Boogeyman, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBecoming the Boogeyman, Memorials\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWidow's Point: The Complete Haunting \u003c\/i\u003e(cowritten with son, W.H. Chizmar), and coauthor (with Stephen King) of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novella \u003ci\u003eGwendy's Button \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBox\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel \u003ci\u003eGwendy's Final Task\u003c\/i\u003e, and the solo novella \u003ci\u003eGwendy's Magic Feather\u003c\/i\u003e. His short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, most recently, the bestselling anthology, \u003ci\u003eThe End of The World as We Know It: New Stories of Stephen King's \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the founder and publisher of the specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense, Cemetery Dance. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA's Board of Trustees award. Chizmar's work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. Follow him on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky: @RichardChizmar, or visit his website at RichardChizmar.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533345743024,"sku":"9781668083833b","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/killing-the-boogeyman-9781668083833","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}