adapted it into a 27-minute movie. In 2018, writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods announced that they would be adapting the story. In September 2019, Beck and Woods revealed that they were still working on the project at 20th Century Fox despite its purchase by Disney. In May 2020, when asked if the adaptation was still happening, Beck and Woods said that they were unsure at the moment if the project was still going to move forward. An adaptation of the same name is scheduled to be released on June 2, 2023, by 20th Century Studios. Written by Mark Heyman and directed by Rob Savage, it stars Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, David Dastmalchian, Marin Ireland, Vivien Lyra Blair, and Madison Hu. See also Stephen King short fiction bibliography References External links (1982) (2010) Stephen King Short Movies The Giuliano Dinocca's boogeyman at Creepshows Dinocca production's The boogeyman page Stephen King Short movies - The Boogeyman (2nd version) The Boogeyman (Play) (2005) by Graham Rees (60 minutes) Stephen King Short movies - The Boogeyman (3 version) 1978 short stories Horror short stories Short stories by Stephen King Short stories adapted into films Works originally published in Cavalier (magazine)