LostSouls7 Posted August 12, 2013 #1 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Well ever since I was young I was hearing about this spooky boogy man guy. Like who is he exactly? Just a ghost or a demon monster? They say he haunts children's rooms at night. They say he can't be killed. They say he drinks blood. Who is he and what does he want? Do you believe in the boogy man? and is he a famous ghost or demon??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannin Posted August 12, 2013 #2 Share Posted August 12, 2013 ive always wondered were this myth came from, i always theorize that he was the monster in the original german myth, the same one the slender man was born from, interesting stuff though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannin Posted August 12, 2013 #3 Share Posted August 12, 2013 it wasnt uncommon back in the day for parents to scare the crap out of their kids, so they wouldnt wander off at night or to teach them to be good and not naughty, so many monsters and legends were born from this purley to get a rise out of their children so its hard to pick the actual legends that everyone thought were true and not just children, personaly i was never afraid of monsters as a kid, i liked fear and spooky things 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overdueleaf Posted August 12, 2013 #4 Share Posted August 12, 2013 i think wikipedia does a fine job of answering this question... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted August 12, 2013 #5 Share Posted August 12, 2013 "In Southeast Asia, the term is commonly accepted to refer to Bugis[2] or Buganese[3] pirates, ruthless seafarers of southern Sulawesi, Indonesia's third largest island. These pirates often plagued early English or Dutch trading ships, namely those of the British East India Company or Dutch East India Company. It is popularly believed that this resulted in the European sailors' bringing their fear of the "bugi men" back to their home countries. However, etymologists disagree with this, because words relating to bogeyman were in common use centuries before European colonization of Southeast Asia and it is therefore unlikely that the Bugis would have been commonly known to westerners during that time." From the wiki 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannin Posted August 12, 2013 #6 Share Posted August 12, 2013 "In Southeast Asia, the term is commonly accepted to refer to Bugis[2] or Buganese[3]pirates, ruthless seafarers of southern Sulawesi, Indonesia's third largest island. These pirates often plagued early English or Dutch trading ships, namely those of the British East India Company or Dutch East India Company. It is popularly believed that this resulted in the European sailors' bringing their fear of the "bugi men" back to their home countries. However, etymologists disagree with this, because words relating to bogeyman were in common use centuries before European colonization of Southeast Asia and it is therefore unlikely that the Bugis would have been commonly known to westerners during that time." From the wiki thanx nixon, was a good wiki, that gave me some new facts as well thanx mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSouls7 Posted August 12, 2013 Author #7 Share Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) I was once out late at night as a child.. i heard an evil laugh.. in the distance... no doubt it was the boogy man. Or maybe my father trying to scare me... but father swore it was not him. So now I am left to wonder if it was the boogy man. Also if anyone has any tales or expericenes with the boogy man please post them here. Edited August 12, 2013 by LostSouls7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseCuster Posted August 13, 2013 #8 Share Posted August 13, 2013 ive always wondered were this myth came from, i always theorize that he was the monster in the original german myth, the same one the slender man was born from, interesting stuff though Slender Man was not born from a German myth. The linking of Slender Man to a supposed German legend of Der Grossman is another hoax added to the original Slenderman story, complete with Photoshops of actual woodcuts made to look like multi-limbed skeletal figures. Don't believe a word of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseCuster Posted August 13, 2013 #9 Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) I was once out late at night as a child.. i heard an evil laugh.. in the distance... no doubt it was the boogy man. Or maybe my father trying to scare me... but father swore it was not him. So now I am left to wonder if it was the boogy man. You were out late as a kid and heard an evil laugh in the distance and the only options you are considering it could have been are your father or the bogeyman? Seriously?How about it was just someone else? Edited August 13, 2013 by JesseCuster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
born2run Posted August 13, 2013 #10 Share Posted August 13, 2013 "B M" :an adult creation to help control/modify early child behavior to a more acceptable level, as defined by the parents as what they wish it to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSouls7 Posted August 13, 2013 Author #11 Share Posted August 13, 2013 "B M" :an adult creation to help control/modify early child behavior to a more acceptable level, as defined by the parents as what they wish it to be. This explains it.. it was my father pretending to be the boogey man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSouls7 Posted August 13, 2013 Author #12 Share Posted August 13, 2013 You were out late as a kid and heard an evil laugh in the distance and the only options you are considering it could have been are your father or the bogeyman? Seriously? How about it was just someone else? It had to have been my father. As parents use the legend of the boogey man to scare children. But you know back then it was pretty scary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafterman Posted August 13, 2013 #13 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Well ever since I was young I was hearing about this spooky boogy man guy. Like who is he exactly? Just a ghost or a demon monster? They say he haunts children's rooms at night. They say he can't be killed. They say he drinks blood. Who is he and what does he want? Do you believe in the boogy man? and is he a famous ghost or demon??? As said above, it was simply a creation of parents to help control/protect their children. As an aside, my great grandmother called it Soner (pronounced Sow-ner). "You boys better not go down to that creek because Soner will get you". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Crane Feather Posted August 13, 2013 #14 Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) There is some basis in truth. Parents may simply have used this term to describe to kids that there are people that will steal and hurt children if they wonder off. There certainly are real boogeyman out their. Indeed as a father I guess you could say the boogeyman is one of my worst fears. Edited August 13, 2013 by White Crane Feather 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannin Posted August 13, 2013 #15 Share Posted August 13, 2013 yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptical Moose Posted August 14, 2013 #16 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Agree with the above, He simply is what you create him to be. I remember these stories as a child, my grandfather used to tell them to me and then send me out into the night (we lived on a ranch in the middle of nowhere) when i would return a few seconds later he would ask "Did you get scared"? of course i would reply "Yes", he would then send me back out into the pitch black and tell me "Count 100 stars and then come back in and tell me if you're still afraid" I would reluctantly comply but did as instructed. When i came back in he would ask "still scared?" and i replied "No" That is the what i guess is the unorthodox way i defeated my fear of the things in the night...now i thrive on darkness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSouls7 Posted August 14, 2013 Author #17 Share Posted August 14, 2013 i like darkness as well. it's there that glowing things and candles look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted August 14, 2013 #18 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Agree with the above, He simply is what you create him to be. I remember these stories as a child, my grandfather used to tell them to me and then send me out into the night (we lived on a ranch in the middle of nowhere) when i would return a few seconds later he would ask "Did you get scared"? of course i would reply "Yes", he would then send me back out into the pitch black and tell me "Count 100 stars and then come back in and tell me if you're still afraid" I would reluctantly comply but did as instructed. When i came back in he would ask "still scared?" and i replied "No" That is the what i guess is the unorthodox way i defeated my fear of the things in the night...now i thrive on darkness *off topic* H did this with thunderstorms. Our kids were still held in my H arms when he began taking them onto a porch or sunroom or into the garage with the door open, to watch and listen and talk about storms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldethyl Posted August 20, 2013 #19 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I think it's just a fear of the unknown and who has more to learn than a child? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKO Posted August 20, 2013 #20 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I can remember my Nan using the Boogeyman story when I was real young. The annoying part was the nightmares I would have later on. Great one Nan... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted August 20, 2013 #21 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Don't blame it on the sunshine, don't blame it on the moonlight, Don't blame it on good times, blame it on the boogey-man! (sorry) *takes meds* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSouls7 Posted August 20, 2013 Author #22 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I blame everything on the bloody boogey man ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brlesq1 Posted August 25, 2013 #23 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Just a scare tactic to get children to do what they want them to do--like go to bed and sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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