Title: Becoming the Boogeyman
Author: Richard Chizmar
Genre: Horror
Thank you, NetGalley, for this book
I loved Chasing the Boogeyman and recommended it as one of the best books I read that year. When I saw a sequel, I was a little leery because I had no desire to read a prequel, which is what I expected based on the title, but thankfully, the story picks up decades later. And, like the first, the plot is a mix of fact and fiction.
To avoid spoilers, I won’t discuss much plot here, but I will say that the story still follows a fictitious version of Richard Chizmar, much like how he lives now, wife, kids, big yard with a pond, etc. But the entire Boogeyman storyline is false. I was still enthralled with the true crime aspect of the writing, but the “put the author into the story” wasn’t unique anymore, so I ended up giving this one four stars.
I would absolutely recommend this one to anyone who read and loved the first. It was great to revisit the world and see just what all has happened since we left Chizmar and the Boogeyman.
Pleasant Nights 