Boogeyman

By Crusader1307

This demonic figure from myth is truly unique. Just about every culture on Earth has ''Him''. Regardless of where in the World you live - chances are (when young), you heard the legend (or where terrorized by an older sibling with it!). The Boogeyman is an evil spirit with various origin stories. Some have him as being as old as biblical times (perhaps even a fallen Angel). Others place the demon several hundred years past. What is said, is that it prefers to hunt children. Living in the dark in places that are naturally scary for the very young (a dark closet, under one's bed, in an attic or down a basement). All these places can illicit fear in some small children. The Boogeyman feeds off this energy generated. Often seen as a terrifying demon-beast (again to generate fear), Boogeymen will become whatever one is afraid of. Their appearances change from place to place (and their appears to be different species of Boogeymen as well. Light (seems to scare them away). The best weapons to defend one against this creature is to simply  Grow up!