The boogeyman a scary creep from your worst nightmares and ominous figure across many cultures whose main purpose
Seems to be to scare children is the boogeyman a figment of the imagination or is there some truth behind the stories?
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And today I'm asking is the boogeyman real before we get into this video
I just want to ask you guys whether or not you are afraid of the boogeyman
Or if you were afraid when you're a kid also while you're down there
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In North America, the boogeyman is a monster created with the specific intention of scaring children into good behavior in the UK
I guess some people they talk about the boogeyman and also this character is widely
reflected across a lot of cultures for example in Spain and Portugal
Kids are afraid of the sacked man or perhaps elko Cove in Eastern Europe babbu might get you in in Germany an evil gnome
Boots, a man may come watching you from dark corners in some translations
The boogeyman is simply the devil as so many cultures have a scary figure that goes bump in the night
It's hard to pinpoint the exact origin of the boogeyman
it seems more like the natural embodiment of childlike fear a
Personification of all things that scare and warrior child's giving it a name makes understanding the fear easier
There is a reason why we become less and less afraid of the boogeyman as we get older
It's because we grow out of it and find ways to manage and cope with the things that worry us
Does that mean that the boogeyman isn't real though?
We already discussed how the juvenile child's brain invents the boogeyman as a personification of all their fears
But to be fair, there are a lot of people out there that prey on the vulnerability of children
It's easier for sick maniacs reduct manipulate and/or harm children because they are vulnerable
They don't fight back or run as fast they're not as strong or as savvy
Throughout history there have been bad people out there looking to abuse their power
Let's have a look at some for example in the late 1800s
The term boogeyman was applied by the press to a horrid man and man Pattin and beyond by the name of Albert fish
fish garnered a reputation for kidnapping killing and eating children
He said I never ate any roast turkey that tasted half as good. What a creep luckily
The man was apprehended after admitting that he had murdered and eight children in every state of the United States of America in January
1936 after near 60 year murdering spree. He was executed and while the physical
Manifestation of the boogeyman died with him that day the concept of an evil child
catcher lived on and of course
He was not the first or the last of the real-life creeps
Some have also been dubbed the real boogeyman by the press
There is also cropsy the Staten Island boogeyman who kidnapped and killed children in the 70s and 80s
the jersey beast who raped and killed children between
1960 and 1971 this horrible man even also once played Santa Claus a community home
Never say the Moors murderers in the UK. I'm the most prolific child killer reports in history Colombian Louis Garavito who killed
147 young boys and was active until he was caught in
1999 basically, there are real creeps out there from sidenote. There is an American wrestler called the boogeyman out there
he has been with WWE since 2004 and is 6 foot 2 inches to
260 pounds and is scary to look at that being said he likes a boogeyman in folklore is
Just a character is the boogeyman real in a demonic monster sense
Well not if he means some otherworldly alpha creature
No
At least there is no evidence to suggest as much
But you don't need to be from a book or a work of fiction to be a monster as we've discussed
There might not be a scary child catcher or gobbler lurking in the shadows of your bedroom or under your bed
But there are scary people out there in the wider world that we should be aware of
Does that mean we should live our lives in fear of the real boogeyman?
No
It means that we should have a good awareness of safety and teach kids to stay away from strangers
And also what to do if they are ever in danger, so guys that was that do you believe in the boogeyman?
Let me know in the comment section down below
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