

Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.
Costume
Seventies polyester costumes working overtime.
Acting
Lin Shaye commits harder than the material deserves.

Director
Daniel Farrands
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Daniel Farrands also made 'The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson' and seems weirdly fixated on reframing infamous 70s crimes through exploitation lenses.
The real Robert Ressler actually hated being associated with this film; he developed criminal profiling but never looked like a CW extra.
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