DVD - Fungus The Bogeyman DVD 2004 Martin Clunes Cert U PAL UK R2 • EUR 2,64 (2024)

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What is the plot of the fungus the bogeyman? ›

The book follows a typical day for Fungus the Bogeyman, starting when he wakes up and ending just before he falls asleep. As his day progresses, he undergoes a mild existential crisis, pondering what his seemingly pointless job of scaring surface people is really for.

The family of gunk-loving jolly green giants – the dependable Fungus (Timothy Spall), his loyal wife Mildew (Joanna Scanlan) and their errant son Mould (Haydon Downing) – run into trouble when they become trapped in the world of humans, known to the Bogeys as “Dry Cleaners”.

Libraries have removed books including Fungus the Bogeyman and David McKee's Three Monsters after a single complaint. Experts have warned of creeping censorship a number of books were removed following complaints about their content or because libraries considered them offensive.

Fungus lives underground in Bogeydom with his family that consists of his wife Mildew, their teenage (100 in bogey years) son Mould (and in the 2004 series, their daughter Mucus) and serval other Bogeys and every night for his job, comes above land to scare Drycleaners (Bogey name for humans).

Albert Fish also known as the “real life boogeyman” or the Brooklyn “vampire”. He was born in 1870 in the Washington D.C area. He married and raised six children. He was a farmer who mostly worked as a handyman and a painter.

Actually, in the movie it is mentioned that there was another mafia who was called Baba Yaga/The Boogeyman. John Wick was hired to kill him which he obviously did after which he was know as the Boogeyman.

A Cuca. In Brazilian folklore, a similar character called Cuca is depicted as a female humanoid alligator, or an old lady with a sack. There is a lullaby sung by many parents to their children that says that the Cuca will come to get them and make a soup, or soap out of them if they do not sleep, just as in Spain.

The main story is about Fungus. He is a bogeyman who goes to the surface each night to cause havoc (literally: things that go bump on the night). But when back in Bogeydom, his life is not unlike ours: having a family, going to the pub and the library, doing some gardening: “The dwine is doing very well.

Plot summary

A scientist attempting to solve world hunger creates a fungus that mutates and spreads across all of England.

The main idea of the story is how powerful fear can be. "The Boogeyman" looks at how fear can take over and control people, making them wonder if they are crazy. Lester shows the struggle of a parent who has lost a child and is filled with guilt and his worst fears.

What is the plot of the book Killing Mr Griffin? ›

Book Summary

"Killing Mr. Griffin" by Lois Duncan is a young adult novel about a group of high school students who plot to kidnap their strict English teacher, Mr. Griffin, as a prank. However, things quickly spiral out of control when they accidentally kill him.