The Killing the Boogeyman

THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER

A small-town nightmare straight out of Ray Bradbury country...with a dark dash of Thomas Harriss The Silence of the Lambs. STEPHEN KING

The terrifying horror trilogy finale to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling series that includes Chasing the Boogeyman and Becoming the Boogeyman from one of horrors indispensable writers (Paste).

Notorious serial killer Joshua Gallagherdubbed the Boogeyman by the mediahas vanished from prison. One moment, he was locked inside a maximum-security cell; the next, he was gone, leaving behind on the wall a crude hangman puzzle and two chilling words: ITS TIME.

Now, days later, the world is coming apart again. Bodies are turning up near writer and Gallagher confidante Richard Chizmars home, echoing the Boogeymans signature horrors. The news frenzy reignites while the police chase shadows...even as Gallaghers twisted true crime fanbase celebrates online, acknowledging that hes something more than human now.

To everyone else, its a desperate hunt for answers. To Chizmar, its more like destiny closing in. The evidence, the sightings, the voices in the dark all point to one unthinkable conclusion: the Boogeyman never left. And very soon, Chizmar must come face-to-face with the thing wearing Gallaghers skin, and learns all too quickly that some nightmares dont returnthey evolve.

Richard Chizmar delves deep into our worst fears and touches the darkness that lives there. S. A. Cosby