
Dark Summer(2015)
Follows the tale of a 17-year-old on house arrest for the summer. When his mother is away on business, a horrifying incident occurs, followed by an even more terrifying presence in the house.


When children start disappearing, a rebellious teen under house arrest starts to suspect that a legendary evil, a boogeyman known as the Cucuy, might be responsible.

Marisol Nichols
Rebecca

Brian Krause
Kieran

Jearnest Corchado
Sofia Martin

Bella Stine
Amelia Martin

Pedro Correa
Milo Murphy

Morgana Ignis
The Cucuy

Jack Erdie
Boyd

Justin Ellings
Travis

Isabel Gravitt
Sierra
James Sklena
Marco
Cucuy: The Boogeyman is a thriller, horror film released in 2018 exploring themes of house arrest, boogeyman, urban legend, missing child. Directed by Peter Sullivan, it stars Marisol Nichols, Brian Krause, Jearnest Corchado. When children start disappearing, a rebellious teen under house arrest starts to suspect that a legendary evil, a boogeyman known as the Cucuy, might be responsible.
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