Chasing the Boogeyman, the first in this series, was so compelling because it felt so insanely real. I felt like I was reading something along the lines of “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” and I was sucked it.

However, however, I think I’d have to say, I liked Becoming the Boogeyman more. Where the first felt like Richard Chizmar’s love story to his hometown and childhood, this one was built on grit, and suspense, and secrets being revealed. The stakes felt and still feel far bigger in this one.

I love the way the mixed media style works for this book so well. Including the incredible photos Chizmar manages to take on his own to make it feel more realistic.

The characters were well thought out, well-developed, especially the incredible fictional Carly.

I am here for these books and highly recommend if you like horror, serial killers, mixed media, and true crime elements blended with thriller tropes and a little police procedural action.