"Chasing the Boogeyman is genuinely chilling and something brand new and exciting. Compulsive reading and scary...I thought often of I'll Be Gone in the Dark, but never to the story's detriment. Ray Bradbury's influence is all over it, but he never could've written that ending. Chasing the Boogeyman does what true crime so often cannot: it offers both chills and a satisfying conclusion." - Stephen King
"Hammer in hand, Richard Chizmar's come to shatter the idea that everything's already been done. An absolutely chilling mash-up of styles, media, biography, and legend. Elastic, unsettling, brilliant. And here you thought you knew the names of every genre." - Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie
"Riveting. Chilling. Chasing the Boogeyman is an unflinching look at a real-life monster and the ordinary heroes obsessed with stopping him." - Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Final Girls and Home Before Dark
"This brilliant work of metafiction crafts a not-so-true crime story that feels ripe for a Netflix series....Chizmar's novel isn't just a clever riff on genre; it's a meditation on the dangers and darkness of home, on what happens when the place where we grew up finally grows up itself--or at least when it discovers the violence it's capable of....A meticulously remembered, beautifully crafted hometown nightmare that reminds readers that nostalgia cuts both ways; sure, it can keep our past alive, but it can also be the shadow man standing at the foot of your bed....For true crime and horror fans, this one's essential." - Library Journal
"Chizmar takes creepy to a whole new level....A solid true crime facsimile, mixing background detail with action, suspense, and a compelling pace. As metafiction, the book excels: the proximity to reality adds an unshakable level of unease, and it is injected with just the right amount of self-reflection to forge an ironically honest, emotional connection with the reader. The result is strikingly original, a story that will thrill fans of intimately investigated nonfiction like Michelle McNamara's I'll Be Gone in the Dark and self-aware, psychological suspense like Oyinkan Braithwaite's My Sister, the Serial Killer." - Booklist
"Impressive....a smart, entertaining ride. Chizmar should win new fans with this unusual tale." - Publishers Weekly
