This is the least of Frank’s problems, because his tower of snot has turned into a living, breathing bogey monster. A common phrase involving it is: " Greek: Ο Μπαμπούλας θα έρθει και θα σε φάει", meaning "The Bogeyman will come and eat you". Latin America also has El Coco, although its folklore is usually quite different, commonly mixed with native beliefs, and, because of cultural contacts, sometimes more related to the boogeyman of the United States. It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything.

The Nalusa Falaya ("Long Black Being") is a ghost being of Choctaw mythology described as a tall spindly humanoid that can slither like a snake or become a shadow.It is a protector of the forests and animals and was used to scare children from going out to play at night or going into the jungle. The more vicious bogeyman is said to steal the children at night, and even to eat them, or to commit some other violence. Her debut novel, Frank ‘n’ Bogey, was a SCBWI Undiscovered Voices winner and longlisted for the Bath Children’s Novel Award.

Another important difference is that "Homem do Saco" ("Sack Man") usually kidnaps children who go to places without parents authorization, while "Bicho Papão" scares naughty children and hides under their beds, closets or roofs.Willamina Honk, the bad tempered neighbour to the crumbling pile his family live in, has definitely got it in for Frank and she is determined to get the family out. There are also two QR codes to access songs written by Anna Brooke to accompany the story, along with their lyrics and a guide to bogeys.

This is a tale of what happens when this massive pile of nose dirt is hit by lightning and brought to life. Rawhead and Bloody Bones are sometimes regarded as two individual creatures or two separate parts of the same monster. Luxembourg – De béise Monni (the evil uncle), De Kropemann (the hookman), De Bö, and de schwaarze Mann (the black man) are Luxembourg's equivalents of the Bogeyman.

Taiwan – Among Minnan Taiwanese, Grandmother Tiger (虎姑婆 / Hóo-koo-pô) is a figure used to scare disobedient children. Malta – The Kaw Kaw/ Gaw Gaw is said to be a grey, slimy creature which roames the streets at night. He is variously referred to as el Hombre del costal, el hombre de la bolsa, el hombre del saco, or in Portuguese, o homem do saco, all of these names meaning "the sack man" or "the bag man".

Egypt – The "Abu Rigl Maslukha" (ابو رجل مسلوخة), which translates to the "Man With Burnt/Skinned Leg". The details vary regionally and by household due to oral tradition, but it always manifests as a menacing hag who hunts irreverent children. Grindylow, Jenny Greenteeth and Nelly Longarms were grotesque hags who lived in ponds and rivers and dragged children beneath the water if they got too close. Upon spotting male prey that fits such criteria, they embrace their target tightly in their big, soft arms. In Devon, local versions of Spring-Heeled Jack included a "bogeyman" that "danced in the road and leapt over hedges with the greatest of ease" [ This quote needs a citation], with reported sightings in North Devon [30] and locals describing "haunted" stretches of road in the South Devon towns of St Marychurch and Torquay, beginning in the 1840s.I will give him to the Boogeyman, who's going to keep him for a whole year") L'uomo nero is not supposed to eat or harm children, but instead takes them away to a mysterious and frightening place. Children may also be warned of the béise Monni / schwaarze Mann, will come to take them away if they don't behave. The rhyme originated in the 17th century and has evolved over the years, but still retains its original meaning.