Lester Billings

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Lester Billings is the troubled protagonist of Stephen King’s short horror story “The Boogeyman,” a man haunted by the mysterious deaths of his children and his belief in a supernatural killer.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
adaptedIn film adaptations of The Boogeyman
appearsIn The Boogeyman NERFINISHED
appearsInCollection Night Shift (as part of the story The Boogeyman) NERFINISHED
associatedWithMotive fear of closets
associatedWithTheme domestic horror
parental guilt
unseen supernatural evil
believes a supernatural killer stalks his family
believesKilledHisChildren the Boogeyman NERFINISHED
childDeathLocation Andy’s bedroom closet
Carole’s bedroom closet
Shane’s bedroom closet
confidesTo Dr. Harper NERFINISHED
creator Stephen King
emotionalState haunted by the deaths of his children
experiences nighttime terror
fears the Boogeyman NERFINISHED
firstPublicationSource Cavalier magazine NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1973
gender male
genreContext horror fiction
hasChild Andy Billings NERFINISHED
Carole Billings NERFINISHED
Shane Billings NERFINISHED
locationOfConfession psychiatrist’s office
medium short story
narrativeRole unreliable narrator
nationality American
occupation factory worker
originalLanguage English
personalityTrait angry
guilt-ridden
paranoid
racist
sexist
primaryConflict struggle to explain his children’s deaths
residence Waterbury, Connecticut NERFINISHED
seeksHelpFrom psychiatrist
settingTime 20th century
spouse Rita Billings NERFINISHED
storyToldFromPerspective first-person monologue

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The Boogeyman mainCharacter Lester Billings