The Boogeyman director: I can’t believe I made a movie that scared Stephen King

The Boogeyman director: I can’t believe I made a movie that scared Stephen King (Mike Bedigan/PA)

The director of upcoming horror film The Boogeyman says to have made a movie that “scared Stephen King” was a “pinch me moment”.

British director Rob Savage said it had been “nerve-wracking” to show his film to the renowned horror novelist, but King had “apparently had the best time” watching it.