About Broke Boogeyman
The Voice
Broke Boogeyman is where horror collides with memory.
A lens on the strange, the nostalgic, and the physical.
This project is built for the collectors, the late-night channel surfers, the ones who grew up haunting the aisles of Blockbuster and Hollywood Video. Around here, VHS tapes, DVDs, and Blu-rays aren’t just plastic — they’re artifacts of culture. They hold the weight of memory. They carry the grit of the era that made us.
The Person Behind the Mask
Behind Broke Boogeyman is me — Tom Dahm.
I’m an 80’s baby. I spent my childhood watching horror on glowing tube TVs, sneaking into aisles I was too young for, and rewinding tapes until they snapped. I worked in haunted houses off and on for nearly two decades, chasing the same thrill I first found in those early scares.
Broke Boogeyman is the version of me that never stopped. The version that collects not because it’s trendy, but because these films, these cases, these posters are fragments of my own history.
The Mission
Streaming erases. Physical media remembers.
We live in a world where horror films vanish overnight from digital platforms. Posters decay. Stories get lost. Broke Boogeyman exists to fight that decay — documenting, preserving, and sharing the tangible remains of horror culture.
Every deep dive video, podcast episode, and blog entry is part of that preservation. It’s not about hype. It’s about keeping the spine of horror intact for the fans who refuse to let it fade.
The Community
Broke Boogeyman isn’t just me — it’s us.
Every month, this project generates tens of thousands of impressions across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and the blog. Our engagement rates consistently hit the 3–5% range — above industry averages for media creators.
We’re also gaining traction in organic search: ranking on the first page of Google for high-intent horror queries like “Alien Earth Episode 1 spoilers” and building visibility across the U.S., Europe, and beyond.
This isn’t a numbers game. It’s a living cult of horror fans who care about preservation, nostalgia, and memory — not hype.
Step Into the Dark
If you’re new here, start with a blog post, a YouTube deep dive, or the Broke Boogeyman Podcast.
And if you want to go further, subscribe to The Crypt — my newsletter for collectors, fans, and fellow maniacs who want to keep horror alive in their hands, not just their feeds.
The morgue is always open. Pull up a chair.