Bogeyman

Alternative forms

 * boogieman
 * boogeyman
 * boogyman
 * bogyman

Noun

 * 1) A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
 * 2)  Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract.
 * The alleged link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda turned out to be a bogeyman.

Thesaurus
Dracula, Frankenstein, Mumbo Jumbo, Wolf-man, bogey, boggart, bogle, booger, boogerman, boogeyman, bug, bugaboo, bugbear, bugger, fee-faw-fum, frightener, ghost, ghoul, hobgoblin, holy terror, horror, incubus, monster, nightmare, ogre, ogress, phantom, revenant, scarebabe, scarecrow, scarer, specter, succubus, terror, vampire, werewolf