Rena McGauley lifts the lid on the spectres of state secrecy with her review of Operation Boogeyman at Docs Ireland. Ghosts take on a double entendre in Operation Boogeyman, as socio-historical memory contends with the prevalence of psyops and misinformation in 1970s Northern Ireland. Filmmaker Simon Aleppi chose to fund Operation Boogeyman through a PhD, with the film's form stylised as a digital deep dive. Operation Boogeyman is less of a ghost hunt than an exorcism of moss-ridden landscapes and half-forgotten tales. Operation Boogeyman screened in Queen's Film Theatre at Docs Ireland on 24th June 2025.