bogeyman

The child was afraid of the bogeyman.B1

Ребёнок боялся страшилища.

His grandmother told stories about a bogeyman in the forest.B1

Его бабушка рассказывала истории о страшилище в лесу.

The politician was portrayed as a bogeyman by his opponents.B1

Противники изображали политика как страшилище.