Bagman

Bagman

Year: 2024

Runtime: 1 h 32 m

Language: english

Director: Colm McCarthy

Echo Score: 38
Horror

Patrick McKee is haunted by a childhood encounter with the Bagman, a mythical figure said to steal children. Struggling to cope with the trauma of that night, he finds himself facing unsettling events that suggest the legend may be real. To protect others and confront his own fears, Patrick must uncover the truth behind the Bagman before he strikes again.

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1

Patrick works in the family lumber business and faces mounting debt

Patrick keeps working at his late father's lumberjacking business while drowning in loans for his ambitious, debt-heavy trailblazing ideas. He shares a strong bond with his brother Liam as they navigate the family enterprise and Patrick's ambitions collide with money trouble.

Present Lumberyard/wood workshop
2

Patrick carves wooden animal sculptures

Patrick continues his childhood habit of carving animal sculptures from wood. The hobby serves as a distraction from financial strain and the looming pressure of his business ventures.

Present Wood workshop
3

Fear of an unseen threat and Bagman folklore

Pat grows anxious that someone is lurking in their backyard while the old Bagman folklore haunts the brothers. The fear embeds itself in their daily life as they try to keep Jake safe.

Evening Backyard
4

Jake goes missing in the woods; Karina rescues him

Jake disappears into the woods behind the house and is miraculously found by Pat's wife, Karina, returning home unharmed. The scare deepens the sense of danger surrounding their family and the Bagman's legend.

Evening Woods behind house
5

Jake mentions his invisible friend Dolly

After the incident, Jake begins hinting at an invisible friend named Dolly who seems to be present at the nursery windows and the bathroom. The presence adds a supernatural layer to the events surrounding Jake's safety.

Night Jake's nursery and bathroom
6

A break-in reveals a demonic presence in the kitchen

The family experiences a break-in, and Pat discovers a demonic entity hanging from the kitchen ceiling while it plays Jake's flute. The unsettling sight confirms a malevolent force at work in their home.

Night Kitchen
7

Police investigation yields nothing substantial

The police are called to investigate the break-in but fail to find anything substantial or explain the strange phenomena. The lack of evidence fuels Pat's growing anxiety about protecting his family.

Night House
8

Flashback: Bagman's lair behind the wood workshop

In a flashback, Pat's father recounts the Bagman’s lair as the mine behind the family's wood workshop. The story explains how the demon targets bright kids and traverses the area at night.

Flashback Copper mine behind wood workshop
9

Therapist explains the Bagman’s feeding mechanism

Pat's psychologist explains that the Bagman feeds on a child's anxieties and vulnerabilities. She urges Pat to confront the underlying fears to prevent the panic from worsening.

Present Therapist's office
10

Father's advice about guarding love with a totem

A past scene shows Pat as a child, hearing his father say to hold close the things he loves—like a carving knife—to ward off the Bagman. The idea turns a mundane object into a protective totem.

Past Pat's childhood room
11

Anna attacked by the Bagman during babysitting

While babysitting Jake, Anna is attacked by the Bagman and suffers temporary facial paralysis and loss of speech. She refuses hospitalization, traumatized and fearing to be left alone.

Night House
12

The Bagman abducts Jake; pursuit to the mine shaft

That night the Bagman moves toward Jake’s crib. Pat, watching the baby monitor, races to intervene and follows the Bagman through the factory to the mine shaft where Jake has vanished into a rotting duffel bag.

Night House and factory/mine shaft
13

The bag in the lair reveals Jake’s decoy doll

In the Bagman’s lair, a curtain hides the leather duffel bag. Opening it reveals a porcelain doll with a sound box that emits Jake’s recorded cries, exposing the Bagman’s ruse to lure Pat back to the old place.

Night Mine shaft lair
14

Pat confronts the Bagman and is overpowered

The Bagman reveals the carved knife and defeats Pat, who is dragged toward the bag and eventually stuffed inside. Karina arrives with a search team but finds no sign of him, while Jake’s flute is found instead.

Night Mine shaft
15

Final clue: Jake’s flute found; Bagman remains at large

Karina's search team arrives too late to locate Pat, but they recover Jake’s flute, suggesting the Bagman has escaped with his plans intact. The film closes on the unresolved threat of the Bagman and Pat’s fate.

Night Mine shaft/ Factory

Last Updated: October 27, 2025 at 16:47

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