History YMMV / TheByeByeMan

** The bad attempt at making a childish phrase such as "The Bye-Bye Man" creepy has spawned a slew of jokes at its expense. A common meme is to replace the name with another childish phrase, like [[ToiletHumor "The ICUP Man" or "The Pee-Pee Poo-Poo Man"]].

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** Faye Dunaway's character burning to death [[spoiler:in one of the illusions created by the Bye Bye Man]] is obviously just her being [[https://youtu.be/0lpKTmjcGq4?t=1057 poorly composited]] over a shot of fire.

** The film's {{Tagline}} "Don't say it, don't think it" [[ReviewIronicEcho is also a popular target for mockery in many negative reviews of the film,]] which usually add "don't watch it". The main phrase also later caught on under the context of [[Memes/AmongUs everyday objects looking like certain indie game characters]], surprisingly.

** A flower shop is owned by a [[UnfortunateNames Mr. Daisy]], who refers to Sasha's roommates as "handsome" while she's asking about the house. This is a ''horror movie''.

** The fact that the killer's name is [[UnfortunateNames the Bye]] [[FluffyTheTerrible Bye Man]].

** Faye Dunaway's character burning to death [[spoiler:in one of the illusions created by the Bye Bye Man]] is obviously just her being [[https://youtu.be/0lpKTmjcGq4?t=1142 poorly composited]] over a shot of fire.

** The film's {{Tagline}} "Don't say it, don't think it" [[ReviewIronicEcho is also a popular target for mockery in many negative reviews of the film,]] which add "don't watch it".

* CriticProof: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. The film has garnered an overall negative critical and audience reception, with a 22% and 30% on Website/RottenTomatoes respectively, but it has been a decent financial success (it has made back around $22 million domestically and $24 million worldwide on a budget of $7.4 million, so far). However, being released a week before ''Film/{{Split}}'' (which has been much better received) would have contributed as well.

** The fact that the killer's name is [[UnfortunateNames the Bye Bye Man]].

** In a rather experimental move, the first scene is [[TheOner all one take with no cuts]]. Unfortunately, this does not work; characters are clearly waiting for special effects to catch up with them in several places, and the constant panning may cause some people to mentally insert a slide whistle noise. Bear in mind that it's supposed to be a serious scene -- one person gets shot.

** There's no explanation for anything about The Bye Bye Man, instead of making him seem scary or mysterious, this makes him come off as an undercooked and poorly planned character, as the coins, the hound and his motivations make no sense, he seems to do stuff ForTheEvulz.

* SnarkBait: The very name of the film and its titular killer became this as soon as it was announced, and many have taken it as a perfect example of modern Hollywood horror's complete and utter lack of creativity. Many people didn't even realize that [[PoesLaw the title was supposed to be taken seriously]] due to [[NightmareRetardant its sheer not-scariness]].

* MoralEventHorizon: The Bye Bye Man has committed various vile crimes, but tricking Elliot into killing Sasha is probably one of his most hated move.

** There's no explanation for anything about The Bye Bye Man, instead of making him seem scary or mysterious, this makes him come off as undercooked and poorly planned character, as the coins, the hound and his motivations make no sense, he seems to make stuff ForTheEvulz.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: As Creator/ChrisStuckmann notes in his review, the film has a somewhat-decent concept which it never fully utilizes to do something new with.

** In a rather experimental move, the first scene is all one take with no cuts. Unfortunately this does not work; characters are clearly waiting for special effects to catch up with them in several places, and the constant panning may cause some people to mentally insert a slide whistle noise. Bear in mind it's supposed to be a serious scene- one person gets shot.

* SpecialEffectFailure

** Faye Dunaway's character burning to death [[spoiler:in one of illusions created by the Bye Bye Man]] is obviously just her being [[https://youtu.be/0lpKTmjcGq4?t=1142 poorly composited]] over a shot of fire.

* CompleteMonster: In this adaptation of "Bridge to Body Island" [[note]] a chapter from the horror novel ''The President's Vampire''[[/note]] by Robert Damon Schneck, the eponymous [[TheCorrupter Bye Bye Man]] is a demonic entity of [[TheSpook unknown origin]]. With a [[{{Hellhound}} nightmarish hound]] at his side, the Bye Bye Man actively listens for the utterance of his name. Once summoned, the Bye Bye Man inflicts [[MindRape horrific delusions]] on his victims culminating in them committing vile crimes before killing themselves. During the 1960s, the Bye Bye Man manipulates a teenage boy into massacring his family; when Larry Redmon--a reporter for a local newspaper--drills him for answers, he becomes the Bye Bye Man's next target. Tormented by the dark figure, Larry, in an effort to suppress the spreading of the Bye Bye Man's name, murders his friends before committing suicide. Years later, the Bye Bye Man takes an interest in [[FlatEarthAtheist Elliot]] after he reads writing underneath a nightstand. When Kim was called to expel the evil presence, the Bye Bye Man lures her into the direction of an [[RailroadTracksOfDoom oncoming train]]. Among other atrocities, the Bye Bye Man drives a librarian into murdering her own children. Assuming that by expressing no fear he had power over the Bye Bye Man, Elliot returns to the house only to discover John attempting to stab Sasha, and is horrified to discover that he accidentally killed his own girlfriend. The Bye Bye Man tries to force Elliot into saying his name, fully intending on making his older brother and his niece his next victims. With [[ForTheEvulz no discernible reason for what he does]], the Bye Bye Man takes pleasure in exercising his powers on unsuspecting people.

** Elliot convulsing while driving and singing along to "Bye Bye Love" by Music/TheEverlyBrothers.