The Bogeyman returns once every seven years since his death in 1910 (thus the first attack was in 1917). Kino was kidnapped in 1966 (he claims to be part of the harvest of '66); that is, the eighth attack. The film takes place in 2022 (the sixteenth attack), because Paula mentions how "last year" she had tied herself to the tree, and there is a newspaper clipping, dated 2021, covering that event.
