The Girl Next Door (2007)

Directed by

Gregory Wilson

Genre

drama film, crime film, horror film, coming-of-age film, psychological horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 798 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s suburbia, a teenage boy watches as his neighbor tortures and abuses a young girl kept captive in her basement. The horror is told from his helpless perspective as he struggles with what he sees.

disturbingbleaktenseunsettlingslow-burnharrowingclaustrophobicgrim

What happens

Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door (also released as Jack Ketchum's Evil) is a 2007 American psychological horror-thriller film directed by Gregory M. Wilson and written by Daniel Farrands and Philip Nutman. It is based on Jack Ketchum's 1989 novel of the same name, which was inspired by the 1965 torture and murder of Sylvia Likens. The film is dedicated to Likens and dramatizes a fictionalized version of events through the perspective of a teenage boy who witnesses the escalating abuse of a girl held captive in a suburban household. The cast includes Blanche Baker, Blythe Auffarth, William Atherton, and Grant Show. The film premiered at genre festivals in 2007 and was released direct-to-DVD in the United States. Known for its disturbing content and psychological intensity, The Girl Next Door has divided critics, with some praising its unflinching portrayal of cruelty and others criticizing its graphic violence. It has since gained a cult following and is frequently discussed in relation to true-crime-inspired horror. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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