Why This Ultra-Disturbing Movie Recently “Ruined” A Reddit User’s Day: “I had to cover my eyes and ears”

This beyond-upsetting movie based on terrifying real-life events is now streaming for free. So many horror fans are hitting play and finding it too disturbing to finish. This was almost the case for one brave Reddit poster who recently watched The Girl Next Door (2007).

Reddit user XBlakXTearX recently discovered the ultra-disturbing movie and brought it to the community. They wrote, “…the unrelenting trauma from the girl next door was something else. It got to a point where the gratuitous torture and rape scenes were too much and I had to cover my eyes and ears, which is a rare occurrence for me since I’m pretty desensitized to horror as a genre.

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The Girl Next Door is based on Jack Ketchum’s book of the same name that was inspired by the true story of the neglect and murder of Sylvia Likens. Let’s unpack this harrowing tale so that you can be informed before you seek it out. 

Rotten Tomatoes Synopsis

“A teen (Blythe Auffarth) suffers horrible abuse at the hands of her caretaker (Blanche Baker), who also encourages the neighborhood boys to torment the girl.”

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A few Twitter souls have watched the harrowing film. While they’re disturbed by the subject matter and real events the movie is based on, they also think it is a good movie.

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https://twitter.com/SuperAngel01/status/1480120853392084992?s=20

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The Girl Next Door was directed by Gregory M. Wilson. It was adapted for the screen by Daniel Farrands and Philip Nutman. The movie stars Blanche Baker, Daniel Manche, Blythe Auffarth, and Madeline Taylor.

The movie is currently available on Prime Video and Tubi. Watch the trailer below to see if this disturbing movie is for you. 

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Have you watched The Girl Next Door? Do you agree with Reddit? Or do you disagree? Let us know at @DreadCentral.

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