The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door
In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture.
DarlingInThePlexx reviewedJune 3, 2025
‼️ NOT the Emile Hirsch movie ‼️
If you’re here looking for teen hijinks and coming-of-age crushes, please turn around and go call your therapist, because this ain’t that.
This is the kind of film that kicks you in the soul and leaves you sitting in stunned silence questioning humanity itself 😵💫. Based on a horrific true story and set in the 1950s, it’s like a morality gut punch wrapped in vintage aesthetics and simmering dread. You’ll watch half of it through your fingers and the other half asking, “Why are people like this? WHO LET THEM COOK??” 🍳💀
It’s disturbing. Unflinching. Brutal. But also—hauntingly effective. If you can stomach the cruelty, there’s a powerful story buried in the horror. Just… maybe don’t watch it alone. Or ever again. 🫠