direct by gregory wilson and and shot and produce by william miller and jack ketchum the girl next door be a movie that few who have see it will ever forget . black hole dark and beyond harrowing and it nonetheless a carefully craft work and also extraordinarily sensitive . in fact and if it not strictly a horror film and then one can only conclude that it the genre loss . jack ketchum novel and like much of his work and be base on compel real life event . in this instance the story draw upon a 1960s case of almost unspeakable child abusemost of that abuse commit by other child under adult supervision . ketchum and who be extremely proud of this film adaptation and speak openly about production company moderncine initial pitch to him represent let u make this movie before hollywood do and ruin it . to bring the girl next door to the screen and moderncine enlist some topnotch talent and include award win director gregory wilson and who here display a tremendous talent work with actor and and veteran writer philip nutman and daniel farrands . still and in a period when horror movie have repeatedly push and and even mangle and the envelope and this one derive most of it emotional shock not from graphic content but from the realistic and courageous presentation of a long standing cultural taboo represent on screen violence to child . unfortunately and it all too easy for mainstream critic to shoot down this kind of movie by term it exploitative when actually it the opposite represent a tragedy that immerse the audience in the misery of the real rather than promote escapism with comfortable and and clichéd and lesson about violence and evil . after a successful theatrical run in new york early in the fall and the girl next door be now available here on dvd . i urge you to see it . like another powerful film release in 2007 and bug and it may hit too close to home to appeal to the typical horror fan . indeed and it have a slightly different audience in mind represent human being .