Two orphaned sisters, Meg and Susan, are placed in the care of their Aunt Ruth Chandler. The Descent:
The Girl Next Door (2007) is widely regarded as one of the most grueling viewing experiences in modern cinema. Unlike the 2004 comedy of the same name, this film is a relentless psychological horror-thriller that trades in the "banality of evil" found in quiet, 1950s suburbia.
David, a neighborhood boy who has feelings for Meg, witnesses the atrocities but struggles with the paralyzing fear and moral dilemma of whether to intervene. www.screamhorrormag.com Critical Reception & Impact