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10. Will & Annie (Honeymoon)
While leaning more toward the isolated setting of films like The
Strangers, the indie horror flick, Honeymoon, features a pair of
distant neighbors who could make any new residents' skin crawl. When Paul and
Bea set out for their honeymoon at a remote cabin, their closest neighbors are
a pair of odd townies, Will and Annie. Will happens to know Bea from her youth
and Annie, while quieter is deeply troubled. And, while Will ends up being less
aware of the dark roots setting themselves into Annie and Bea, his initial
hostilities toward Will are more than suspicious cannot be ignored.
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Despite his troubled childhood and continued struggles, there's
no denying the creep factor driving Ryan Jacobson. When divorcee Sarah and her
daughter, Elissa, move into a secluded and wooded neighborhood, the nearby
house at the end of the street proves to harbor more than the normal white lies
of everyday families. Ryan lives there alone after the disappearance of his
sister who happened to murder their parents. Things get increasingly unsettling
as Elissa uncovers far more than she bargained for in her budding relationship
with Ryan. Ryan isn't your typical scary neighbor; he's young, enrolled in
school and seems relatively friendly, but through all of his childhood trauma,
Ryan has turned into something far more evil.
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Rarely do thrillers give as much of a perspective as to the crazed reasoning behind bad neighbors as in Lakeview Terrace. While completely unwarranted, there's something almost sympathetic about the unhinged Abel Turner. His actions while sinister and problematic are given plenty of backstory and while he eventually turns into quite the problem, he starts the movie as a grumpy old man. It’s a shame how evil he turns out to be because everyone would think having a cop next door would be the blessing of a lifetime. Instead, it ends up being an absolute nightmare.
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You have to love moving into a new place and discovering you
have kind, even if a little overbearing, elderly neighbors. Well, that is until
you realize they're far more sinister than they appear. Turns out, the
Woodhouse's neighbors are quite the opposite of cutesy. In fact, they're
anything but. Last week, the pair made the list of scariest old people in
horror and for good reason. The Castevets' pension for Satan, hidden behind a
desire to assist Rosemary and her pregnant needs, is anything but neighborly. Rosemary's
Baby is a classic hinged on the great villains created in The Castevets.
They're terrifyingly kind demeanors and their overly helpful nature make for
something truly dark.
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