The House Next Door (2006)

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Walker Kennedy and his wife Col are a happy, voluntarily childless suburban couple. Then the thing they fear the most happens: part of their green surrounding is turned into a building site, for what turns out to be the widely acclaimed first house built by attractive, brilliant, obsessively devoted architect Kim (30), who has a short affair with Col. Kim is even enchanted by his own house, just like everyone else. However each subsequent couple that moves into the house soon turns nasty, never staying for long, ending in tears and/or blood. When Kim finally buys it with his wife, Col who believes he somehow curses all his buildings insists it's time to deal with him, permanently.

Intro
"Your Home Next Door" is an awesome 2006 made-for-television scary film based on the novel by Anne Rivers Siddons. Directed by Jeff Woolnough and starring Lara Flynn Boyle, Colin Ferguson, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar, the movie unfolds a series of eerie incidents that take place in a newly built house in a peaceful rural area.

Plot Overview
Main characters, Col Kennedy (Colin Ferguson) and his spouse, Walker (Lara Flynn Boyle), are living a simple, peaceful life in an American suburb. Their lives experience an extreme modification, nevertheless, after a strange house is developed next to their home. Kim (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) and his pregnant spouse Sara (Lisa Edelstein) are the house's first occupants, but they soon move out after experiencing unusual and mysterious regrettable events.

After them, every family that moves into your house experiences similar strange occurrences leading to mishaps, heartbreak, and death. Each household is overwhelmed by extreme feelings like fear, rage or hopelessness, usually causing ravaging occurrences.

Examination and Revelation
Walker, a successful author, takes it upon herself to unwind the secret. She ends up being engrossed in the investigation and starts interviewing the previous occupants of the next door house. She begins to think that the house may be influencing the negative chain of events taking place to the occupants.

Even more into her examination, she finds that no matter who lives in the house, they become victims of the building's threatening impact. Walker realizes that your home awakens the inmost, darkest worries of its occupants, exploiting their weak points, and causing mayhem.

Climax and Resolution
Driven by her findings, Walker becomes identified to put an end to the chain of bad luck. The climax of the plot unfolds as Walker challenges the architect, who shockingly acknowledges that he understood about the house's strange influence. Walker encourages him to help her destroy the house at last. The architect agrees, driven by guilt, and is eliminated throughout the demolition, ending up being the last victim of the eerie structure.

In the end, Walker and Col's easy tranquil life is brought back. Walker goes on to write a successful novel based on her eerie experiences and chilling encounters at the house next door.

Total Review
"The House Next Door" is a well-crafted horror and thriller that delves into the exceptional impact of a haunted house. Mainly faithful to the original book, the movie effectively engages the audience with building suspense, reputable efficiencies, and eerie aspects synonymous with the scary category. Lara Flynn Boyle, as the analytical and determined Walker, is particularly significant with a fascinating performance that drives the movie. Engaging, suspenseful, and sometimes haunting, "The House Next Door" offers a gratifying expect fans of supernatural scary.

Top Cast

  • Lara Flynn Boyle (small)
    Lara Flynn Boyle
    Col Kennedy
  • Julie Stewart (small)
    Julie Stewart
    Anita
  • Heather Hanson (small)
    Heather Hanson
    Claire
  • Noam Jenkins (small)
    Noam Jenkins
    Norman Greene
  • Natalie Lisinska (small)
    Natalie Lisinska
    Eloise
  • Charlotte Sullivan (small)
    Charlotte Sullivan
    Pie Harrelson
  • Stephen Amell (small)
    Stephen Amell
    Buddy Harrelson
  • Niamh Wilson (small)
    Niamh Wilson
    Belinda Greene