The Girl Next Door

THE GIRL NEXT DOOR
Selected at
DEAUVILLE FILM FESTIVAL
PREMIERE SECTION
We are pleased to announce that THE GIRL NEXT DOOR directed by Gregory Wilson is officially invited to the Premiere section of the 34th Deauville American Film Festival.
Director: Gregory Wilson
Based on the novel by: Jack Ketchum
Cast: Blythe Auffarth, Daniel Manche, Blanche Baker
Synopsis: Based on a true story, The Girl Next Door provides an unflinching look at dark side of 1950s suburbia.
"Somewhere between Stand by Me and Requiem for a Dream comes a haunting adaptation of a powerful novel about the darker side of America and innocence destroyed." NiteShift, WBAI 99.5 FM
Stephen King called it "The first authentically shocking American film I've seen since Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer."
The response to the film has been overwhelming and we urge you to watch our trailer at the following link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1pHnESLzcc0.
2817 St. James Place
Altadena, CA 91001
Tel: (626) 296 9977
Cell: (626) 390 6882
[email protected]
For more information on the movie, visit the official Website www.thegirlnextdoorfilm.com.
JACK KETCHUM’S THE GIRL NEXT DOOR is a Moderncine Production. Directed by Gregory Wilson. Screenplay by Daniel Farrands & Philip Nutman. Produced by Andrew van den Houten and William M. Miller. Starring Blythe Auffarth, Daniel Manche, Blanche Baker. With William Atherton, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Grant Show.
I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
Audio producer Gary Hertz, co-screenwriter Daniel Farrands, Jack Ketchum, co-screenwriter Philip Nutman:
Suburbia. Shady, tree-lined streets, well-tended lawns and cozy homes. A nice, quiet place to grow up. Unless you are teenage Meg or her crippled sister, Susan. On a dead-end street, in the dark, damp basement of the Chandler house, Meg and Susan are left captive to the savage whims and rages of a distant aunt who is rapidly descending into madness. It is a madness that infects all three of her sons—and finally the entire neighborhood. Only one troubled boy stands hesitantly between Meg and Susan and their cruel, torturous deaths. A boy with a very adult decision to make ...
Meet the author:
Jack Ketchum:
Jack Ketchum is the pseudonym for a former actor, singer, teacher, literary agent, lumber salesman, and soda jerk -- a former flower child and baby boomer who figures that in 1956 Elvis, dinosaurs and horror probably saved his life. His first novel, Off Season, prompted the Village Voice to publicly scold its publisher in print for publishing violent pornography. He personally disagrees but is perfectly happy to let you decide for yourself. His short story The Box won a 1994 Bram Stoker Award from the HWA, his story Gone won again in 2000 -- and in 2003 he won Stokers for both best collection for Peaceable Kingdom and best long fiction for Closing Time. He has written eleven novels, the latest of which are Red, Ladies' Night, and The Lost. His stories are collected in The Exit At Toledo Blade Boulevard, Broken on the Wheel of Sex, and Peaceable Kingdom. His novella The Crossings was cited by Stephen King in his speech at the 2003 National Book Awards.
Meet the screenwriters:
Co-screenwriter/associate producer Philip Nutman:
Visit Phil's official website
Philip Nutman's writing career began when he sold his first movie review at age 15. By 18, he began contributing feature articles to international film magazines such as L'ecran Fantastique (France) and Fangoria (US), becoming the latter's first British Correspondent, a position he held for over 10 years for which he wrote over 130 feature articles.
After five years as a producer’s assistant for BBC TV, he quit to write fulltime and Phil sold his first professional short story to the groundbreaking George Romero-influenced anthology “Book Of The Dead”(1988). The following year he sold an expanded novel version of that story –“ Wet Work” –achieving the highly unusual feat of selling a first novel on the basis of a 16-page outline.
Further short stories followed in quick succession in highly acclaimed anthologies such as “Borderlands 2” and “Splatterpunks.” The latter featured the novella “Full Throttle,” which garnered his first nomination for a Bram Stoker Award by the Horror Writers of America. Three further nominations followed over the next few years, two of which as a finalist (Superior Achievement in a First Novel and Best Short Story).
Beyond prose fiction, Phil also has written and edited 50-plus comic books and over a dozen screenplays. In 2003, he was hired by Gryphon Films (producers of the Oscar-nominated “The Cooler”) to adapt the bestselling adventure-thriller novel “Thunderhead” into a big budget studio script. In ‘04/’05, he was commissioned to write three low budget projects – The Last Blood, Witchbitch and Shiver. The latter was filmed in 2005 with Phil at the helm as initial producer.
He currently has three screenplays in various stages of development: Ring Tone, which he co-wrote and will produce; the true crime tale Across The Border for producer Christopher Tuffin; and an untitled project he will direct within the next year.
Co-screenwriter Daniel Farrands:
A lifelong horror aficionado, Daniel Farrands started writing screenplays at the age of 14, when he sent a query letter and screenplay he’d penned for a sequel to Paramount Picture's iconic Friday the 13th series to producer Frank Mancuso, Jr. Mancuso didn’t buy his script but did respond enthusiastically to Daniel’s writing, urging him to follow his dream and to continue his passion for the horror genre.
This early validation impelled Daniel to relocate to Los Angeles from Santa Rosa, California immediately after high school where, at the age of 18, he landed a literary agent and sold his first project, a modern take on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, to producer Robert Kosberg and TriStar Pictures. Shortly thereafter, Daniel wrote the screenplay for Rave, directed by acclaimed choreographer Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quinones and produced by Smart Egg Pictures.
Daniel’s passion for the horror films he grew up on – the Halloween series in particular – led him to the offices of the late Moustapha Akkad who, five years after hearing his pitch for Halloween 6, remembered Daniel’s enthusiastic take for the next entry in the hugely-successful franchise. Impressed by his encyclopedic knowledge of the series, Akkad subsequently hired him to write the screenplay for Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, which was released by Dimension Films.
Daniel also wrote the screenplays for Maskmaker (Touchstone), Fear Itself (Fox), and wrote, produced and directed the History Channel documentaries Amityville: The Haunting and Amityville: Horror or Hoax? which are widely-regarded as the definitive account of the true story behind The Amityville Horror.
In addition, Daniel co-wrote and executive produced the horror film The Tooth Fairy for renowned producer Stephen J. Cannell, and co-wrote the adaptation of Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door. Daniel also served as editor and co-publisher of the book Crystal Lake Memories – The Complete History of Friday the 13th, which is currently in its third printing.
His next project is the supernatural horror film... A Haunting in Connecticut, starring Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, which he will produce for Gold Circle Films and Lionsgate."
Meet the Filmmakers!
Producer Andrew van den Houten
Andrew van den Houten began his career in front of the camera as a child actor, performing in commercials in his native New York City. While still in his teens, he hosted a pilot for Nickelodeon and was a familiar face on the stand-up comedy circuit in New York City.
A film graduate of Boston's Emerson College, he marked his freshman year by producing and co-starring in the independent feature film Alma Mater, a recipient of the Audience Award at the 2002 Austin Film Festival.
Andrew founded MODERNCINÉ during his junior year of college. He has always envisioned the company as an ideal vehicle for showcasing both his own creativity and that of his colleagues. MODERNCINÉ's first film production, Inherent Darkness and Enlightment, was also the first at Emerson to be completed on a 35mm print. Andrew served as writer, producer and director.
After graduation, Andrew returned to New York where he produced and directed a number of award-winning short films in addition to a variety of different television commercials. In 2005, he directed Headspace, MODERNCINÉ's first full-length feature, an official selection of the Brussels International Fantasy Film Festival, a multiple award-winner at the New York City Horror Film Festival, and winner of the "Best Monster Movie" at the World Horror Convention in San Francisco. Headspace is available nationwide on DVD at all major retailers and will premiere on Showtime Channel and Starz/Encore in early 2007. Andrew and William Miller are currently in post-production for MODERNCINÉ's latest feature film, Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door. This film is based on the best-selling novel by Jack Ketchum, "The Girl Next Door."
Director Gregory M. Wilson:
Gregory M. Wilson is a graduate of the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts. While attending NYU he was the sole recipient of the MCA FELLOWSHIP, interning under the late MCA chairman, Lew Wasserman. His thesis film The Last Call (30 min.), starring Harry Lennix (The Matrix II & III, Ray), received a “STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD” nomination, and won many awards for his outstanding writing, direction and production. The film was acquired and aired on SHOWTIME as a special event. He was also the winner of the “IFC AWARD” for Best Student Film, whose advisory board included distinguished filmmakers such as Martin Scorcese, Spike Lee, Steven Soderbergh, among other recognized filmmakers.
Spike Lee eventually co-produced his first feature film Home Invaders (100 min.), starring Yancy Arias (TV’s Kingpin), Luis Guzman (Carlito’s Way and Boogie Nights), Keith David (Platoon and Something about Mary), Judy Reyes (TV’s Scrubs), and Larry Gillard (The Wire).
He recently directed the adaptation of the best-selling book entitled The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum, starring Emmy Award Winner Blanche Baker (Holocaust and 16 Candles), William Atherton (Die Hard), and introducing Daniel Manche (Young Tarzan, in The Broadway play Tarzan) who plays the lead.
His completed TV pilot called The Underground, which explores the darker, untold stories of a New York City nightclub, is in development. He also scripted a hybrid autobiography about the life and death of 50’s screen idol and Tenor, Mario Lanza. He plans to direct and produce this project which is currently titled, Don’t Forget Me. He has also directed and produced various music videos and short films.
William M. Miller, Producer/Cinematographer
William M. Miller is an award winning cinematographer from New York City. A graduate of Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, William has photographed over three dozen short films, including The Last Call, which was nominated for the Student Academy Award, Surveillances, winner of the Best American Short Film at the Avignon Film Festival in 2003, and The Watering Hole, winner of the Best Short Film at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.
William's feature film credits include Followers, Say I Love You But Whisper, The Breadbasket, The Fast Life, and the crime drama Home Invaders, directed by Gregory M. Wilson and executive produced by Spike Lee.
He recently finished principal photography on the supernatural thriller, Headspace, in New York City. Headspace stars actors Udo Kier, Sean Young, Dee Wallace Stone, and Olivia Hussey. Prior to its theatrical premiere in New York and Los Angeles, Headspace took double honors for Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay at the 2005 New York City Horror Film Festival. It is currently available nationwide and premieres on the Showtime Channel and Starz/Encore in early 2007.
William's feature, Lbs., an official selection at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival will be in theaters in 2007. He and Andrew van den Houten are currently in post-production for MODERNCINÉ's latest feature film, Jack Kethcum's The Girl Next Door. This film is based on the best-selling novel by Jack Ketchum, "The Girl Next Door."