Jack Ketchum ‘The Girl Next Door’ Review
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Written by: Paula Limbaugh
In honor of Jack Ketchum Appreciation Day I thought I would review one of his earlier works published in 1989. If you’re a fan of Jack Ketchum you know what you’re in for, if not be WARNED! Mr. Ketchum is an in your face, no punches pulled type of author.
The Girl Next Door is a horrific story, not in the sense of a scary boo but in the way of hearing about unspeakable abuse and being helpless to stop it. What makes this even more horrifying is the fact that this story was based on an actual crime committed in Indiana 1965. Sylvia and Jenny Likens were sent to stay with Gertrude Baniszewski in the summer of 1965.