The Stranger Beside Me2003

🏆 1 nomination

Horror Vault's take

In 1970s Seattle, crime writer Ann Rule forms a genuine friendship with a charming, helpful colleague — never suspecting the darkness lurking beneath his agreeable exterior. As bodies begin to surface across the Pacific Northwest, Rule finds herself uncomfortably close to a story she never imagined she'd have to tell. This TV movie adaptation of Rule's landmark true-crime memoir explores the terrifying ordinariness of one of America's most notorious killers. It's a portrait of how thoroughly a monster can disguise himself among the unsuspecting.

Content: Depictions Of Violence Against Women, Serial Killer Subject Matter, Disturbing Themes