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Your nosy neighbors want you DEAD — and they're already in the walls.
TMDB
54
IMDb
53
Rotten Tomatoes
22
Audience Score
22

The Glow (2002)

made-for-TV schlockyuppie nightmarecult paranoia

Overview

HorrorTV MovieThrillerMystery

A newly-wed NYC couple move into a low-rent luxury apartment only to be harassed by cryptic elderly neighbors.

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Content warning
generational warfareconformity as survivalurban alienationcorrupt institutions

Standout Aspects

Acting

Grace Zabriskie unhinged as Sylvia — nobody stares like she stares.

Production

That 'luxury' apartment set is gloriously cheap — the wallpaper screams budget.

Direction

Baxley milks every mundane interaction for maximum paranoia.

Best for:Solo: Perfect for ironic Sunday afternoon viewing with snacks and judgment.·Background: Fold laundry while vaguely absorbing Dean Cain's descent into madness.·Friends: Mystery Science Theater 3000 potential — roast those elderly antagonists.
Heads up:Violence: TV-movie tame — more psychological menace than blood.·Disturbing: Elderly people behaving very badly; ageism with a horror twist.
Craig R. Baxley

Director

Craig R. Baxley

ReleasedAug 2, 2002
Runtime1h 29m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Portia De Rossi

Portia De Rossi

Jackie Lawrence

Dean Cain

Dean Cain

Matt Lawrence

Hal Linden

Hal Linden

Arnold Janusz

Dina Merrill

Dina Merrill

Phoebe Janusz

Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie

Sylvia Goodstein

Joseph Campanella

Joseph Campanella

Ben Goodstein

Sabrina Grdevich

Sabrina Grdevich

Trish

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Based on a 1981 novel by Brooks Stanwood, itself inspired by real NYC co-op horror stories of the 1970s.

Cultural

This aired on Fox Family Channel during their brief 'original thriller' experiment — part of a wave of TV movies trying to compete with theatrical horror's late-90s resurgence.

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