What does Kim Dickens and Gone Girl have in common?
Kim Dickens Kimberly Jan Dickens (born June 18, 1965) is an American actress whose film debut was a supporting role in the 1995 film comedy "Palookaville". She later had lead roles in the movies "Truth or Consequences, N.M." (1997), "Zero Effect", and "Mercury Rising" (both 1998). Dickens has had several other supporting film roles, including in "Hollow Man" (2000), "House of Sand and Fog" (2003), "The Blind Side" (2009), and "Gone Girl" (2014).
The Girl Next Door (Ketchum novel) The Girl Next Door is a crime novel written by author Jack Ketchum in 1989. It is about two teen girls who are left in the care of their aunt, and the systematic and escalating abuse both of them and one sister in particular suffer at the hands of their aunt and her children. It is loosely based on the true story of the murder of Sylvia Likens in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1965. In 2007 it was made into a feature film, "The Girl Next Door.