Fear Thy Neighbor

As the city of Flint, Michigan works to restore itself to its former glory, its residents look to improve their living conditions within it. It’s a great step up for couple Kim and Amber Perryman who are able to move their family from the rougher side of town to more spacious digs in a much nicer neighborhood. By their own admission, the Perrymans are a rambunctious lot, which quickly lands them on the wrong side of their new neighbors directly across the street- The Bretts. Minor irritants escalate to major ones, and the two families are increasingly at each other’s throats until dueling Memorial Day parties becomes the last straw and a horrific street battle turns fatal.

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Noel, Ashley and their four children feel like they’ve struck gold when they move into a trailer park community in Wichita Falls, Texas. The homes are large and lovely, and best of all they hit it off immediately with neighbors Natasha, Martin and their two girls. But the new arrivals are only there a week before Noel is arrested and imprisoned over an outstanding gun charge. The two families get closer in his absence, but when Noel is released, Martin grows deeply suspicious of him – even believing he may be part of a gang. For his part, Noel heard rumors that Martin had eyes on Ashley while he was incarcerated. From that moment on the two men are constantly at each other’s throats, hurling threats and accusations until, one bloody day, those threats are realized in the worst way possible.

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Kirby Staib and his parents have long made their home in the beautiful rural community of Wardsboro, Vermont. When the long vacant home beside them is finally bought by bachelor Kevin Parker, Kirby and his new neighbor become great friends as they bond over their mutual love of hunting and fishing. But things sour between them when Kevin forbids Kirby from parking his work vehicles on his land – something he’d been doing for years with no complaint. From then on the two men are at each other’s throats over everything from Kirby’s horse doing his business on Kevin’s property to accusations that Kevin shot up Kirby’s house while the family was away. Finally the two antagonists square off in a field and only one of them leaves alive.

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For many decades, the beautiful countryside outside of Hagerstown Indiana has been home to now retired Vietnam vet Billy Wilson and his wife Mabel. The couple saddened by the departure of their longtime, quiet neighbors and become increasingly uneasy when a rowdy young couple: KC Simpson and his partner, Richael Southard move in. The Wilsons’ worst fears soon come true as the constant noise and commotion continue to disrupt the tranquility they once enjoyed. As animosity grows, the once friendly neighbors become bitter enemies and when pets find themselves in the cross fire, the feud escapes to it’s tragic end.  

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Killeen Texas is where many military families retire after a lifetime of service, and Santiago and Elodia Vasquez have called Killeen home for years. John Seth Jr. and wife Valree recently moved here to be near their son. The two vets get along well, especially as each respects the other’s immaculate yard, but things sour when a parcel for Santiago lands in John’s mailbox, leading Santiago to accuse John of theft. From there, both men are in full attack mode against each other until the feud ends where it began, with blood staining the driveway by their shared mailboxes.

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Ron March is a once vital man suffering from debilitating Lupus. Unable to work, he lucks out with subsidized housing in a Burnaby, British Columbia apartment building, and soon befriends his neighbor across the hall, Loray Rayne. Loray is a cancer survivor still in precarious health, who receives care from her roommate, Lance Standberg. But Lance is gone for long spells working in the oilfields, so Loray comes to rely on Ron when he’s away. Ron ends the friendship when Loray’s demands become overbearing, enraging his neighbor and igniting the violent fury of her roommate – who will stop at nothing to avenge the insult to Loray’s honor.  

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Bruce and Hannah Brown, along with their daughter, have made their home in a welcoming Minneapolis community. It’s the type of picturesque community that lends itself to friendly neighbors. In particular, they’ve enjoyed a year's long relationship with a single senior neighbor, Ed Holzinger. All is well on the quiet street until a dispute over a broken lawnmower plunges the two households into a bitter feud. As time passes, a resolution seems further and further out of reach. The two men go at each other with ever increasingly vitriol and ferocity until eventually a weapon is drawn, shots are fired, one neighbor lays dead and the other goes on trial for murder.

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The Dalraida neighborhood of Montgomery Alabama is one of the most sought after communities in the city. Jason Clarke and his mother, Verna, have been staples of Dalraida for many years and have deep roots in the area. Jason moves back after many years away to care for his now ailing mother, much to the delight of the many friendly neighbors he’s known for so long. But he returns a changed, and angry, man. The noise from  new neighbor’s loud puppies soon turns him against her and the whole neighborhood, terrorizing them with threats, animal attacks, and shocking invasions of their privacy. What they don’t know is just how far he’s planning to go to make sure he’s the only one left alive on the street.

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Brooks Jennings and his family reside in West Goshen Township, a suburb of Philadelphia named one of America’s top ten places to live. Brooks is the unofficial mayor of his street, always throwing parties and looking out for everyone’s interests. When his aging next door neighbor’s daughter, Shannon, and her husband Clayton Carter move in with him, Brooks extends his traditional hospitality. But Clayton’s idea of what makes a good neighbor is at odds with others in the neighborhood and quickly leads to conflict with Brooks. The once peaceful street turns into a warzone, and the battle only ends when bullets fly and blood is shed.

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Jeri Edwards and partner David Bailey have long enjoyed life in their rented Cedar Hill, Texas home. Things get even better when David’s daughter buys the house right beside them as an investment property. It’s not long before David and Jeri are invited to live in the home and renovate it. It’s a good move for the couple and puts them that much closer to good friends and neighbors Danny and Teresa Silver. But when renovations begin on the place, the recently retired Danny becameslivid about the noise and messthe work generates. A nasty conflict erupts between the former friends, that grows to include Jeri’s son Nick. Everyone digs their heels in as tensions escalate and tempers flare, until finally a gun comes out and a tragic, front lawn bloodbath follows.

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