The Watcher movie has became a reality for one New Jersey family.  The family started to receive anonymous letters from the real life 'Watcher' almost immediately following the purchase of a new home.  Derek and Maria Broaddus filed a lawsuit against Westfield, their hometown, and have indicated they want to tear down their abode after the planning board rejected a request the couple had filed to raze the house and subdivide the land so they could build two houses.  In doing so, they would be saved from the creepy correspondence sent to their current address, a six bedroom dwelling they purchased for themselves and their young children at close to $1.4 million.

[caption id="attachment_17737" align="alignnone" width="300"]Image Courtesy of The Gawker In the Hollywood film, The Watcher ends up being a menacing neighbor who begins to poison the current homeowner.  The same neighbor tormented the previous homeowner until her demise as well.  The film’s IMDB page reads "Unaware of its terrible history, a young couple purchases their dream home. But it soon becomes clear that they may not be alone in the house...and that someone -- or something -- is determined to drive them out.” This is chillingly similar to the real life position in which the Broadduses have found themselves. Westfield law enforcement has investigated the letters to try and determine who the real life Watcher is.  But their efforts have been unsuccessful.  The Westfield neighborhood has joined forces to protest the family’s lawsuit.  They claim that dividing the property into smaller lots would be unfitting with the community.

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Family who got creepy anonymous letters from 'The Watcher' sue the town for banning them from demolishing the homeFamily getting creepy letters from 'The Watcher' sues town to demolish houseThe Watcher IMDB