Poison Pen Pal

Which I was too young to see in the 90s and it freaked me out. This is not as intense as SWF, but it's pretty high quality for Lifetime. Whenever Lifetime hits it out of the park with a movie like this, I always wonder why they only break out the good writers every few movies.

I don't want to rehash the plot, but it all follows through. What I liked is that this wasn't a new friendship where Lily was trusting someone she just met which is one of the worst Lifetime tropes. Even though she was still probably more trusting than she should have been since they'd never met, at least they'd known each other since they were kids. I had a penpal as a kid in the 90s, so this was a nice bit of nostalgia.

There were some terrifying (for Lifetime) and suspenseful moments. I was really afraid for the neighbor. I watched this movie during the day, and you know it's good when it has you on edge in the daylight lol. There is a twist that I didn't see coming that I will say is appreciated. It doesn't overly complicate the movie, but it adds a bit more depth to it.

If you've seen SWF, you know the framework for this movie, so just watch to see how they adapt it for the small screen. It's worth watching and Lifetime should air it more often.