The Perrys live in the bucolic New England town their family settled centuries ago, and as it happens, the extended clan has gathered at its ancestral farm this summer to mourn the death of the twins’ father in a most unfortunate accident. Holland is bold and mischievous, a bad influence, while Niles is kind and eager to please, the sort of boy who makes parents proud. They are close, close enough, almost, to read each other’s thoughts, but they couldn’t be more different. Sibling Yin-Yang: Niles is outgoing, precocious and pleasant, while Holland is brooding, withdrawn and cruel.Holland and Niles Perry are identical thirteen-year-old twins.Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: Niles is either possessed by the spirit of the dead Holland, or he developed a split personality after the trauma of seeing his twin brother die.A young John Ritter has a supporting role. The Film of the Book: Released in 1972, directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Uta Hagen, Diana Muldaur, and identical twins Chris and Martin Udvarnoky.The Other contains examples of the following tropes:
Not to be confused with Others, or The Others (2001). Holland, meanwhile, has begun to develop a shocking mean streak which only gets more and more dangerous as time goes on. Meanwhile, Holland plays a series of mean-spirited pranks around the household.ĭark clouds lie over the house, however a strange accident killed the twins' father last May, their mother has been rendered agoraphobic, and an incident involving a cat has resulted in the family's well being sealed off. Adorably Precocious Niles helps around the house and seeks lessons from his grandmother, Ada, on "the Game" a form of Astral Projection where Niles projects his personality onto a bird, or a fish, or a tree, and gets a feel for how those animals and objects interact with the world. In 1935, 13-year-old twin brothers Niles and Holland Perry live in a huge, loving household at Pequot's Landing, Connecticut, where their extended family provides them with companionship during a long, boring summer. The Other is the 1971 debut horror/suspense novel of actor turned author Thomas Tryon, about a kid with an Evil Twin.
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