Set in the isolated town of Cottonwood, California, My Serial Killer Babysitter is a true crime psychological thriller with heart, told through the lens of memory, trauma, and intuition.
DARRELL (23) is magnetic, troubled, and eerily reminiscent of a young John Travolta. To the outside world, he’s a quirky, charming womanizer. Beneath the surface, he’s unraveling—haunted by depression, violence, and escalating compulsions.
RENEE (14) is a tough, neglected kid with a chaotic home life and a fierce instinct for survival. She’s known Darrell since childhood, ever since the day he saved her life. What began as protection has evolved into something far more complicated: a bond that blurs the line between love, dependence, and fear.
DETECTIVE JACK FOSTER is 30, and a grocery clerk who has traded the family business for the badge to find his purpose. He’s the rookie charged with figuring out who is raping and killing women every five days.
As Darrell’s behavior grows more erratic, and Detective Jack Foster closes in, Renee senses something is wrong—but like many victims of trauma, she questions her own instincts. When he tries to pick her up on the same day he commits his final, horrific crime, the truth comes into devastating focus.
This is not just the story of a serial killer. It’s the story of how we rationalize danger, how emotional bonds can blind us, and how close we can come to becoming part of someone else’s darkness without even realizing it.
The true crime elements are shocking—but what sets this film apart is its emotional core. This is a rare perspective: a female-driven, deeply personal account of being psychologically entangled with a killer before his crimes are fully known. It explores the space between victim and witness, love and terror, memory and survival.
Think true crime meets coming-of-age psychological thriller—grounded, intimate, and haunting.
