Girl In The Basement Page

The location was moved from Austria to the United States.

Similar themes are explored in fictional works like " The Girls in the Basement " by Steena Holmes and the novel " Room " by Emma Donoghue. Girl in the Basement

The most "interesting"—and horrifying—piece of this topic is its real-world inspiration. The location was moved from Austria to the United States

In 1984, an Austrian man named Josef Fritzl lured his 18-year-old daughter, Elisabeth, into a soundproof basement he had built under their family home in Amstetten. Duration: She was held captive for 24 years . Girl in the Basement