Netflix/The Hollywood Archive Marco Avella (left) and Ralph Bencivenga (right), an owner at Bovella’s Pastry Shoppe in Westfield, New Jersey.

In real life, neighbors were haunted by the mystery for years. Bobby Cannavale stars in the Netflix series “The Watcher,” based on a true story. When that story came out, it definitely struck people,” Ralph Bencivenga, 54, an owner at Bovella’s Pastry Shoppe in Westfield, who has been a lifelong resident working less than a mile from “The Watcher,” house told The Post. If you know Westfield, it’s more of a quiet town, more family oriented. Their haunted house story is the basis for the new Netflix show with the same name, but in real life, neighbors were shaken up for years, and many are still questioning what really happened, residents say. Days after moving in, they received their first harrowing note signed, “The Watcher.” The seemingly idyllic town outside of Manhattan has been riddled with news trucks and unrest ever since Derek and Maria Broaddus purchased the massive six-bedroom house for $1.3 million in June, 2014.

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The Watcher by W.J. Davies