A Connecticut mother allegedly held her severely emaciated stepson in captivity for decades in “something out of a horror movie” before he set a fire in their home to escape the “inhumane” and hellish conditions,

A Waterbury woman is accused of holding her stepson captive for 20 years and providing little water and little food during that time. The investigation started last month when the man, who is now 32, set a fire to escape, according to police. The state prosecutor called the case “something out of a horror movie.”