Christina Hendricks and Bailee Madison in The Strangers: Prey at Night. Ten years later, those same two inspirations helped formThe Strangers: Prey at Night, a reboot of Bertinos premise. A family of four staying at a secluded mobile home park for the night are stalked and then hunted by three masked psychopaths. [3], On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 40% based on 126 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. If anything, this would just be a very long remake of the original The Strangers, meaning the reboots creators are caught in a tricky no-win situation unless they can come up with a clever way of reinventing a franchise that hasnt felt fresh since its first movie. I am an admin of this site. Together . The Strangers are a group of the three main antagonists that appear in the 2008 film The Strangers, and its 2018 sequel The Strangers: Prey at Night. Dollface threatens them with a kitchen knife and the two retreat to the bathroom. She asks if Tamara is home. Kinsey is able to use the Deputy's shotgun to overpower and kill Dollface. She is the only character to have been unmasked. The strangers deaths. makes me believe these are not the same killers from the original Strangers. Is it really that hard to make a coherent horror movie? Unwelcome Exclusive Clip Meet the Tiny Goblins in Upcoming Irish Creature Feature! 1h 37mlength. He's super modern too, so his favorite movies include Jaws, Die Hard, The Thing, Ghostbusters and Batman. The identities of the strangers are deliberately left ambiguous to make them more mysterious and frightening. The Strangers are a group of the three main antagonists that appear in the 2008 film The Strangers, and its 2018 sequel The Strangers: Prey at Night. Dollface is later seen sitting on a swing, patronising James and Kristen. Rogue Pictures' producers announced that a sequel to The Strangers was in development in August 2008, tentatively titled The Strangers: Part II. "[7][8], According to Liv Tyler, star of the original film, Part II was slated for release in 2014, but that did not occur. Dollface is one of the primary antagonists in The Strangers and The Strangers: Prey at Night . Kinsey is the final girl in the The Strangers: Prey at Night. Mike and Luke find the voicemail that Cindy left for their uncle in the trailer, realizing that the offenders were waiting for them to arrive. This isn't a horror movie that will take up residence in your nightmares for weeks, but the sequel to the solid 2008 original The Strangers is nonetheless just as effective in the short term as its well-made counterparts. Thats it. Inside, they find their aunt and uncle brutally murdered. In the original script, Kinsey was a ten-year old little girl and is the only survivor. It doesn't take much, thoughas it didn't in the '80sto create a one-weekend horror hit. When Luke and Kinsey reunite, brother instructs sister to lay in hiding, conserving her energy while Luke sprints for help alone. How The Strangers 2 Unmasked & Killed Dollface. It doesn't just disrupt an innocent setting of a quiet suburbIt is that relentless seclusion, heightened by a haunting soundtrack of otherwise harmless songs. Other than that, enjoy Villains Wiki!!! Movie Info. What would that reveal, anyway? Is The Strangers Prey at Night based on a true . Powers/Skills The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) Aunt Sheryl - Jaw ripped out and stabbed to death by Dollface off-screen, body seen. The killers are frightening, silent machines of mayhem, which allows the emphasis to remain on the grotesque violence. 2008s The Strangers is set to receive a three-movie reboot, but the cult classic home invasion horror movie doesnt necessarily need the franchise treatment. In an empty trailer park one night, the three masked Strangers who previously attacked James and Kristen arrive outside the only occupied trailer in the park. As she gets up to fill a cup of water, she hears the sound of a jack-in-the-box, which Dollface previously used to lure her into a room, and hears a familiar banging on the door. Serial killers Director Renny Harlin will helm the first of three new movies in The Strangers series, with the reboot starring Riverdale actor Madeleine Pestch. Kinsey uses the shotgun to shoot and kill Dollface; as Dollface bleeds to death, Kinsey removes her mask (this is the first and only time we see a Strangers face) andasks why she is attacking them, to which she replies: "Why not? ", Kinsey then finishes her off with a shotgun blast to the head. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Bertino later combined the Manson Family murders of 1969 with that incident to create the basic premise for "The Strangers". As he corners her on the bridge to the trailer park, he moves to attack her with his axe, but is badly burned and seemingly falls dead. It went on to debut to $10.4 million, finishing third at the box office behind Black Panther and A Wrinkle in Time. Somehow these killers knew whenever someone got a gun, or a car, and knew exactly where their victims were at all times. However, in the end, they fail to kill the entire family and are finally killed by the protagonists. [19], In the United States and Canada, The Strangers: Prey at Night was released alongside The Hurricane Heist, Gringo, and A Wrinkle in Time, and was projected to gross around $7 million from 2,464 theaters in its opening weekend. Someone is outside the door a stranger. Goals The ending is highly reminiscent of the conclusion of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and just as open-ended. Kinsey's surprise turns to shocked relief as she falls into the arms of the police officer, but as her emotions swell, her senses dull, and neither she nor the lawman notices the killer approaching from behind. The predictable sequel played like a less inventive remix of The Strangers and was largely dismissed by critics, which makes the news that The Strangers franchise will receive a three-movie reboot all the more surprising. 2018's The Strangers: Prey at Night, however . The strangers dying is the most confusing and horrible part of the movie. Creepy tutorial for this will be live on my YouTube channel soon! Luke lays in the bed, unconscious, while Kinsey sits at his side, lost in contemplation. The strangers apparently enjoy the thrill they get from tormenting and stalking their victims, however all three killers are totally indifferent to the pain and suffering they cause, and, strangely, do not appear to enjoy it very much, as all three are totally detached emotionally from the things they do, suggesting that they are sociopaths. The killers were treated very strangely by the story. The Man in the Mask is forced out of the truck to chase her on foot, and Kinsey seizes the opportunity. I like slashers, but they need to have a purpose. The Strangers sees Liv . Kinsey flags down a passing truck for help, but they attempt to flee when they see the Man in the Mask appear, still alive, behind Kinsey. A part-time hobby soon blossomed into a career when he discovered he really loved writing about movies, TV and video games; he even (arguably) had a little bit of talent for it. That helped make the movie pretty suspenseful at times. A family's road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. [16] In June 2017, it was announced Martin Henderson had also joined, along with the other main cast members. The original The Strangers was a chilling slasher movie about a couple who are terrorized in their isolated home by three masked killers. She and her brother are the only remaining survivors of the attacks. The Strangers is a 2008 horror film written and directed by Bryan Bertino in his directorial debut and starring Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, and Glenn Howerton. Gotham Knights Horror Icon Doug Bradley Playing Iconic DC Villain in The CW Series! As Cindy helps Kinsey climb through the skylight, Dollface breaks into the bathroom and stabs Cindy to death. The Man in the Mask arrives in the truck and totals the police SUV to prevent Kinsey from escaping. Well, if youre having nightmares about murders at neon-lit pools and flaming trucks, youll be happy to know all that stuff is fiction. Still plays with toys. The Strangers Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Where is she? Mike is impaled with a wooden plank before giving Luke the gun and telling him to go find his sister. According to director Bryan Bertino the film is partially based on an incident he experienced as a child. She and her brother are the only remaining survivors of the attacks. Cindy answers the door to find Dollfaceunmasked, but hiding in the shadows. He liked the script and wondered if he wanted to get involved in a sequel despite having released the first film years before but finally accepted and decided to add his personal touch.[12]. Kristen tries to contact help, but is later captured, as well. The main character Kinsey is the stereotypical bad teenager who skips class and smokes cigarettes and uses her phone too much, but other than that theres nothing to explain what she actually did or why she is being sent away to boarding school. Kinsey looks into the middle distance. The first one scared the hell out of me, I havent seen it in over ten years. She uses her cigarette lighter to ignite a gasoline leak from both trucks, blowing them both up. Is she a genius? Well, this one had a shotgun. "[26] Staci Wilson writing for Dread Central also praised the film, writing Aside from the quick setup introducing the targets, The Strangers: Prey at Night really is a nonstop thrill ride. 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Dollface is a young woman with long blonde hair, and the one who talks the most, although she still seldom speaks, and when she does, barely raises her voice above a whisper and talks in a low, flat tone with no emotion whatsoever. Now an unused ending has been revealed by actor William Willet (via Bloody Disgusting), where he played a doctor who is murdered by a badly burned Man in the Mask, who- somehow-survived his many lethal injuries. "[25], Brian Douglas from The Hollywood Reporter praised the tone of the film, writing, "While the original Strangers was devoid of any sense of the 80s, instead opting for a kind of timeless modern quality, Roberts' sequel boasts its stylistic debts, with everything from camera shots, and music choices culled from the 80s, forming an impressionistic collage of a time period that feels made for the big-screen. 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