The trailer for “The Strangers Chapter 1” has been released, and it promises a chilling and suspenseful experience.
CAST of The Strangers Chapter 1
Liv Tyler as Kristen McKay; Scott Speedman as James Hoyt; Glenn Howerton as Mike.
Plot Summary OF The Strangers Chapter 1:
The film follows a young couple, Maya (played by Madelaine Petsch) and Ryan (portrayed by Froy Gutierrez), who are on a road trip and decide to stay the night in a remote vacation rental in the woods.
Their peaceful night takes a terrifying turn when they become the prey of a mysterious gang of masked strangers who attack without warning or reason.
By the time he returns, the spookiness escalated by repeated door pounding and window thumping has pushed Kristen into terror mode. James thinks it’s all in her imagination. But the three people in the creepy masks who smash up his car and drive an ax through the front door soon change his mind.
The couple must fight to stay alive as they desperately try to escape their relentless pursuers.
James and Kristen embrace and kiss. Before they’re interrupted, pre-sex undressing involves him reaching beneath her skirt to remove her panties (revealing a bare thigh) and her reaching down to unzip his trousers.
Kristen decides to take a bath to relieve her tension, and James unzips her dress. (We see her back.) In the tub, she’s mostly covered by bubbles. Later, the camera spies her in panties and T-shirt as she dresses.
Violent Content of The Strangers Chapter 1
The Strangers begins by ramping up the tension level through the use of loud, violent sounds. But it’s not satisfying to leave things there. One of the most visceral moments involves James shooting a man with a shotgun. The blast rips the side of the man’s face off, throwing blood and gore on the wall beside him. We’re shown a close-up of the ruined face framed by a pool of blood.
Additionally, windows and windshields are smashed, an ax is used to hack up radio equipment and splinter a door, and a car is set on fire. Kristen and James are sliced, buffeted, and beaten in their efforts to escape their masked tormentors.
[Spoiler Warning] Minutes before the credits roll, Kristen is thrown into a wall, knocked senseless, and dragged down a hallway by her feet—while she rakes the floor with her fingernails for purchase. By then, she and James are both blood-spattered and covered with scrapes and gashes. The killers tie them both to chairs and take turns gruesomely eviscerating them with a carving knife. The grim and bloody aftermath of the masked trio’s attack is discovered the next morning by two young boys.
Is it still relevant, then, to mention that we see a tight shot of a nasty cut on Kristen’s hand that James wraps in a cloth?
The Strangers Chapter 1 Trailer
Origins and Continuity:
“The Strangers: Chapter 1” is the first film in a planned trilogy.
It serves as an origin story for the main trio of killers: the Man in the Mask, Dollface, and Pin-Up Girl.
The movie maintains continuity with both the original 2008 film and its sequel, “The Strangers: Prey at Night.”
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Director and Style:
Directed by Renny Harlin, known for his work on horror sequels and action films.
The trailer pays homage to the original movie while introducing new events and a fresh setting.
The film is set to be released in theaters on May 17, 2024. Prepare to be on the edge of your seat!
