‘The Strangers: Chapter 3’ – Watch the First Teaser Footage for the Final Installment

Director Renny Harlin’s The Strangers: Chapter 2 was released onto Digital outlets at home last week, the second part in a new trilogy of tales centered on Maya (Madelaine Petsch) and her struggle to survive a waking nightmare at the hands of the masked strangers. Petsch is back as Maya in the upcoming third and […]

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Melissa Barrera Joins John Travolta in Renny Harlin’s Orca Horror Movie ‘Black Tides’

While we wait for his return to shark attack horror with the upcoming Deep Water, director Renny Harlin (Deep Blue Sea) is now filming a totally different aquatic horror movie. This one’s titled Black Tides and centers on killer orcas rather than killer sharks, and Deadline reports this week that Melissa Barrera (Scream) will star […]

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The Perils of Reviewing 1/3 of a Movie with ‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

1/3 of a Movie. After celebrating our 350th episode with From Dusk Till Dawn (listen), revisiting Katsuhiro Otomo’s iconic anime Akira (listen), and stopping over in Bodega Bay for Alfred Hitchcock‘s The Birds (listen), Trace and I have opened the Horror Queers Patreon vault to release our full-length episode on Renny Harlin‘s The Strangers: Chapter 1. […]

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‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ – Six Things We Learned from the Blu-ray Commentary

Lionsgate’s The Strangers: Chapter 1 launches a reboot trilogy based on the 2008 home invasion film, all three movies shot simultaneously under the direction of Renny Harlin. To tide you over until Chapter 2, Chapter 1‘s home video release offers an audio commentary from star Madelaine Petsch and producer Courtney Solomon that hints at what’s […]

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‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ – Why It Gives Us Hope for the Trilogy’s Future

A couple of years ago, I started a recurring column called The Silver Lining, where I’d write about horror films that were generally considered to be bad but also had good elements that warranted revisiting. This wasn’t just a way of talking about underappreciated films, but also a personal challenge to try and see past […]

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How ‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ Is Only the First Act in an “Expanding Stranger-Verse” [Interview]

Out this week is The Strangers: Chapter 1, the first installment of a new reboot trilogy from director Renny Harlin (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master, Deep Blue Sea). While Harlin previously detailed fresh plans for the overarching trilogy, Chapter 1 first aims to recreate the visceral terror of Bryan Bertino’s original film. It also lays […]

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‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ – Second Installment in Reboot Trilogy Releasing This Fall

One of the scariest home invasion movies of all time, Bryan Bertino’s The Strangers terrified audiences with its chilling simplicity back in 2008, introducing three masked killers who torment, torture and ultimately murder a young couple at an isolated home in the woods. A full ten years later, the characters returned in a sequel, The […]

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‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ Trailer Looks Like a Direct Remake of the 2008 Home Invasion Horror Movie

The first installment in a brand new reboot trilogy from Lionsgate and director Renny Harlin, The Strangers: Chapter 1 will be available in theaters nationwide on May 17, 2024. The Strangers: Chapter 1 is said to be something of a remake of the original 2008 movie, while its sequels – Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 – will […]

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‘Deep Water’ – Here’s the First Image of Aaron Eckhart in ‘Deep Blue Sea’ Director’s New Shark Movie

Renny Harlin is one busy filmmaker at the moment, with his The Strangers: Chapter 1 headed our way here in 2024 and a brand new shark attack horror movie also coming soon. Twenty five years after the release of Deep Blue Sea, director Renny Harlin is headed back into shark-infested waters with the upcoming Deep Water, we […]

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‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ – Short Teaser Video Dares You to Fall for a Stranger This Valentine’s Day

The first installment in a brand new reboot trilogy from Lionsgate and director Renny Harlin, The Strangers: Chapter 1 has been dated for theatrical release on May 17, 2024. While you wait for a new trailer, celebrate Valentine’s Day with a social media teaser below… The Strangers: Chapter 1 is said to be something of a remake of the […]

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‘Deep Water’ – Aaron Eckhart & Ben Kingsley Starring in ‘Deep Blue Sea’ Director’s New Shark Movie

Twenty five years after the release of Deep Blue Sea, director Renny Harlin is headed back into shark-infested waters with the upcoming Deep Water, we learned last year. Screen Daily now reports this morning that Harlin is throwing two big name actors into the Deep Water. Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley will star in the upcoming shark movie. […]

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The “Dumb Fun” of Renny Harlin’s Homoerotic ‘The Covenant’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Forgiven for Forgetting After starting the year with one of the best horror sequels of all time in Hellbound: Hellraiser II, we moved into the hilariously smart German satire Killer Condom. Trace and I should have known the good times wouldn’t last! With this week’s discussion of Renny Harlin‘s The Covenant, we begin a two-week […]

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‘The Strangers’ – Renny Harlin Teases the Upcoming Trilogy’s Cohesive Story; And He’s Ready to Make More

Lionsgate is gearing up to unleash an entire trilogy of brand new movies set in the world of The Strangers, with The Strangers Trilogy set to be released in 2024. And they’ve enlisted director Renny Harlin (Deep Blue Sea, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Die Hard 2) to helm the ambitious new trilogy. Harlin and producer Courtney Solomon (Cake, After franchise) are set to introduce an exclusive […]

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‘Deep Water’ – ‘Deep Blue Sea’ Director Renny Harlin Is Making a New Shark Attack Horror Movie!

Over 20 years after the release of Deep Blue Sea, director Renny Harlin is headed back into shark-infested waters with the upcoming Deep Water, Variety reports this afternoon. Renny Harlin’s Deep Water will be the first project from a new production company launched by Gene Simmons (KISS) and Gary Hamilton, titled Simmons/Hamilton Prods. Variety reports, […]

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‘The Strangers’ Remake Trilogy – Renny Harlin Directing, Madelaine Petsch Starring!

As Bloody Disgusting recently told you, The Strangers franchise is coming back to life with a brand new trilogy of movies, and the official press release just went out this afternoon. Lionsgate announced today it has begun production on The Strangers remake, set to be a trilogy of films being produced in Bratislava, Slovakia. Based on […]

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