A follow-up to the nastily effective 2008 hit about a family of masked killers is competently made but devoid of tensionLoosely inspired by the Manson Family murders, 2008’s low-budget home invasion horror The Strangers took a familiar set-up and turned it into something grimly effective and horribly memorable.
It was a no-nonsense 85-minute shock to the system about a couple, played by Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman, who find themselves tormented by three masked killers.
The scariest thing about the film wasn’t the delicate buildup or the third-act gore but a simple, chilling exchange that was widely used in its marketing campaign.
During the climax, while tied up, Tyler’s character asks her aggressors why they’re torturing them.
Then follows an emotionless reply: “Because you were home.”Related: Small scream: why TV’s horror shows are scarily bad
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