About this episode
The episode reviews the 2008 horror film 'The Strangers', discussing its impact and whether it holds up as a terrifying home invasion movie.
A couple head to a cabin vacation home following a wedding and while experiencing relationship issues, they're surprised by masked intruders who make their night full of panic. The Strangers is the movie of discussion for the finale of Home Invasion month. When this movie came out, there was a lot of hype surrounding how real it felt as a home invasion movie, primarily due to the lack of motive from the intruders. We're uncertain the movie holds up from a terror perspective, but it's certainl...
Topics covered
- home invasion
- horror film
- relationship issues
- masked intruders
- movie review
- panic
Keywords
- The Strangers
- home invasion
- horror
- movie review
- masked intruders
- relationship issues
- panic
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Strangers
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