THE STRANGERS Forgotten SEQUEL Deserves More Attention

[@RyanHollinger]

What is the BEST modern horror sequel?! ... And possibly the WORST?! Let me know in the comments! *My review of the original film from 2017: **kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKqmaZ2fqNhsgKs*

[@boobootittleman7299]

Doctor Sleep. Mike Flanagan is an absolute madman for making the story both a faithful adaptation of the source material AND a sequel to Kubrick’s The Shining.

[@daniboy4153]

Scream (2022)

[@solemnlament9757]

Love your videos! Mike Flanagan's Ouiji: Origins of Evil is so much better than the first film! Cant wait for your next video!

[@finegirlbrandy1859]

Im here early 😀 Ryan if you are reading comments, Im just throwing this compliment here. I love your videos, i mostly just listen to them example while driving because of my anxiety (something to focus into) or going to bed. You have very relaxing voice, It helps alot and thank you ☺️

[@joeodonnell921]

Rec 2

[@rufioquin2406]

I completely agree that the siblings’ survival makes this film more memorable. You get the tension and horror elements you expect, but it’s nice to see them come out of the nightmare alive.

[@Justcarlosdiaz]

I mean if you want a movie that's just like every other horror movie ever then yes that's a nice touch

[@lilpeanutish]

@@Justcarlosdiaz did you literally not watch this video *and* literally "every other horror movie ever"? Almost every horror movie these days does the exact opposite of you so claim. Bleak, nihilistic endings where the killer wins and no one survives (just so they can push out and milk more sequel money). Hell, that was even the case for the previous film in this franchise. Pointlessly bleak endings to the point where its unrealistic and their religiously-fanatic fans are literally the ironic hipsters of the horror genre. Insisting on killing everyone off just to be "different", to the point where said "being different" is now the majority and dull af.

[@Justcarlosdiaz]

@@lilpeanutish i disagree but im sure I couldn't convince you so not much I can do there but I'm happy you enjoyed the movie for sure

[@harmonlanager2670]

@@Justcarlosdiaz Nothing is original and just as many end with everyone dying as someone surviving. What matters is the execution.

[@danielruiz8259]

13:18 I always saw the ambiguous ending more as the protagonist being heavily traumatized from the experience and suffering PTSD rather that the Strangers still being alive.

[@cerisewolfeah]

I agree - I think it's just a trauma response to the home invasion and the knocking is just triggering her PTSD.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

No joke I cheered in the theater when I saw the brother smack the girl in the Pinup Mask before stabbing her to death. After seeing them in control and so confident throughout the film, seeing them finally knocked down a peg was so gratifying.

[@Rully30]

Totally agree. After all the death and pain they caused between this and the last movie, it was satisfying to see the strangers get a taste of there own medicine

[@jdmartincreative]

I just love how part 1 payed homage to the psychological thrillers of the 70s, but part 2 felt like an 80s slasher. Would love a 90s/grunge part 3 >:)

[@devintarr936]

I wanted to like this comment but you’re at 69 likes and I don’t want to ruin that

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

I dunno how they’d do a part 3 considering they killed off The Strangers. If they do I could see them going with the mid 90s-early 2000s Scream style “meta slasher” aesthetic

[@MrPMAntunes]

@@SOBEKCrocodileGod Obsessed copycats, man. Would be awesome.

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

@@MrPMAntunes that could work. Especially if they go with a Scream-inspired vibe. Although Prey At Night does hint at The Man In The Mask actually surviving so maybe him as well. Honestly I’d be interested in seeing a story where he’s the protagonist and we get a look into why he does what he does.

[@matthewchurchyard8552]

@@SOBEKCrocodileGod I have read theories that say the strangers in this film might not even be the ones from the original, instead it is a larger group. could tie that into a "meta-slasher" 90s style.

[@MusicalJourneysThruCinema]

This is actually one of my favorite movies ever! I will never listen to Total Eclipse of The Heart and Making Love Out of Nothing At All the same way again! I will always associate those songs with this movie 🎶

[@adamdesalle6338]

Not to mention Cambodia

[@kenwu369]

Geez, and I just got those two songs on auto play back to back, the odds aren't that low but damn😬

[@cappingbeara3212]

There must be something wrong with you

[@karlmay5306]

I had a home invasion once that felt like a sketch comedy bit. It was two large islander fellas who shoved their way into my apartment one night and started angrily asking after someone I'd never heard of. They kept me on the couch for a few minutes while they searched my very small apartment, calling back and forth to each other while I'm still just laughing nervously and telling them I think they have the wrong address. They gave up, kind of half-apologised/half-threatened me, and left. It was extremely weird. It was more confusing than scary.

[@brasoplays3634]

Do you still feel safe in ur own walls? I heard thats the common problem with home invasions. Even if u didnt get hurt, but the feeling of complete safety at home is lost

[@karlmay5306]

@@brasoplays3634 I was talking to my wife about this earlier. I have really bad anxiety about answering the door and I never really thought about why, but I realised this was probably a contributing factor. But I used to work nights and answering doors during the daytime while I was trying to sleep was super fucking annoying, so I dunno, maybe that's why answering my front door stresses me out. Brains are weird like that.

[@actualturtle2421]

@@karlmay5306 I'm more likely to answer the back door than the front. Front doors are for strangers and delivery guys.

[@ErinJeanette]

My mom and I were held for two days by three guys when I was a baby. I have a younger sister from that break in. Fucked up but glad I don't remember it because I was 18 months old. She said it like one was super nice, one was disinterested, one was mean and told me to shut up if I cried. We lived in apartment building in Chicago owned by a guy who sold drugs which is why it happened and he wasn't there.

[@crod9905]

I completely agree that just because it's a horror movie, the ending doesn't need to be needlessly grim and nihilistic. The reason I like slasher movies is because I like seeing the victims fight back against the killer and come out victorious. Not only is it lame to think a horror movie's ending needs to be bleak to be realistic, it's uncreative.

[@actualturtle2421]

Not to mention that people survive horrible situations and attempted murders all the time. It's not exactly uncommon for the good guys to come out alive. I don't think it's even "realistic" to have a negative ending. It's just cynical.

[@TheHalloweenSpirit]

That is why I love Scream and Sidney Prescott, the ultimate final girl who always will fight back against the killer

[@boynamedalexxx]

@@TheHalloweenSpirit Laurie Strode is the ultimate Final Girl, but Sidney can take second place.

[@cinematicmike5323]

My brother is into movies but he doesn’t like analyze them and all like most of us or see what works what doesn’t. Kind of but not really. He wanted is to watch a scary movie and I picked this one. You can tell as we were watching he enjoyed it but still after I asked him so what did you think? He’s like I thought it was good because I like that the characters fight back lol

[@wstine79]

"The Stangers" was a creepy home invasion movie. I felt bad for the James character because he accidentally shot his friend, Mike. He was a golden God who had yet to Peak. You know.. because of the implications. Prey at Night was a pleasant surprise.

[@danielclark-hughes692]

Sometimes a man just has to have his tools

[@rockhistoria2537]

Ey you forgot the R in "stRangers"

[@Pewpewpew182]

(Lame story sorry) I saw the strangers back in 08 and never saw IASIP till 2012 and when I rewatched the strangers in 2015 my mind was blown lol… unfortunately same for Dennis :(

[@alexschneider8494]

He failed to understand the implication as he entered the home

[@shainshartershwate7421]

He didn't follow the Dennis system

[@187mrsmith]

Who else came across this channel one day and haven't been able to stop watching his videos ever since! The 1st strangers was a chilling experience it felt all 2 real!

[@yupitsjessbbyx3]

Literally drop everything for a new post it’s the only channel where I have notifications

[@RyanHollinger]

Thank you for watching!!

[@Blarmenify]

that was me several years ago. Now every sunday I order a pizza and watch the latest video.

[@gnomerhog6959]

I watched this with friends having never seen the original. Afterwards, we agreed that the movie was meh, but in the moment we were cringing as the mother and father were killed and cheering every time a stranger was killed. I think my favorite element is just how the strangers seem to care about each other's wellbeing without abandoning their emotionless personalities. Overall, definitely a fun watch and thanks for reminding me of it.

[@PixieLovesItAll]

Prey at Night is GORGEOUS in terms of overall cinematography and choreography, and I'm so glad it's finally getting its due as a popcorn movie. I plan to get a tattoo of Luke and The Man in the pool, the imagery is that great. I swear, if it was an "original" movie and didn't have to stand up to the reputation of The Strangers (which in itself straddles the line of cult classic vs hated), people would've eaten it up. In a decade of "elevated" (aka often pretentious and beyond the reasonable point of depressing) horror, it scratched the slasher itch that nearly nothing else managed to accomplish in the 2010s.

[@nathanwilliams1110]

What I think is my favourite aspect of this movie is how it frames The Strangers themselves. Compared to the first one, they are more experienced in having killed for years but they've grown complacent and cocky. With the way they harass the teens its obvious that they are messing with him to get a kick out of their fear but their complacency is what allows Luke to get that surprise kill. I think thats why this movie works so well, they think, just like the audience that they are gonna get an easy kill until Luke turns the tables on one of them, immediately getting you hooked into that 3rd act as now you think the teens have a chance.

[@joshuawilliams3886]

Indeed it does! It does exactly what a sequel should do and changes the dynamic up. The first film was a modern home invasion shot and executed in the style of a 70’s horror flick. It was suspenseful, isolated, and set on a slow-burn. Prey At Night is a throwback to the next era in horror in that it’s an 80’s slasher with the brighter colors, more open environment with action set-pieces, and a comparatively higher bloody bodycount.

[@adamdesalle6338]

I really enjoyed Prey at Night having not seen the first film - sure, the character’s make dumb-decisions that end up in their inevitable deaths, and there are many plot contrivances, but just like Ryan mentioned, the idiosyncrasies between colourful fun poppy 80s vibes and the brutality of the serial killers felt fresh and cool.

[@Duothimir]

The thing about dumb decisions in horror movies is that it's really easy to call them out from the safety of your armchair, but in a life or death situation where the adrenaline is pumping and every second matters, most normal people just aren't going to think rationally.

[@scass14]

If I’m being honest, my friends and I thought that this movie was mostly trash, but oh my GOD that scene at the pool when “total eclipse of the heart” is playing is pure cinema magic. So. Fucking. Good.

[@dusthymn8187]

Hate this normie take that the only good thing about this movie is the pool scene

[@skylx0812]

The backstory to the music video to that song became a cautionary tale for music artists who were dipping their toes into music videos for the very first time. Some "artists" in the begining thought of it as a only passing fad and thought it a secondary promotional gimick. Bonnie Tyler left the video for the song completely up to the director who was chosen. He churned out a glossy, pretentious homoerotic tome that had absolutely nothing at all to do with the song. Tyler became the butt of many music industry jokes.

[@skylx0812]

...so yeah, the song does have its own historic horror element to it.

[@scass14]

@@dusthymn8187 never said it was the only good scene, just that it’s amazing, and the movie is mostly trash. Not entirely, buuuut mostly. I mean honestly, Kenzie was such an unlikeable character (I know that that was the point but she was so unlikeable that I felt horrible for her parents who died trying to help her get clean and not really for her) and I just couldn’t get attached to her. The ending of this movie is good with good payoff, and the scene where her mom gets got when she climbs out of the sky light is heart-wrenching, but over all I really didn’t think that this movie was that good.

[@Justcarlosdiaz]

@@dusthymn8187 you must be very intelligent

[@georgeclinton4524]

I thought Prey at Night was an enjoyable slasher film. . .which is saying something lol I feel like the part where the kids started fighting back really subverted the expectations established for The Strangers from the first film where they are so good at stalking, sneaking, hiding, and their terror tactics that it borders on supernatural, but in this one we see when it comes down to an actual fight they aren't particularly skilled or abnormally physically fit. They mostly just have psychopathic determination and a lack of fear going for them. I like how it further established them as average people who just decided to be thrill killers because they could.

[@anjealousanaconda9692]

I love this movie. Also I think the ending was meant to show how traumatized the young girl was rather than alluding to the strangers still being alive

[@NickNapoli]

I agree that “Prey At Night” deserves more attention, but nothing can compare to the first “The Strangers”. I hope we start to see more of a call back to the 80s slasher/home invasion.

[@Dak-xf5qj]

that would be so fun actually, the oversaturation of supernatural horror in the past few years would benefit from more slasher films imo

[@BlondeMcGuinn]

Roger Ebert’s website gave this movie 3 or 3.5 stars. After reading the review I was taken aback by the general critical consensus. I actually dig this movie. I don’t agree with the Ebert critic, but I definitely don’t agree with overall distaste for this movie. It’s dumb and entertaining.

[@abracadaver2349]

Just started the video, but I’m very interested to hear enjoyment for this film, as I absolutely loathed it. I’m interested to see what reasons there are for this

[@starfish1834]

When you seriously consider it a horror movie sequel that hits the same beat as the original will almost never be as good. If the original was great the formula is already perfected so The Strangers Prey at Night is a reinvention of itself. It seems better to change than to just make a worse version of the original

[@OptikRvB]

While i don't agree with the viewpoint, I appreciate it. I saw this in theater and it drove me batty. The characters do REALLY stupid things that even for a horror movie i just was facepalming a lot. I think what really made it hard for me to watch was the fact that they split up CONSTANTLY and if they had just stuck together from the beginning they would have been fine....then again, there also would be no movie if they stuck together

[@reaperalex7]

This is by far the most disapointing horror sequel of the last 10 years

[@RyanHollinger]

Yeah! I totally get that! I expect there to be a lot of divisiveness on this one!

[@thesixfootsixexperience8781]

I remember seeing this in theaters and just really loving when the son goes “I got one of yours!” to the masked man. There was something really satisfying about it.

[@Shawnspencestar]

I remember seeing the ads and thinking oh God, another shitty sequel to a great movie that didn't need one. Perhaps now I'll check it out

[@CollideWithTheSkyy]

I incredibly disliked this movie, especially after coming from and being a huge fan of the first. It felt like it lost a lot of the grittiness and the claustrophobia of the original, and instead went for more kills and action. Was also incredibly disappointed that all three of the strangers, who have been killing persumably a LOT of people, were all 3 killed by two teenagers. You're telling me these guys have killed dozens, if not hundreds of people, most of which are full-grown adults with weapons sometimes, but two estranged teenagers is what did them in? I would have been fine with one or two deaths, but killing all three felt cheap and undeserved for what ended up being two pretty boring and uninteresting main characters.

[@RyanHollinger]

They get taken out by their own hubris

[@CollideWithTheSkyy]

@@RyanHollinger Which again, makes no sense to me. They've been doing this for years, and again, no one else could take advantage of this? The 16 years olds were the one to systmatically take down all of them but no one else could even seriously hurt them? I just don't buy it, especially since the kids themselves were nothing special or great imo. This would have worked better as a prequel movie where the strangers are learning they cant just have all fun, honing their craft so to speak. We've already seen how brutal and smart they can be (In the original) while this movie felt like a regression of the characters in every way, almost like they wanted the movie to take place in the 80's and be an origin story, but then forgot about that part.

[@StevieMcKenna10]

Oh my god watching this is always a favorite of mine. I always get chills hearing Making Love Out of Nothing At All with the truck scene always gives me chills

[@DominickSpano]

It wasn't a great sequel, but it was pretty good one. I actually kind of liked it, but the original was better.

[@MattGOG666]

Man I was so disappointed at this movie.

[@TheLastArkham]

You know what i was really disappointed with? Macarons. Kept seeing them hyped on social media. And they pretty much taste like nothing

[@kingcrustytut7544]

Just watched the Elvis The Alien video on this, hilarious to see someone pushing the opposite opinion. I feel like this movie was dogshit, and i loved the first one.

[@Floydthefuckbag]

I thought this one was mediocre, but the first one was absolute dogshit. I'm so baffled by so many people thinking the most generic possible home invasion movie with nothing but cheap dumb jumpscares is somehow great.

[@Justcarlosdiaz]

@@Floydthefuckbag because it atleast attempted to do something different.. this movie is literally 50 other movies

[@187mrsmith]

The new Texas chainsaw massacre isn't even so bad it's good it's just bad! It's got too many forced political me to pc sensitive sjw vibez along with the movie just being stupid! They tried to copy Halloween kills not realizing Halloween kills was not a good movie

[@tremorsfan]

I wish they had called back to the first film and have dollface say "because you were home" when Kinsey asks why she's doing this. Instead she just says "why not".

[@Jane-oz7pp]

The use of 80s nostalgia also helps remove some really difficult elements from the horror setting. Phones, cameras and other tech that are so common, so widespread and would be able to end this much, much quicker.

[@thecunninlynguist]

I never saw the first Strangers, but watched Prey at Night in theaters and thought it was meh. I get what it was trying to do, and maybe I didn't like it since I saw it as a stand alone with no context of the first, but as a stand alone it didn't hit like I thought it would.

[@DMTInfinity]

This movie is a masterpiece sequel. Expect the ending. That ending was a masterpiece of shit.... 💩

[@harrisonlee9585]

I think many of them fall under the umbrella of "bad" movies, so I'd love your thoughts on how the Cthulhu Mythos/other Lovecraft works rarely translate to film despite being such mainstays of horror literature.

[@Dak-xf5qj]

If you want to see a pretty good commentary on lovecraft films I'd recommend the hbomberguy video on it.

[@rdp16rulez]

If you want some comprehensive reviews of Chthulu mythos movies, I highly recommend the Deusdaecon channel. He has covered most if not all of the major films in that canon as well as others that closely fit the bill.

[@bingobangobongo425]

I thought this movie was very bad honestly

[@bZman]

When I first saw The Strangers I had been living at home with my parents. They live in the middle of the woods. The solitude and isolation of the woods in the original REALLY stood out to me and genuinely creeped me out when I came back home around midnight from seeing it in theaters.

[@187mrsmith]

I would say Netflix gets like 4 out of 10 right when it comes to releasing an making movies! For every 4 big hits they'd have they'd also have 6 misses this was 1 of the hits!

[@waynestephens9797]

Netflix didn't produce this.

[@valysheev]

Love how strong ryan's still going

[@RyanHollinger]

Holding on as best as I can!

[@valysheev]

@@RyanHollinger hell yea

[@cappingbeara3212]

This is a TERRIBLE movie. Not only are the characters not memorable, the writing is unconvincing and plain stupid, as well as there’s nothing particularly special about it at all. Not only has there been lots of coverage on KZbin by pretty huge movie critics, but this movie is not underrated or “forgotten”. These movies are almost entirely pointless to begin with.

[@AvsJoe]

*shows IMDb rating graph showing most people gave it 5 or 6 out of 10 "You'll either love it or hate it."

[@m.hoffman2889]

to me this movie was just another 4/10 slasher, its just unrealistic how terribly dumb the characters are

[@guyincognito6530]

I recommend some of the french extremity films if you're really into existential dread, as well as the South Korean film 'I saw the Devil'.

[@ThatBlindGuy247]

I only watched The Strangers this year. Honestly the plot sounded good and i'd heard good things but the movie didn't live up to what i'd heard at all. Didn't know there was a sequel

[@xavier6457]

I thought The Stangers 2 was complete trash. The first one was so good and genuinely creepy. This one felt very campy. Not at all a satisfying edition to a good horror film.

[@litneyloxan]

I felt this way about the reboot of Wrong Turn. I expected it to be awful and ended up enjoying it a lot

[@godsendmusic5911]

This movie is stupidity but Incarnate surprised people actually liked it

[@DeCapitanOG]

The wells running dry huh?

[@MutantPuke]

I worked at a theater in Kentucky when this came out and the Blonde Stranger was actually a local to my town, so she took pictures with people and I was able to catch one of the showings where she said hi and stuff before the film.

[@TyroneBruinsmaFilms]

For the record I think the film is a visually unique...if somewhat generic sequel. The director Johannes Roberts has made good and bad horror films with F(Expelled), Storage 24 and his Resident Evil film being the best. If I want a tonal sequel to The Strangers, I'll take Bryan Bertino's underappreciated 2016 horror The Monster

[@Imaproshaman7]

I just remembered, I'd be interested in a video covering The Killing of A Sacred Deer for how weird it is. Technically horror? Well anyways, this was awesome. Every time that violin kicks in it makes me feel so immersed.

[@masterman1001]

I mean, it has Christina Hendricks in it, of course it's a fun movie.

[@Blarmenify]

great essay! This movie has one of my favourite soundtacks of all time. I'm actually surprised you didn't mention the influence of "you're Next" on this movie. I kinda hated the original "strangers" but "prey at night" is a movie i find myself consistently returning to and recomending to others. thank you so much for the years of content Ryan!

[@wrighteousj]

I can’t even explain the despise and anger I have towards this sequel 😂 Strangers is one of my favorite horrors of all time…I left the theater so angry lol!

[@adamburke4738]

This was my first experience with The Strangers, and I’m glad it was. It was good at subverting my expectations.

[@SLIZZYx]

I thought this was better than the first. Loved the story, characters, and surprises. Super underrated!

[@tombard4994]

People under the stairs or jeepers creepers would be cool to hear about

[@lorde_spooky]

I also think that taken together, these two movies can create a really gratifying experience. I love the bleakness and misery of the original on its own but it also really makes for a perfect setup that makes the conclusion of the sequel and the death of the killers much more emotionally satisfying.

[@dusthymn8187]

Ryan, thank you so much for championing this sequel. Its one of my all time favorite slasher thrillers. Also, I know exactly what you mean about the juxtaposition of a happy pop song being utilized for a horrific scene. My favorite film to do this is the Purge Election Year when the schoolgirls are driving around the city blaring Party In The USA by Miley Cyrus. That song shouldn’t give you any feeling of danger, but because we know it’s purge night, it makes that song sound like a terrifying siren, I found it really effective.

[@JMartNotKMart]

This was honestly a really dope movie. I was worried it would dilute the first one but it did not. Also, I’m glad that you enjoyed the new TCM. I personally really enjoyed that movie a lot. It was tons of fun.

[@lilannexofficial7659]

Hey

[@KeyBladeMaster-Dan]

OH MY GOD THERE'S A BANGING AT THE DOOR!!! 😱

[@wadejohnston4305]

Enjoyed the video thanks Ryan.

[@XeniusChannel]

I totally forgot about this movie....AS MUCH AS I DO ON BANA ALICE....!!!!!!! 👄

[@Jane-oz7pp]

Prey At Night was one of the best horrors I'd seen of its year. A great sequel and well deserved.

[@naferemix]

I loved this movie! Watched it during my ‘going the cinema alone late at night’ phase. I expected something just like the first one with a different family, and I was very pleasantly surprised.

[@TyroneBruinsmaFilms]

That Texas Chainsaw 2022 opinion has opened a wormhole

[@SunTzuSaidFight]

cant wait for The Strangers: Stalk at Night

[@Snapjaw]

and where is the giant Stranger that makes all of the rules?

[@danaslitlist1]

I wasn’t a huge fan of the first movie, it was scary for sure and left me uncomfortable but I wasn’t impressed. It felt like it dragged on for too long. I’m curious about the sequel though especially after hearing your thoughts!

[@turkeykaiser]

This movie was trash.

[@IknowIamkindagreat]

My 2 cents: this movie was trash full of characters making awful choices and cheap jump scares. I despised the whole family and enjoyed watching them get offed. Also felt like it ruined the first's frankly perfect horror film.

[@samantharobinson1630]

I'm a big fan of both movies

[@RockySamson]

I would love to see your take on the movie Don’t Look Up. While I personally found it to be a badly written, hardly satirical, barely disguised excuse for poorly conveyed propaganda, I also found it to be one of the single most HARROWING experiences I’ve ever had watching a film. While it fails as a climate change metaphor, it’s absolutely TERRIFYING as a straight up horror, ironically enough.

[@redhood674eyecatches6]

No, I don't want that! You liking the sequel to the Strangers? I want you to dislike it's writing and *HOYEVER* make a video about the original for 10 years at least!!!!!!

[@TheDeadmanTT]

there's no dogs in this video.

[@LittleRedTeaCake]

Lovely as always. I really do appreciate your video essays on horror movies. You're actually my favorite on youtube. :) I know I always say Ginger Snaps, but I have a couple more to add for consideration: You Might Be The Killer, The Final Girls, and the Fear Street Trilogy. I hope you have a lovely day!

[@TrupimOkiemTV]

I can't into comments today, can't think of anything worth putting on keyboard. So I just say that I enjoyed both movies very much. And can they leave it at just two, please? It's not like Scream, it can't run on gimmick forever. About that worst sequel, does Halloween V counts? And the best - I think A Quiet Place 2 was awesome.

[@Stumme-40203]

I love this movie. I was born in 03, so I was too young to see the original At release, but I got to see this one in theaters. I was really excited when I saw the trailer and it did not disappoint. I think it’s just as good as the original. The best way to describe the films is the original is Halloween 1978, a horror film about killers with no motive, going after people with no apparent reason and Prey at Night is Friday the 13th part 6. A more over the top, action packed slasher sequel, that takes a very different direction. Also I completely disagree with 5:18. There is definitely a thematic purpose, and it would work with 70s music. Prey at night isn’t modeled after 70s horror like the original, it’s modeled after 80s slasher, which is why it has the over the top action like the family fighting back and the truck exploding, which is similar to f13 part 6. In that film People fight back against Jason, and he crashes a RV. It’s less grounded and more about enjoyment watching the film.

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

Passed up on this cause a friend of mine said it was really really bad. I probably shouldn’t have listened to him cause he said Nightmare On Elm Street was bad too lol

[@KyleLeeman]

I think maybe I need to watch this again. I LOVE the original and was super underwhelmed after seeing the sequel. I just remember there being SO many 'dumb horror movie victim' tropes that made it so unbelievable. Maybe I'm remembering it poorly.

[@slipknotboy555]

I haven't seen the original (or this one) in full, but the "Because you were home" is effective and chilling as fuck. Especially because there have been real cases where, when a killer is asked "why?" later in interrogations, they have straight up said "Because the door was unlocked" or something. It's very disturbing. Edit: Good video as usual, and it sounds like they made the right choice with the ending, giving a somewhat happy ending (especially since it departs from the original there).

[@grapeey2k]

you are joking right? this is the worst sequel ever, the acting is ass, looks like a TV show most of the time and the set is boring to watch for most of the movie until- WOW NEON LIGHTS!

[@wadejohnston4305]

Worst: in my opinion the grudge the newest American version and TCM Netflix edition. The best: that's hard. 28 weeks later comes to mind but im sure I'll see better mentions

[@AverageSparrow]

I had been meaning to watch Prey at Night since it first came out but it never quite got the priority of other movies. When I saw this video, I went over to Netflix and watched it before coming back here. I was so pleasantly surprised. It's by no means a game-changer, but it's a solidly made movie and I found myself engrossed. I actually cheered as the siblings took down the strangers one by one. My only nitpick is when Kinsey investigates the jack-in-the-box instead of noping out of there. She was well aware by that point that the only other people in the area were murderers. BUT other than that, the set pieces were delightful and I liked that the killers each had a clear personality and method of murder, though I thought we could have used a bit more of the pin-up girl. Thanks for getting me to finally watch this movie!

[@remoove7231]

Yay! New Ryan video!!

[@canIgetuhhh]

These immersive, hyperrealistic horror films always do something to me. When they're well done I feel anxious and uncomfortable the entire time. Great video. I'd love to see you make a video on In The Tall Grass. I thought it was an incredible film. If you haven't seen it, make sure you have the best quality audio possible with 3D audio. The sound design is absolutely absurd.

[@brookiecookie472]

I wasn't a fan of in the tall grass, but that sound design was brilliant

[@canIgetuhhh]

@@brookiecookie472 the directional audio with the voices coming from one direction then immediately from another with nothing but the wind behind it was so disorienting and unnerving

[@brookiecookie472]

@@canIgetuhhh it is really well made, I love it when movies do things like that, puts you in there with the characters

[@murkywters]

“Prey at Night" can be summed up in one sequence, namely when Stalker #1 rams Nihilist Teen Daugters' car from behind, and she then proceeds to slam her head into the steering wheel. Those physics require a different level of suspension of disbelief.

[@aguynamednick6186]

The pool scene is definitely one of my favorite in slasher history. Just an underrated film all together

[@jaimeav6050]

The creepy and disturbing tone of the first movie is mostly absent in the second. The second one seems to have a lot more fun, though! I prefer the sequel, and I LOVE the unexpectedly satisfying moments.

[@TheCraftedCreepers95]

I found it quite boring. As for it being better than original I'm not sure, it is certainly funnier than The Strangers. It being a Friday night, itch curing film is a good way to describe this movie but in my opinion the stupidness factor puts me off. It reminded me of the aforementioned Texas Chainsaw but while that at least had some interesting affects, kills, funnier moments and presentation this was far to bland for me. Both films are quite unscary for me, the design of the killers, not the concept, seem a bit silly sometimes. Maybe the masks are my problem, as I think though they are iconic in their own way they're also pretty generic, not that, that is inherently bad but it definitely lets them down in this case. In terms of if it scratches that itch, I think films like ones you've covered already fit that better. Say for example The Collector or Creep.

[@gryfinz]

i think this film is actually extremely underrated, theres just something so gripping & dynamic about the camera work. found myself just totally engrossed in each shot & rlly feeling the dread

[@Coaster_Cray_Cray]

The Strangers Prey At Night isn’t the best film out there, but it holds a special place in my heart because it got me into both 80’s music and horror movies. It definitely is very important for me

[@cinematicmike5323]

I think it’s a great movie. I remember being bummed Liv wasn’t coming back and it was like a new cast and different place and all. It felt to me like it was gonna come off like those terrible straight to DVD sequels. I saw some reviews were bad before it came out , but being big fan of the first I still wanted to watch it. I bought my ticket and went to the theater and I was surprised on how good it was. I was enjoying but I’ll admit it’s the pool scene where I said “okay yeah I’m buying this when it comes out” it’s not only the musics but the performance and the characters fight back out of rage of what happen to them and on top of that the beautiful cinematography to it. Love it. Maybe not a total masterpiece but it is good and my money’s worth.

[@biguy617]

I didn’t like the Strangers sequel. I didn’t find it very scary compared to the first movie.

[@22Hammy]

i watched this movie not knowing anything about the 1st one. I just put it on, thinking it would be a casuel thriller movie. I dont think i thought of it as anything special. I kind of wished we got a little more backstory on who the strangers were. I think if hollywood wants to make a film just to pass the time, they shouldnt do it by making a sequel or remake. Just have an original idea. That is the main thing lacking nowadays; originality. Everything is a reboot, remake, or unnecessary sequel and original ideas get shut down

[@GreaserMan]

I only really discovered this movie because I'm a massive fan of the song 'Live it Up' by Mental as Anything.

[@Yxalitis]

Black Sheep Dead Calm Razorback Angel Heart Yep, I will continue to suggest these until I die. Also on a more light-hearted tone; Blood for Dracula and Flesh for Frakensein, from Andy Warhol, yes, that Andy Warhol, and are fabulously weird movies where the 'hero' saves a virgin from Dracula...by raping her...yep, that happened.

[@wstine79]

Ryan Hollinger never has to worry about home invaders. A good old "HOYEVER" will keep them out.