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  • The Strangers: Prey At Night (2018)
    Review preview for The Strangers: Prey At Night

    Fear does strange things to people, especially teenagers

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A family's road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive late at their cabin in the woods
  • The Strangers (2008)
    Review preview for The Strangers

    Bertino introduces a parade of cardboard characters whose psychological reflexes only extend to squealing when something goes bang.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A young couple are terrorised by a group of masked home invaders.
  • The Wailing (2016)
    Review preview for The Wailing

    There is less concern here with logic than with mood.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    When a stranger arrives in a village, a sickness begins to spread.

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