1\/3 of a Movie.<\/p>\n
After celebrating our 350th episode with From Dusk Till Dawn\u00a0(listen<\/a>), revisiting Katsuhiro Otomo\u2019s iconic anime Akira (listen<\/a>), and stopping over in Bodega Bay for Alfred Hitchcock\u2018s The Birds (listen<\/a>), Trace and I have opened the Horror Queers Patreon vault to release our full-length episode on Renny Harlin\u2018s The Strangers: Chapter 1.<\/p>\n In the film, a road trip for Maya (Madelaine Petsch) and Ryan (Froy Gutierrez) goes horribly awry when they encounter car trouble and spend the night in the small Oregon town of Venus. After some bizarre interactions with the secretive locals, the long term couple find themselves the subject of a brutal home invasion at an isolated cabin in the woods.<\/p>\n What follows is a desperate bid for survival against a trio of masked assailants \u2013 Scarecrow (Mat\u00fa\u0161 Laj\u010d\u00e1k), Dollface (Olivia Kreutzova) and Pin-Up Girl (Letizia Fabbri) \u2013 whose motivations are unknown. All Maya and Ryan know for certain is that they\u2019ll need to hide, run, and fight if they plan to survive the night.<\/p>\n Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get a new episode every Wednesday. You can subscribe on\u00a0iTunes\/Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Stitcher<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0iHeartRadio<\/a>,\u00a0SoundCloud<\/a>,\u00a0TuneIn<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon Music<\/a>, and\u00a0RSS<\/a>.<\/p>\n Episode 353: The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024)<\/p>\n Before we dive into Renny Harlin\u2019s long overdue sequel, The Strangers: Chapter 2, we\u2019re opening the Patreon vault to discuss Chapter 1.<\/p>\n We have\u00a0a lot\u00a0of thoughts about this first film, its negative reception, and how to evaluate what is really 1\/3 of a single film.<\/p>\n Plus: Rural horror, comparisons to the\u00a0Fear Street\u00a0trilogy and the\u00a0Cabin Fever\u00a0remake, groaning at inhaler drama, debates about character stupidity, our favorite jump scares, and the perils of late night fridge repair.<\/p>\n Bonus Drinking Game: Trace sighs or Joe says \u201cexciting\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Cross out The Strangers: Chapter 1!<\/p>\n Coming Up Next: We\u2019re dipping into satire with a look at queer director Gus Van Sant\u2019s\u00a0To Die For (1995), starring an iconic Nicole Kidman, just in time for its 30th anniversary!<\/p>\n