The Strangers: Chapter 1 is a 2024 American horror film directed by Renny Harlin, serving as the third installment in The Strangers film series and the first entry in a planned standalone trilogy reboot. The screenplay was written by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland, based on a story by Bryan Bertino, the director of the original 2008 film. The film stars Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez as Maya and Ryan, a couple who become the targets of three psychopathic masked strangers during a road trip. IMDb+16Wikipedia+16Wikipedia+16

Plot Summary

Maya and Ryan are traveling across the country to Portland, Oregon, for Maya’s job interview. Their journey takes a turn when their car breaks down in the small, eerie town of Venus, Oregon. Stranded, they are forced to spend the night in a remote Airbnb cabin. As night falls, they are terrorized by three masked assailants—Scarecrow, Dollface, and Pin-Up Girl—who attack without mercy and seemingly without motive. The film delves into the couple’s harrowing fight for survival against these relentless intruders.