Strangers in the Night (1944) Approved | 56min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | 12 September 1944 (USA) A lonely, mentally unbalanced woman invents a fictitious daughter and has the "daughter" write to a Marine stationed in the South Pacific. Imagine if someone set out to write a ghost story that was a combination of The Shining and The Haunting of Hill House, with some forgotten-in-ten-years current events tied in...and then the movies The Wicker Man and The Craft came along and vomited over everything. This feature is not available right now. The movie slowly ramps up tension and when it hits full bore it never stops. . The music is the best part of the movie. THE STRANGERS Is a brilliant shock-fest of slasher horror filled with chills, frights and delights all played out in what I consider an instant horror classic. With Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Bailee Madison, Lewis Pullman. Admittedly, the ending is rushed--huddled--but this is OK: the film isn't a who-done-it. . Please try again later. The plot follows Kristen (Liv Tyler) and James (Scott Speedman) whose stay at a vacation home is disrupted by three masked criminals who infiltrate the home. The result is Chris Bohjalian's The Night Strangers. Directed by Johannes Roberts. Its relenting. In today's bloodthirsty society, horror films are often reduced to nothing more than gore-filled gross-out fests. Pro acting all around, sharply observed atmospheric photography. The characters do stupid things of course, but that's par for the course for these movies. It's a chilling and genuinely frightening horror film, driven by some solid performances and Roberts' command of atmosphere, location, and relentless pacing. A family of four staying at a secluded mobile home park for the night are stalked and then hunted by three masked psychopaths. Yet from the start of 'The Strangers' it's clear that this film is a different. Was it worth the decade long wait? The co-screenwriter Paul Gangelin has impressive credits as well, and contributes some natural-sounding dialogue." References "The Strangers: Prey at Night" is an unexpected anomaly—a sequel that both is better than and fixes the problems of its predecessor. The Strangers: Prey at Night is being touted as "based on true events," but as far as I can tell, it still only draws from what inspired The Strangers. "Strangers in the Night" skillfully fits the film noir genre. “The Night Strangers boasts all the trappings of a classic gothic horror story, reminiscent in places of the spousal secrets in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ‘Young Goodman Brown,’ the thrills of ‘Rosemary’s Baby,’ and the psychological frights of Daphne du Maurier. Here's my review for THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT! While many young teens may rejoice at such films, many of us still long for original, suspenseful, and, yes, terrifying horror movies. A good place to begin is you're interested in the historic evolution of film noir. Strangers in the Night is a 1944 American film noir mystery film directed by Anthony Mann and starring William Terry, Virginia Grey and Helene Thimig. Fast-paced plot, nail-biting suspense, and above-average dialogue highlight this sequel, which rivals the original telefilm for originality and overall quality.