THE STRANGERS - CHAPTER 2: The Nightmare Is Far From Over In First Trailer For Lionsgate's Slasher Sequel

THE STRANGERS - CHAPTER 2: The Nightmare Is Far From Over In First Trailer For Lionsgate's Slasher Sequel

Lionsgate has released the first trailer for the next movie in Renny Harlin's Strangers prequel trilogy, and it finds final girl Madelaine Petsch fighting for survival...

By MarkCassidy - Jun 24, 2025 07:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Horror
Source: Via FearHQ.com

"Face the town or become its next story."

Despite finding its way on to many a worst of the year lists when it released in theaters last May, The Strangers - Chapter 1 ended up taking in a respectable $48 million worldwide on a modest budget of $8.5 million, which means we're getting at least one more movie... whether we like it or not!

The Strangers - Chapter 2 comes our way on September 26, and Lionsgate has now shared the first trailer and a new poster for the home-invasion slasher sequel.

After narrowly surviving the harrowing events of the previous movie, beleaguered final girl Maya (Madelaine Petsch) wakes up in a hospital bed next to her (very) dead boyfriend, only to come to the realization that the nightmare is far from over.

The official synopsis reads: "The Strangers are back – more brutal and relentless than ever. When they learn that one of their victims, Maya (Madelaine Petsch), is still alive, they return to finish what they’ve started. With nowhere to run and no one to trust, Maya must survive another horrific chapter of terror as The Strangers – driven by a senseless, unceasing purpose – pursue her, more than willing to kill anyone who stands in their way." 

Check out the trailer and poster below, and let us know what you think.

Director Renny Harlin shot the entire trilogy back-to-back, so even if Chapter 2 underperforms at the box office, we will most likely see that final movie at some point (try to contain your excitement),

"[It was] the challenge of a lifetime, but I also really embraced it," the filmmaker said in a recent interview. "On a Monday morning, I could be shooting the second chapter, and Monday afternoon I could be shooting the first chapter, and Tuesday morning I could be shooting the third chapter. it was incredibly demanding for the actors, for the continuity in terms of the make-up and wardrobe, and for my director of photography, because we wanted to create a visual language that develops so that the movies get bigger, more epic, as we go [on]. It just kept all of our juices pumping all the time"

The Strangers - Chapter 2 was written by Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland, based on Characters Created by Bryan Bertino. Courtney Solomon, p.g.a., Mark Canton, p.g.a., Christopher Milburn, Gary Raskin, Alastair Burlingham, and Charlie Dombek are on board as producers. The cast also includes Gabriel Basso and Ema Horvath.

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stephhurry
stephhurry - 6/24/2025, 7:28 PM
Trash
dragon316
dragon316 - 6/25/2025, 7:41 AM
@stephhurry - depends who you ask there people fan of things you don’t like especially in horror there are people who may say same thing about comic books and comic book entertainment call them trash depends who you ask
HermansHIV
HermansHIV - 6/24/2025, 8:00 PM
For the record, Rachel, I also enjoy Xanax.
SheepishOne
SheepishOne - 6/24/2025, 8:31 PM
Did the first one do poorly? I never caught it, but I feel like I remember it not doing well.
dragon316
dragon316 - 6/25/2025, 7:43 AM
@SheepishOne - carpeted one did 48 million with budget 8. Million it successful
MrRossBot
MrRossBot - 6/25/2025, 12:53 AM
J. Cole’s “She Knows”. I always thought that a remixed version of that song would be good in a horror film or trailer.
BisonScarBlood
BisonScarBlood - 6/25/2025, 1:54 AM
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Rizay
Rizay - 6/28/2025, 4:12 PM

I wrote a book on home invasion films and think I have seen them all (challenge me!)
https://www.amazon.ca/Home-Invasion-Horrors-Cinematic-Break-Ins/dp/1476693080
Here are some of my favorites out of the hundreds I have seen:
-Funny Games
-Wait Until Dark
-Them
-Lady in a Cage
-Panic Room
-Angst
-Dial Code Santa Claus
-Don't Breathe
-Inside
-The Aggression Scale
-Better Watch Out
-See No Evil
-Windfall
-Hide and Seek
-Kidnapped
-Sleep Tight
-When a Stranger Calls
-Hostage
-Becky
-The Rental
-The Trip
-Violent Night
-Sick
-Tiger House
-The Intruder
-388 Arletta Avenue
-Home Sweet Home
-Welcome Home
-Cherry Tree Lane
-Fight for Your Life
-The Open House
-If I Die Before I Wake
-Villains
-The Owners
-Barbarians
-Intruders
For more suggestions, please buy my book! Support horror movies!!!
https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/home-invasion-horrors/?srsltid=AfmBOophTyt-hA3xyKIeGRF11XL5yUHGyOWqbJURZji-L7z4L8xMP_gE

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