By skyforbes 
Reelscope 31 Days of Horror — Day [2]
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Written by: Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland
Starring: Madelaine Petsch, Richard Brake
Release Date: September 26, 2025
The Strangers Chapter 2 (2025), directed by Renny Harlin and starring Madelaine Petsch, continues the franchise with cheap scares, baffling lore, and one of the most frustrating sequels of the year. Here’s our full review as part of Reelscope’s 31 Days of Horror.
The Strangers Franchise Refuses to Die
The scariest thing about The Strangers Chapter 2 isn’t the masked killers — it’s the fact that this franchise keeps getting theatrical releases. Somehow, Renny Harlin’s pair of Strangers films (Chapter 1 and now Chapter 2) not only exist, but played in theaters nationwide instead of quietly being dumped onto streaming. Cheap horror often makes quick box…