![]() Kip Weeks: I had a long back and forth with one of the producers. Now that Prey at Night has premiered to mostly negative reviews, can we get your thoughts? Specifically, why does Prey fail where the original Strangers succeeded? And lest you think it’s a case of sour grapes, I wouldn’t be sharing his insights if I didn’t agree fully.ĭread Central: We were all bummed the original Strangers actors weren’t recast. I caught up with him after he chimed in on a negative review in Variety. Of course, Prey director Johannes Roberts’ decision to assassinate these compelling masked invaders proves he really had no intention of turning Bertino’s original into a franchise, something that left me feeling extremely disheartened.Īnd I’m not the only one among the lambasts of fans and critics comes a vocal response from the original Man in the Mask, Kip Weeks (replaced by Damian Maffei in Prey). While the unknown was key to the terror of The Strangers, it was a one trick pony the franchise could only flourish with an expansion of the implied mythology created in 2008. The first Strangers concluded with hints that Dollface was conflicted simultaneously, the juxtaposition of Mormon missionaries hinted at cultish motivations (beyond the infliction of random acts of violence). In the case of Prey at Night, it should have been considered a necessity. This mask is an exact replica of the mask worn by Pin Up Girl in the upcoming 2018 sequel to The Strangers, The Strangers Prey at Night. While attempts to give characters like Michael Myers and Leatherface backstories have backfired by turning manifestations of evil into melodramatic anti-heroes (thus demystified and deflating their sources of terror), such an endeavor isn’t always a liability. 19 results for strangers prey at night mask Save this search Update your shipping location Shop on eBay Brand New 20.00 or Best Offer Sponsored Dollface Mask The Strangers Prey At Night Movie Costume Halloween Gift Horror Brand New 6 product ratings C 37.60 Top Rated Seller List price: C 45. ![]() I’m talking about the titular Strangers themselves, the murderous trio dubbed Dollface, Pin-Up, and The Man in the Mask. Pessimists bemoan, “What did you expect? Most sequels are unabashed cash-grabs!” In the case of The Strangers, I expected a lot more.įans of the 2008 shocker have been clamoring for a sequel for years, but no one wanted the wait to end with the unceremonious dispatches of some of the 21 st Century’s most iconic new villains. ![]() For example, the response to the follow-up to Bryan Bertino’s home invasion masterpiece, The Strangers: Prey at Night, recently debuted to extremely mixed reviews. Play Review of The Strangers Prey at Night & Interview with Damian Maffei Man Under the Mask by Swingin From Coast2Coast & Horror Happens. But we can’t give sequels a free pass to be mediocre either.
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