Keddie Murders Retold in “The Strangers”

The Keddie murders retold in “The Strangers.”

Posted 5/26/2008 on Stupid Celebrities Gossip

A new movie, “The Strangers”, will be released on May 30. This plot was loosely based on a real life triple murder story. The murders happened at Keddie Resort, a small resort in hilly northern California. The date was April 11, 1981. It was discovered by Sheila Sharp, who had stayed overnight at a neighboring house. She returned to her holiday cabin to find 3 people killed. Her Mom ...

‘The Strangers’ Has Been There, Done That, But Has Some Scares [Movie Review]

Posted 5/31/2008 on Film School Rejects

I like a good horror movie, so I am a bit conflicted when it comes to the movie The Strangers . On one hand, this film has some of the creepiest imagery you’re going to see this year. The shots of the ghost-like faces in the dark stalking a young couple puts my hair on end. However, The Strangers ends up being a lot of imagery but not much substance. The story follows a young couple ( ...

The Strangers: Don't Believe the Hype

Posted 5/25/2008 on The Vault of Horror

As horror movie fans, we've all grown very accustomed over the years to the whole, "based on a true story" gimmick. You've usually either got the films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre that are loosely inspired by real life, or movies like The Amityville Horror, which purport to be reality-based, and are later revealed to be hoaxes. But in the case of next month's home invasion thriller The ...