The Strangers: Chapter 3

Podcast Release Date:

Feb 20, 2026

The Strangers Series Episode 5

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Madelaine Petsch finds herself auditioning to be horror’s next Pin-Up Girl as she takes a hatchet to The Strangers who’ve prevented her escape from Venus, Oregon.  Will Chapter Three end with the first victim to survive an all-night attack from this masked trio of serial killers actually enlisting to be their fill-in door knocker?  And what role does Sheriff Richard Brake (Barbarian) play in this town’s long history of making outsiders disappear?  Donate Now to discover if director Renny Harlin makes any new friends as he brings this reboot trilogy to a conclusion.

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