Movie · 2026 · Horror, Thriller · 1h 32m · R · English
Curator score: 0.1/10 (43.6K ratings)
Embrace your fears.
Overview
Tethered by a frightening conclusion, Maya and the Strangers are locked on an unavoidable, unforgiving collision course — a showdown that proves they’re far from strangers now.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.1/10
IMDb: 4.2/10
Letterboxd: 1.56/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 17%
Metacritic: 19
TMDB: 5.8/10
Director
Renny Harlin
Production
Lionsgate, Fifth Element Productions, Lipsync Productions, Sherbone Media, Stream Media
Cast
Madelaine Petsch, Richard Brake, Ema Horvath, Gabriel Basso, Pedro Leandro, Rachel Shenton, George Young, Kyle Breitkopf, Finn Cofell, Stevee Davies, Hannah Galway, Sara Freedland, Dani Klupsch, Ella Bruccoleri, Krystal Ellsworth, Janis Ahern, Pablo Sandstrom, Stephanie Aubertin, Nicholas Chaif, Jake Cogman
Where to watch
Starz, Philo
Curator Review
Verdict
A low-rated, widely panned sequel that seems to double down on the franchise’s weakest instincts: thin characterization, repetitive plotting, and accidental comedy instead of dread. Even fans of glossy, late-series slasher chaos are likely to find this more exhausting than entertaining.
Best for
completionists finishing the trilogy
viewers who enjoy so-bad-it’s-amusing horror
fans of campy, high-drama slasher sequels
Skip if
you want tight suspense or genuine scares
you dislike incoherent franchise padding
you’re hoping for a clever payoff to the trilogy
Overview
The reaction here is brutally clear: this is the kind of horror sequel that turns a simple premise into a bloated obligation. The original appeal of the franchise was its stripped-down menace, but this entry seems to trade that away for lore, melodrama, and a sense that everyone involved is just trying to get to the end credits.
Worth noting
What remains is mostly surface-level slasher mechanics and a few moments of unintended camp. The cast appears to be doing what they can with material that gives them little room to build tension or fear, and the result feels more like a franchise artifact than a satisfying movie.
Bottom line
If you like your horror sleek, mean, and minimal, this is a pass. If you’re curious about a trilogy that many viewers have already written off as a cautionary tale in sequel inflation, it may be worth sampling for the spectacle of failure rather than for the scares.
Top Letterboxd reviews
Joe A (1★) · 2061 likes
At least it’s over.
allain♡ · 1092 likes
girl, whatever… at least madelaine petsch is serving face and rent is paid off
cob (0.5★) · 976 likes
will go down as one of the worst trilogies of all time. never let this dork renny harlin cook again.
Kylo (2.5★) · 788 likes
RIP to the girl who got jump-scared by her own glasses.
joe (1.5★) · 705 likes
she was fearless. and crazier than him. she was his queen. and god help anyone who dared to disrespect his queen.