I’ve often and loudly proclaimed that The Strangers (2008) is incredibly offensive to me because it’s based on real life events. Now, this is somewhat bold and contradictory of me, considering I have an entire brand and podcast focused on exploring the history of horror. Horror is the exploitation of human fear. All horror films do this. So why did I take issue with The Strangers? So what if The Strangers was inspired by real events, is that more upsetting than Psycho (1960)