The masked killers are coming back.

Lionsgate is releasing The Strangers – Chapter 2 on 4K and digital October 13, picking up right where the last nightmare left off. Madelaine Petsch returns as Maya, the sole survivor who thought she’d escaped. She didn’t.

When The Strangers learn she’s still breathing, they come back to finish the job. No mercy, no reason, just pure relentless violence.

Director Renny Harlin takes over the franchise built on Bryan Bertino’s original characters, with Gabriel Basso and Ema Horvath joining Petsch in the cast. The 98-minute horror sequel promises the same senseless brutality that made the original a cult hit, only this time the stakes are personal.

The home release includes a 19-minute making-of doc and a 42-minute Q&A with the cast and crew for fans who want to go behind the masks.

For indie horror filmmakers, this is a reminder that sometimes the simplest concepts, executed with raw intensity, cut deepest. The Strangers franchise proves you don’t need elaborate mythology or backstory. Just pure, unrelenting dread.