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Total Film
Total Film
Entertainment
Megan Garside

Jaws and Hitchcock's Psycho inspired new horror movie The Strangers: Chapter 1, as director explains its lack of gore

The Strangers: Chapter 1.

Horror fans may get a shock when going to see The Strangers: Chapter 1 in theaters, not because of the killer trio, albeit they are scary, but the general lack of blood and gore. But this was director Renny Harlin’s plan all along as he believes that real fear lies in real life and what isn't shown – something he has learned from one or two genre masters.

"It's the reality that makes it so frightening because anybody can relate to it and anybody could find themselves in that situation," Harlin reveals in an exclusive interview with GamesRadar+. "It's not about squirting blood and things like that."

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