Who is the strangers based off of

You May Also Like. Marry Me. Lady Gaga. Christian Siriano. Keke Palmer. Now You Know. Latest Entertainment. Get the Daily Inside Scoop Right in your inbox. In addition, the notorious murders of Sharon Tate and her friends in her own home by members of the Manson family also inspired the script.

Polanski, at the time, was in Europe working on a film. What made the crime especially chilling was the lack of motive or connection between the victims and the perpetrators. Manson had a grudge with record producer Terry Melcher, who was the previous renter of the house. The fact that Melcher no longer lived in the house did not stop Tex Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Susan Atkins, who were all followers of Manson, from murdering Tate and her friends.

As a child, Bertino recalls a night his parents weren't home, and someone knocked on their door asking for someone who didn't live there. In a reverse of The Strangers , Bertino states he later learned that the people knocking were robbing houses in the neighborhood where no one was home instead of attacking people inside their houses.

Still, the experience left an indelible mark on Bertino that later morphed into the terrifying portrait of random rental violence that The Strangers movie endeavors to depict. Michael Kennedy is an avid movie and TV fan that's been working for Screen Rant in various capacities since In that time, Michael has written over articles for the site, first working solely as a news writer, then later as a senior writer and associate news editor. Most recently, Michael helped launch Screen Rant's new horror section, and is now the lead staff writer when it comes to all things frightening.

A FL native, Michael is passionate about pop culture, and earned an AS degree in film production in The film was written and directed by Bryan Bertino. Just like its sequel, the prequel too revolved around the similar lines of two people who go to a remote house to spend some quality time with each other.

A knock at the door changes their lives. This film was also inspired by real-life events and is said to be a true story. Find Out. Now follow your favourite television celebs and telly updates.