The Strangers: Chapter 2

A man named Jeff Morell flees through the woods and is found by The Strangers. Scarecrow swings his axe, killing Jeff and signaling the killers' deadly welcome. The chilling encounter establishes the threat that will engulf Maya and Ryan later.

A couple traveling for their five-year anniversary stops at a roadside diner, where they meet another couple celebrating their anniversary. Ryan's hesitation about proposing hints at underlying tension. When they try to leave, their car won’t start, leaving them isolated and vulnerable.

Rudy explains he can fix the car by the next day, but Maya and Ryan are left stranded for now. Shelly, a waitress, offers to drive them to an AirBnB cabin in the woods to spend the night, placing them in a remote setting with a looming threat.

Back at the cabin, Maya and Ryan hear a loud knock at the door. A shadowy woman asks if Tamara is here and lingers before walking away, signaling they are being watched. The intrusion heightens their fear as darkness settles in.

Ryan realizes he left his inhaler in the car and rides a motorcycle back to the shop to retrieve it. At the shop, Rudy nearly attacks him, mistaking him for a thief, underscoring danger in the town. He also declines a beer when locals invite him to join them, deepening the isolation.

Inside the cabin, Maya hears the knocking again and finds Scarecrow behind her with Dollface's masked visage in the distance. She hides in a closet as Ryan returns and spots a creepy clown painting, which amplifies the paranoia.

The Strangers hang a dead bird with its throat cut to drip blood on Maya and Ryan, setting a grisly tone. Scarecrow starts breaking the door down with an axe as the couple barricades themselves in the bedroom. The threat escalates rapidly as the attackers close in.

Maya jams a nail into her hand while crawling under the floorspace, delaying their escape. After the Strangers withdraw, Ryan removes the nail and helps Maya to safety. Pin-Up Girl and Scarecrow resume the attack as Ryan defends himself with a shotgun.

The couple makes a desperate move outside and Ryan fires the shotgun, thinking he killed Scarecrow, only to discover he has killed Joe, the cabin's owner. The horror deepens as The Strangers press their assault and the couple scrambles to survive.

The Strangers attack again as Maya tries to flee into the woods to call for help. She stumbles upon Jeff's decayed corpse, heightening the nightmare. Dollface appears, knocks Maya unconscious, and drags her away while Ryan fights Pin-Up Girl and is knocked out by Scarecrow.

Binded and hopeless, Ryan asks Maya to marry him; she accepts as a final act of love. Scarecrow stabs Ryan in the chest and Pin-Up Girl stabs Maya, before the killers flee the scene. The Strangers exit the cabin just ahead of arriving police, leaving the survivors in peril.

Maya wakes up in a hospital and finds Scarecrow lying beside her, implying the attackers are still close at hand. The scene ends with a TO BE CONTINUED tease, leaving the nightmare unresolved for the audience. The hospital setting underscores the fragile aftermath of the brutal night.