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      • The Stranger is a fictionalized account of the massive real-life manhunt for the killer of 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe, who was abducted on Queensland's Sunshine Coast in 2003 while on his way to buy Christmas presents for his family at a local shopping mall. He was later murdered.
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  1. Sep 4, 2018 · 7 min read. There’s a sinister secret nested snugly at the center of Lenny Abrahamson’s “ The Little Stranger.” In trailers, this adaptation of Sarah Waters’ novel seems a spooky haunted house tale set in the austere decadence of early Windsor-era England.

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  3. Aug 29, 2018 · The gothic ghost movie is based on a novel of the same title which author Sarah Waters published in 2009, and while the story is fictional, it will still creep you out to the max.

    • Angelica Florio
  4. Mar 9, 2024 · However, that bold claim isn’t true, but it’s also not wholly fake. Instead, The Strangers is only inspired by a handful of real-life events. None of those instances are directly translated onto the screen, however, including the titular characters, who are not based on any criminals.

  5. Aug 30, 2018 · Vox Rating: And that’s the idea behind The Little Stranger, based on Sarah Waters’s 2009 gothic novel and adapted by Lucinda Coxon (The Danish Girl). It’s a slow-burn horror film, one that...

  6. Sep 1, 2018 · While there's a ghostly element that pervades director Lenny Abrahamson's adaptation of Sarah Waters' novel, The Little Stranger, it's not explicitly a horror film. (Despite what...

    • Esther Zuckerman
  7. Jun 4, 2021 · According to an extra featurette on the film's DVD release called "Defining Moments: Writing and Directing The Strangers," the screenplay was inspired by a real-life incident that Bryan...

  8. May 24, 2024 · The Strangers is based on a true event from writer and director Bryan Bertino's childhood, adding a layer of real-life terror to the film. Bryan Bertino focused on creating a deeply...