The Strangers is a 2008 horror film written and directed by Bryan Bertino. The film revolves around a young couple, James Hoyt (Scott Speedman) and his girlfriend Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler), who spend the night in their remote country house. The couple are terrorized by three masked assailants, who break into the house and damage all means of escape. Bertino based the plot on an event from his childhood, when a stranger knocked on his door and asked for someone who was not there; Bertino later found out that several empty homes in the neighborhood had been robbed. The Strangers took place in Florence, South Carolina on a budget of $9,000,000. Filming began on October 10, 2006 and finished in early 2007. After two postponements, the film was eventually released on May 30, 2008 in North America. The film was marketed as being inspired by a “true story”, and grossed $81.6 million at the box office worldwide. Critical reaction to the film was mixed, with the consensus that while the film pr
I suspect it’s fiction just for the movie. I highly doubt that they would write, produce, and film a movie of an unsolved case so close to it happening…unless they put “if you have any information” etc lines everywhere with it. They’re a profit driven market, like everything else. Try searching news articles from that time period. If something truly graphic happened, it would have been picked up by the associated press or something. Maybe I’m wrong, but…I suspect no murder of Kristen McKay and James Hoyt happened on that date.