Audiences responded, making The Strangers one of the year's most profitable releases ($52 million domestic vs. a $9 million budget). And now, somewhat predictably, we'll get a sequel.

Bloody Disgusting said it was probably going to happen in the weeks following the films instant success, and now it's been confirmed that Rogue Pictures wants writer-director Bryan Bertino to craft a new script, although whether or not he returns to direct is up in the air. "Several of the original villains" and Liv Tyler are expected to return. Hm...I'm not sure how that would work. Are we talking a prequel? Surely not. But would that mean it's a sequel? Surely...not?

I'm very confused by what this is going to look like, and I know how easy it is to roll your eyes at a sequel to a successful movie. I think the real challenge here is coming up with other ways of making an unoriginal concept pretty damn thrilling without copying the first Strangers. I'd also recommend avoiding the bloodshed, because Bertino's best touches were creepy rather than gory.

Production on the sequel is expect to begin early next year, and unlike the first film, I don't think the sequel will sit on a shelf for 18 months.