The Strangers Chapter 3 opens with a cover of The Sound of Silence, beginning with “hello darkness, my old friend,” which feels almost too appropriate considering we are returning to the same story for the third and final time. The screen reads “three years ago” as a young woman walks into a motel lobby. Fans who stuck around through the previous film’s post-credits scene will immediately recognize what is being set up here.

Souls of the Damned, written and directed by Frank Palangi—who also appears in the movie—offers a dive into dark, supernatural themes, but delivers a mixed experience. The premise is intriguing: a group of witches harness the suffering of one man through horrific nightmares. There’s clear ambition in Palangi’s vision, with the story flirting with elements of time loops, witchcraft-induced hallucinations, and surreal horror sequences.

Frank Palangi’s Warren County is a lean, unsettling indie horror-thriller that thrives on atmosphere, tension, and a sense of dread creeping through the cracks of small-town life. With a brisk 62-minute runtime, the film wastes no time plunging its audience into a patchwork of serial killings, strange encounters, and unnerving performances that give the quiet New York countryside an aura of menace. The film unfolds as an anthology of interconnected stories, anchored by the voice of “Just Rick,” a true-crime podcaster who tries to piece together the grisly history of murders in the region.