Dollface is a famous character from the franchise, and here's how The Strangers: Prey At Night unmasked and killed the slasher off. The Stranger: Prey At Night was the belated sequel to the original movie and arrived a decade later in 2018. The first movie focused on a couple who are besieged by three masked killers, who are only known by the names "Dollface," "Pin Up Girl," and "The Man in the Mask." The Strangers largely eschewed jump scares in favor of slow-burning tension and became famous for its haunting ending.
The Strangers: Prey At Night spent many years in development hell, despite a sequel being greenlit almost immediately after the success of the first movie. The Strangers star Liv Tyler was also expected to return for a cameo, which didn't come to . Instead, The Strangers: Prey At Night follows a couple and their two children at an abandoned trailer park. Dollface, Pin Up Girl and the Man in the Mask all return to cause more bloodshed, though instead of being a relatively grounded home invasion thriller like the original, it's more of an '80s slasher. The sequel was also heavily inspired by the work of John Carpenter and includes some overt homages to Christine.
While The Stranger: Prey At Night featured a trio of distinct killers and could have set up further entries, it subverted expectation by having the three all being killed off by the end. The Strangers' Dollface (played by Emma Bellomy) is as menacing as ever in the sequel and first appears with her trademark from the original Bryan Bertino movie, where she knocks on their target's door, asking for "Tamara" and then leaving. The Strangers 2 also unmasked Dollface - which is the only time in either film one of the killer's faces is actually seen - following a confrontation with protagonist Kinsey.
By that point in The Strangers: Prey At Night, Dollface had already murdered Kinsey's mother and tormented her through the night. Dollface had previously been seen as having a fondness for taunting her prey, which proved to be her downfall. Kinsey manages to flag down a police officer, who Dollface swiftly kills. Kinsey then hides out in the car and following a brief fight where Dollface chooses to slash at her, Kinsey grabs a shotgun and shoots her. She confronts the dying Dollface and unmasks her, and Kinsey asks why she did it.
"Why not?" is the smiling Dollface's response, leading Kinsey to shoot her again. The underrated Strangers: Prey At Night makes Dollface and company as lethal as the original did, but instead of having them triumph again, it lets their victims fight back. That element might be one reason those who loved the original weren't as keen on The Strangers: Prey At Night, but it adds an element of catharsis the first film lacked.
