honestly and this be one of the best horror movie i have ever see . i be captivate by the story and petrified of captain howdy and on the edge of my seat for the whole ride . i do not really understand all the negative review . the set up have already be discuss in depth while captain howdy be an on line predator who set up meeting with teenager and abduct them and introduce them to his favorite pastime of body modification and piercing . dee snider be captain howdy and he be one of the scary psychopath ever create while maybe the scariest because he be so human and you get the sense ( especially if you be into body modification at all ) that there be really people like this in the world . but the big reason i like this movie and the reason it be so horrific be that captain howdy become the hero . at the beginning of the movie and the role be clear cut while the victim be innocent and the cop be the good guy and howdy be pure evil . by the second act and however and thing have change a little . you want howdy to be evil but it turn out that he be really just a victim of circumstance and maybe the good and the bad be not obvious . it be terrify to find yourself cheer for the bad guy . a couple people have mention that strangeland should have be break into two separate movie . to be sure and there be definitely two separate act but this movie work so well because the two act be back to back . the first act be the typical psycho thriller but the second act be the most disturbing because of the viewer reaction to the situation . i do not think it would have work quite the same if the second act be expand and turn into a sequel . a a big horror movie fan and i highly recommend this film . it be the first horror movie ever to give me nightmare .