A New Dakota Fanning Horror Movie From the Writer/Director of ‘The Strangers’ Streams on Paramount+ Today (Oct. 10)

Dakota Fanning stars in Vicious (2025), now streaming on Paramount+.

A perennial favorite among horror fans is 2008’s The Strangers, a home invasion movie about a couple terrorized in a rural home by three masked intruders. The Strangers was written and directed by Brian Bertino, who also co-wrote and executive produced the sequel Strangers: Prey at Night (2018). Additionally, Bertino wrote, directed and produced the underrated horror movie The Dark and the Wicked (2020).

Now, Brian Bertino has a brand new horror movie streaming on Paramount+, Vicious, which stars Dakota Fanning. Vicious is about a woman (Fanning) who receives a late night visit from a stranger. After inviting them in, the stranger reveals their purpose and plunges the woman into a battle to survive the night.

Here’s the trailer:

Vicious was originally scheduled for a theatrical release in August but it was cancelled in favor of a direct-to-streaming release on Paramount+. So far, the film has a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 2.9 rating on Letterboxd, with one of the top reviews reading: “Bryan Bertino is the master of making me terrified of being in my own home.” The mixed reviews explain the direct-to-streaming release, but for fans of The Strangers and The Dark and the Wicked, it’s worth getting excited about this new release that’s free to watch if you’re a Paramount+ subscriber.

Vicious is now streaming on Paramount+.

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