TikTok reportedly temporarily shut down Lionsgate’s account on May 7 after deeming the livestream of “The Strangers: Chapter 1” too offensive to display.
Fans who tried to watch the show on the studio’s official TikTok page noticed it was suddenly canceled around 11:30 p.m. The social media platform reportedly issued a warning explaining their decision. people.
“Displaying or promoting dangerous activities or challenges is not allowed,” TikTok’s warning message reads. “This includes the improper use of dangerous tools, the ingestion of substances harmful to health, or similar activities that can cause serious physical harm.”
Screen captures of the livestream obtained by People showed offended viewers’ reactions. “Please stop, I don’t like this,” one fan reportedly wrote, as the creepy, shadowy footage showed a masked figure holding a sign that directly referenced the film. .
“Riverdale” alum Petsch immediately responded, “Oops!” According to People, he did not add anything further. TikTok has not yet issued a public comment on the matter.
The film stars Madeleine Petsch and Floy Gutierrez and will be released in theaters on May 17th. The film promises some thrilling, edge-of-your-seat horror scenes, but it appears to have proved too much for the social media platform.
In addition to the extremely creepy TikTok content, there were other aspects of the film’s promotional campaign that were markedly different from the norm. A costumed killer character was spotted casually attending Coachella in April, and Ring camera footage of three killers stalking the singer’s front door went viral on social media.
“The Strangers: Chapter 1” was originally inspired by the 2008 film starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman. In the new version, Petsch and Gutierrez star as a couple on a road trip, but find their car breaks down in a very sketchy small town. They end up being “forced to spend the night in a secluded cabin.”
They begin to encounter a series of bizarre incidents, and “panic ensues as they fear three masked strangers attack them relentlessly and with seemingly no motive,” People magazine reports. (Related: ‘The Crow’ teaser trailer promises a violent, edge-of-your-seat experience)
