Martin arrives in a small, quiet town intending to kill his wife, Ana, who suffers from a dangerous disease that makes her addicted to human blood—just like himself. However, upon arrival, he discovers that Ana has been dead for a couple of years. Desperate to eradicate the disease, Martin decides to commit suicide. Before he can act, he is brutally attacked by three local thugs, triggering a chain reaction that plunges the entire community into a bloodbath.
The words "Eli Roth Presents" before a movie title aren't the most encouraging, and in the case of "Eli Roth Presents the Stranger" they are weirdly misleading.