When a man goes to a dinner party at his ex-wife and new husband’s house you expect laughable gaffes, not deadly consequences. But Karyn Kusama and Phil Hay’s new film The Invitation takes the thriller route, building up the suspense and paranoia around an awkward evening.

The film kicks off a week-long run Friday at Music Box Theatre. The filmmakers join us to talk about how the idea came to be and the long process of getting their thriller to the big screen.