Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma(2026)

"Kris" (Hannah Einbinder) has managed to convince some investors to consider funding her attempt to resurrect a dated horror fanchise set at a remote holiday camp. To that end, she has tracked down the woman who was the original damsel in distress in the series's very first outing decades ago. "Billy" (Gillian Anderson) has been fairly reclusive ever since that first success, and has retreated to live at the very…

Reviewed on August 27, 2026

This did not hit the way I thought it would, and I am pleasantly surprised. If you are not into some rather "out-there" stuff this might not be for you, because this is not your average slasher with a fun twist. This is a deeply strange, surrealistic meta-delving 'deconstruction' (gosh that term gets overused) take on the genre, through a strange character's journey. It is a mess and a fun one at that. If you are…

Reviewed on September 20, 2026

# Analysis of Jane Schoenbrun’s “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” (2026) ### “I saw ya and wanted to scare ya. It’s only fair, right? You already seen me.” It is no secret that Jane Schoenbrun (they/them) references pop culture throughout their filmography. The Pink Opaque of *I Saw the TV Glow* (2024) was derivative of *Buffy the Vampire Slayer,* while *Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma* (2026) nodded to…

Reviewed on September 25, 2026

Horny, bloody, queer, hilarious, and completely unafraid to get weird. I loved how it takes the sleazy summer camp slasher and turns it into something surprisingly personal and sweet without losing all the gore and ridiculousness. Gillian Anderson is having an absolute blast, and Hannah Einbinder is great alongside her. It gets a little too caught up in its own ideas sometimes, but I honestly didn't care. Such a…

Reviewed on October 6, 2026