Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' Delivers Chilling Thrills
WHO:
Los Angeles Times - Jane Schoenbrun is the writer-director of "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma."
Los Angeles Times - Hannah Einbinder plays the character Kris, a rising director.
Los Angeles Times - Gillian Anderson plays the character Billy Presley, a long-forgotten scream queen.
Los Angeles Times - Amanda Fix plays the young version of Billy.
WHAT:
Rolling Stone - "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" is described as an ode to the guilty pleasures of slasher flicks and is considered one of the best films of the year.
Los Angeles Times - "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" is described as a witty, gory slasher-romance.
Los Angeles Times - The film features a gender-bending, spear-wielding killer called Little Death.
Los Angeles Times - The film is a resurrection of the fictitious "Camp Miasma" franchise.
Los Angeles Times - The film has a running time of 1 hour and 52 minutes.
Los Angeles Times - The film is rated R for bloody violence, gore, sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use, and some language.
Los Angeles Times - The film opens in limited release on Friday, Aug. 7.
WHERE:
Los Angeles Times - The film is set in a snowbound hideaway where Billy Presley lives, which is also where the original movie was shot.
WHEN:
Los Angeles Times - The original "Camp Miasma" film was released in 1983.
Los Angeles Times - The film's opening is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 7.
WHY:
Los Angeles Times - Kris is hired to rescue the "Camp Miasma" franchise because she is queer and the internet has deemed Little Death "problematic."
Los Angeles Times - The film explores themes of loneliness and the challenge to change one's perspective.
HOW:
Los Angeles Times - The film features a character named Little Death who has an air-conditioning vent for a face, adding a unique twist to the killer's design.
Los Angeles Times - The film includes a scene where a massacre is set to the Counting Crows’ piano-and-accordion ballad “A Long December,” which is noted as a bizarre choice for the soundtrack.
Los Angeles Times - The film includes satirical scenes that highlight the struggles of pitching a four-quadrant movie.
Los Angeles Times - The film features a montage that shows the character Little Death becoming a trading card, a bobblehead, and more over 13 sequels.
(UPDATED August 7, 2026 17:48 UTC)
"Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" has been hailed as one of the best films of the year, celebrating the guilty pleasures of slasher flicks. A standout character in the film is Little Death, who intriguingly has an air-conditioning vent for a face, adding a unique twist to the killer's design. The film also features a memorable scene where a massacre unfolds to the Counting Crows’ piano-and-accordion ballad “A Long December,” which has been noted as a bizarre choice for the soundtrack.
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(UPDATED August 7, 2026 16:48 UTC)
Jane Schoenbrun is the writer-director of the upcoming film "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma," which stars Hannah Einbinder as Kris, a rising director, and Gillian Anderson as Billy Presley, a long-forgotten scream queen. This witty, gory slasher-romance features a gender-bending, spear-wielding killer called Little Death and is set in a snowbound hideaway where the original "Camp Miasma" was filmed, with a running time of 1 hour and 52 minutes and an R rating for its graphic content. The film opens in limited release on Friday, Aug. 7, and explores themes of loneliness and the challenge of changing perspectives, all while satirizing the struggles of pitching a four-quadrant movie.