2026’s Next Great Horror Slasher Turns the Last Thing You’d Expect Into a Killer
Jane Schoenbrun’s forthcoming horror film, *Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma*, reworks the 1980s summer-camp slasher into a queer, self-aware story about filmmaking, fandom and desire. The Collider interview focuses on Schoenbrun’s difficult route to securing finance, with MUBI ultimately backing the project, and on their efforts to translate an unconventional vision into a larger-scale production.
Hannah Einbinder plays Kris, a young director asked to reboot the failing Camp Miasma franchise, while Gillian Anderson portrays Billy, the original film’s reclusive “final girl”. Their connection at the former filming location triggers a violent awakening, and the cast also includes Zach Cherry, Dylan Baker, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Patrick Fischler and Jack Haven as the killer Little Death. Schoenbrun said queer liberation remains a difficult selling point in Hollywood, despite describing the film as funny, sexy and intended as an enjoyable cinema experience.
In short
- Schoenbrun’s new slasher revisits 1980s camp-horror conventions.
- MUBI backed the film after a difficult financing process.
- Einbinder and Anderson lead its queer, meta-horror story.
Explained simply
The slasher film became a popular horror format in the 1970s and 1980s, often following a masked killer who targets people one by one. Many films in the genre use familiar roles, including the “final girl”: the character who survives to face the killer.
Jane Schoenbrun’s film revisits that tradition through the story of Kris, a young director hired to revive the fictional Camp Miasma series, and Billy, the survivor of its original film. Their meeting at the old filming location connects the franchise’s past with Kris’s plans for its future.
The project also centres on queer desire, filmmaking and the relationship between a film and its fans. MUBI backed the film after Schoenbrun described difficulty finding finance, highlighting how unconventional stories can face challenges in securing backing for a larger production.
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