8 Years Later, a Buffy Star’s Obscure Thriller Is Waiting to Be Discovered on Free Streaming
Sam Sykes and Chuck Wendig turned a horror satire into an improvised Twitter story in 2017, which went viral. The following year, it became *You Might Be the Killer*, a horror comedy starring Fran Kranz and Alyson Hannigan that is now available to watch free on Tubi.
The film follows camp counsellor Sam as he tries to piece together a massacre from fragmented memories, while his friend Chuck offers horror-film advice over the phone. It combines a conventional slasher story with jokes about the genre, including references likely to appeal most to horror fans. Its festival run and release on Shudder left it relatively obscure, and the article presents its Tubi availability as a chance for viewers to rediscover it.
In short
- A viral 2017 Twitter horror story became a 2018 film.
- Alyson Hannigan and Fran Kranz star in the horror comedy.
- The film is now free to watch on Tubi.
Explained simply
You Might Be the Killer began as a horror story improvised on Twitter by writers Sam Sykes and Chuck Wendig in 2017. The idea was adapted into a 2018 film starring Fran Kranz as Sam, a camp counsellor, and Alyson Hannigan as Chuck, his friend.
The story follows Sam as he tries to understand a massacre at the camp, while Chuck advises him by phone. It mixes the familiar setup of a slasher film with comedy about horror conventions, with some jokes aimed particularly at fans of the genre.
The film first reached audiences through festivals and the horror streaming service Shudder, but remained relatively little known. Its arrival on the free streaming service Tubi offers viewers another way to find it.
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