The world of horror is a broad one that continues to break the mold on what’s possible. Of all the cinematic genres out there, horror might be the one with the most subgenres, thanks to all the creative minds that have continued to push the boundaries and blend other themes and ideas with what some might think to be a one-trick pony. Leading the charge as a modern contributor to the craft is filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun, who first entered the conversation with their 2021 film We’re All Going to the World’s Fair. A look into loneliness, what it means to be a teenager, and the feeling of being an outsider, the movie sparked plenty of discussions upon its release and paved the way for Schoenbrun to become a booming voice in Hollywood.
Next, they wowed audiences and critics alike with 2024’s neon-soaked fever dream I Saw the TV Glow, which continued to build on the themes of World’s Fair, while also focusing its lens on the experience of coming out as trans. Starring Justice Smith and Jack Haven, the movie is truly a one-of-a-kind journey of nostalgia as it uses fandom as its base to tell a deeply moving story about two outsiders who bond over their favorite TV show. Next, Schoenbrun will work alongside Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson for their highly anticipated third feature-length project, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Today, we’re thrilled to share a brand new image from the slasher flick as part of Collider’s Exclusive Previewevent that sees Anderson’s final girl set the stage for a bit of romance. Surrounded by candles and a bottle of champagne, the one-time final girl spreads a slew of rose petals on a bed.
Collider Exclusive · Horror Survival Quiz Which Horror Villain Do You Have the Best Chance of Surviving? Jason Voorhees · Michael Myers · Freddy Krueger · Pennywise · Chucky
Five killers. Five completely different ways to die — if you’re not smart enough, fast enough, or self-aware enough to avoid it. Only one of them is the villain your particular set of instincts gives you a fighting chance against. Eight questions will figure out which one.
🏕️Jason
🔪Michael
💤Freddy
🎈Pennywise
🪆Chucky
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Something feels wrong. You can’t explain it — you just know. What do you do? First instincts are the difference between the survivor and the first act casualty.
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Where are you most likely to find yourself when things go wrong? Setting is everything in horror. Where you are determines which rules apply.
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What is your most reliable survival asset? Every survivor has a quality the villain didn’t account for. What’s yours?
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What kind of fear is hardest for you to fight through? Knowing your weakness is the first step to not dying because of it.
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You’re with a group when things start going wrong. What’s your role? Horror movies are brutally clear about who survives group situations and who doesn’t.
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What’s the horror movie mistake you’re most likely to make? Honest self-assessment is a survival skill. Denial is not.
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What’s your best weapon against something that can’t be stopped by conventional means? Every horror villain has a weakness. The survivors are always the ones who find it.
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It’s the final scene. You’re the last one standing. How did you make it? The final survivor always has a reason. What’s yours?
Your Survival Odds Have Been Calculated Your Best Chance Is Against…
Your instincts, your strengths, and your particular way of thinking under pressure point to one villain you actually have a fighting chance against. Everyone else — good luck.
Camp Crystal Lake · Friday the 13th
Jason Voorhees
Jason is relentless, but he is also predictable — and that is the gap you would exploit.
He moves in straight lines toward his target. He doesn’t strategise, doesn’t adapt, doesn’t outsmart. He simply pursues.
Your ability to keep moving, use the environment, and resist the panic that freezes most victims gives you a genuine edge.
The Crystal Lake survivors were always the ones who stopped running in circles and started thinking about terrain, water, and distance.
You think like that. Which means Jason, for all his indestructibility, would face someone who simply refused to be where he expected.
Haddonfield, Illinois · Halloween
Michael Myers
Michael watches before he moves. He is patient, methodical, and almost impossible to detect — until it’s too late for anyone who isn’t paying close enough attention.
But you are paying attention. You notice the shape in the window, the car parked slightly wrong, the silence where there should be sound.
Michael’s power lies in the invisibility of ordinary suburbia — the fact that nothing ever looks wrong until it already is.
Your spatial awareness and instinct to map every room, every exit, and every shadow before you need them is precisely the quality Laurie Strode had.
You are not a victim waiting to happen. You are someone who already suspects something is wrong — and acts on it.
Elm Street · A Nightmare on Elm Street
Freddy Krueger
Freddy wins by getting inside your head — using your own fears, your own memories, your own subconscious as weapons against you. That strategy requires a target who can be destabilised.
You are harder to destabilise than most. You’ve faced uncomfortable truths about yourself and you haven’t looked away.
The survivors on Elm Street were always the ones who understood what was happening and chose to face it rather than flee from it.
Freddy’s greatest weakness is that his power evaporates in the presence of someone who refuses to give him the fear he feeds on.
Your psychological resilience — the ability to stay grounded when reality itself becomes unreliable — is exactly the quality that keeps you alive here.
Derry, Maine · It
Pennywise
Pennywise is ancient, shapeshifting, and feeds on terror — but it has one critical vulnerability: it cannot function against someone who genuinely stops being afraid of it.
The Losers Club didn’t survive because they were braver than everyone else. They survived because they faced their fears together, and faced them honestly.
You ask the questions others avoid. You look directly at what frightens you rather than turning away.
That directness — the refusal to let fear fester in the dark — is Pennywise’s worst nightmare.
It chose the wrong target when it chose you. You are exactly the kind of person whose fear tastes like nothing at all.
Chicago · Child’s Play
Chucky
Chucky’s greatest advantage is that nobody takes him seriously until it’s already too late. He exploits the gap between how something looks and what it actually is.
You don’t have that gap. You take threats seriously regardless of how they present — and you never make the mistake of underestimating something because of its size or appearance.
Chucky relies on surprise, on the delay between recognition and response. You close that delay faster than almost anyone.
Your instinct to treat every unfamiliar thing with appropriate scepticism — rather than dismissing it because it seems absurd — is the exact quality that keeps you breathing.
Against Chucky, not laughing is already winning. You are very good at not laughing.
What Is ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ About?
Gillian Anderson in Camp Miasma
With its title alone, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is bound to turn a few heads. In it, Einbinder stars as a young queer filmmaker named Kris, who has just landed the opportunity of a lifetime to helm the next installment in the cult-classic slasher franchise Camp Miasma. In hopes of making this one stand out more than the rest, Kris goes on a mission to track down and win over the reclusive final girl (Anderson), who has faded into the background since stardom hit her in her youth. When their paths cross, the two women embark on a bonkers adventure filled with intrigue, sensuality, and loads of horror.
In addition to Einbinder and Anderson, the film also features the talents of favorites like Zach Cherry (Severance), Amanda Fix (Daisy Jones & the Six), Jasmin Savoy Brown (Scream VI), Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), Eva Victor (Billions), Dylan Baker (Road to Perdition), Patrick Fischler (Mad Men), Sarah Sherman (Saturday Night Live), Quintessa Swindell (Black Adam), and more.
Check out our exclusive image above and see Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma in cinemas on August 7. And stay tuned for more exclusive looks from our summer preview series.
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