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Jane Schoenbrun’s Queer Slasher “Camp Miasma” Hits US Theaters

8/27/2026

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Story summary

Director Jane Schoenbrun releases Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma in U.S. cinemas.
Gillian Anderson stars as Billy Presley, a reclusive former final girl of the original franchise.
Hannah Einbinder plays Kris Williams, a queer filmmaker rebooting the Camp Miasma series.
The film blends slasher horror with explicit queer sexuality while exploring trans bodies and pleasure.
A montage references the franchise’s transphobic origins under sexologist Ray Blanchard.

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Story summary

Director Jane Schoenbrun releases Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma in U.S. cinemas.
Gillian Anderson stars as Billy Presley, a reclusive former final girl of the original franchise.
Hannah Einbinder plays Kris Williams, a queer filmmaker rebooting the Camp Miasma series.
The film blends slasher horror with explicit queer sexuality while exploring trans bodies and pleasure.
A montage references the franchise’s transphobic origins under sexologist Ray Blanchard.