One of the superpowers of television is how a series can take a real-life terror and make it into a horrific threat with only a little exaggeration. This is especially clear in Netflix’s miniseries in particular. Stalkers in Baby Reindeer, scammers in Inventing Anna, liars in Apple Cider Vinegar: these are all true-ish stories taken from real life and turned into chilling TV.
But the latest edition of this subgenre takes it to the next level, a cult thriller that combines a number of horror tropes with the true stories of victims to tell a twisted, almost surreal tale of the troubled teen industry.
