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Scott Malia, Associate Professor of Theatre, College of the Holy Cross

‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ winks and blows a blood-soaked kiss at horror films of queer past

Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder star in 'Camp Miasma.' MUBI

Oversexed teenagers, invincible killers and a deserted cabin – what could possibly go wrong?

Slasher movies that focus on teenagers being picked off by a killer are a horror staple. The victims were typically white and heterosexual, with villains that seemed to punish sexually active women while allowing the chaste girls to live. This survivor is often called the final girl.

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