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Jane Schoenbrun horror film release and reception

Overview

Jane Schoenbrun’s film, ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’, has emerged as a significant entry in the horror genre, achieving a 98% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and becoming the highest-rated horror film of 2026. The film, which won the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival, functions as an homage to slasher tropes while incorporating a queer love story. The narrative follows filmmaker Kris Williams, played by Hannah Einbinder, who travels to the Pacific Northwest to visit Billy Presley, a reclusive actress played by Gillian Anderson. Kris seeks to discuss a potential reboot of a fictional 1980s horror franchise, but their professional connection evolves into an intense relationship.

As the film arrived on the streaming platform MUBI on October 2, it became a central highlight of the service’s October programming. The film, described as a deconstruction of the slasher genre that examines creative decay and the commercialization of horror tropes, is available to viewers on the platform. To coincide with Halloween, MUBI hosted a special cycle of horror classics, including ‘Videodrome’, ‘The Thing’, ‘Day of the Dead’, and ‘Arrebato’.

While the film has been praised by some as a ‘hilarious and clever exploration of the paradoxes within the film industry’, critical reception has been somewhat divided. Some reviewers have questioned whether the film’s meta-narrative is ‘overly complex’. The production continues to draw comparisons to classic horror elements, with themes reminiscent of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Carrie’.

Entities

Jane Schoenbrun · Gillian Anderson · Hannah Einbinder · MUBI · Rotten Tomatoes

Claims

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Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    New horror films arrive on Netflix and MUBI

    New horror titles ‘The Substance’, starring Demi Moore, and Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘Camp Miasma’ are now available on Netflix and MUBI, respectively.

  2. [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Jane Schoenbrun’s Camp Miasma slasher arrives on Mubi

    Jane Schoenbrun’s satirical slasher ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’, starring Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder, is now streaming on Mubi following its Cannes debut.

  3. [CULTURE] 3 sources
    MUBI announces October programming featuring horror and auteur cinema

    MUBI’s October lineup features Jane Schoenbrun’s horror film ‘Camp Miasma’, a Halloween collection of classics, and new works from directors like Xavier Dolan and Alice Rohrwacher.

  4. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Jane Schoenbrun releases surrealist slasher film Camp Miasma

    Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ is a surrealist slasher homage exploring identity, gender, and the boundaries between fiction and memory.

  5. [CULTURE] 4 sources
    MUBI to stream Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘Camp Miasma’ in October

    Jane Schoenbrun’s queer horror film ‘Camp Miasma: Teenage Sex and Death’, starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, will begin streaming exclusively on MUBI on October 2.

  6. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Gillian Anderson stars in horror-satire ‘Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’

    Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’, starring Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder, explores queer identity and intimacy through a blend of horror and satire.

  7. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘Camp Miasma’ explores horror and self-acceptance

    Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ is a meta-horror film exploring queer liberation and self-acceptance through a filmmaker’s connection with a former franchise star.

  8. [CULTURE] 13 sources
    Jane Schoenbrun’s Camp Miasma film explores queer identity through slasher parody

    Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ is a queer horror parody starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson that explores identity through the lens of a slasher film reboot.

  9. [CULTURE] 7 sources
    Jane Schoenbrun releases psychological horror film ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’

    Jane Schoenbrun’s new film, ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,’ uses the slasher genre to explore identity and satirize Hollywood IP resurrection, featuring a soundtrack by Alex G.

  10. [CULTURE] 13 sources
    Jane Schoenbrun’s Camp Miasma slasher enters wide release

    Jane Schoenbrun’s highly acclaimed meta-slasher ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’, starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, has released in theaters.

  11. [CULTURE] 10 sources
    Jane Schoenbrun releases queer slasher ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’

    Jane Schoenbrun’s new queer slasher, ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’, stars Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson in a subversive reimagining of 1980s horror tropes.

  12. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Horror cinema sees major shifts in critical rankings and indie releases

    Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ is the highest-rated horror film of 2026 with a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score, while indie horror sees growth via new platforms and streaming releases.

Sources

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