MUBI’s ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Trailer Is an Orgasm of Blood and Carnage!
There’s a lot to unpack in the full trailer for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, which looks poised to deliver yet another truly towering performance this year. Earlier in 2026, conversations around standout acting in horror were dominated by Inde Navarrette in Obsession and Kate O’Flynn in Widow’s Bay – and now it looks like Gillian Anderson is entering that same conversation with what already appears to be a ferocious, next-level turn. Even in a trailer overflowing with chaos and imagery, Anderson completely commands attention.
What makes the trailer for Jane Schoenbrun’s slasher so fascinating is the way it frames this as a deeply self-aware meta-slasher, one that pushes sexuality and desire directly into the foreground rather than treating them as disposable genre tropes. The reveal of the killer’s name, “Little Death,” is both darkly funny and loaded with meaning, referencing the French phrase la petite mort, a euphemism tied to orgasm and emotional release. That tension between pleasure, danger, intimacy, and violence seems embedded into every frame.
The film is drenched in gore and neon lighting, but the violence almost feels secondary to the romantic and sexual tension simmering underneath it all. The trailer pulses with color and atmosphere, suggesting a bold, hyper-stylized take on queer identity, power, and survival within a genre that historically hasn’t always handled marginalized characters with much care or complexity.
Visually, this looks phenomenal. Arthouse horror pushed into full slasher excess. The kills are outrageous in the best possible way: bodies detonating on impact, blood erupting like fountains, beheadings staged with operatic absurdity.
If the trailer is any indication, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma could end up being one of the year’s most daring horror releases.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma releases in theaters August 7, 2026.
I don’t think there’s a title we’re more excited for here at Dread Central than Jane Schoenbrun’s upcoming slasher Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. The teaser looks promising, and we’re already over the moon for Schoenbrun. Just check out Chad’s reviews of both We’re All Going to the World’s Fair and I Saw the TV Glow to see why.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, which had its World Premiere at this year’s Cannes, has already been met with a glowing critical reception. Peter Howell of The Toronto Star wrote, “This one’s designed to make us shriek, smirk and think in equal measure,” while Dallas King of Filmhounds Magazine wrote that the film is (in a 5-star review), “a meta-masterpiece that blends horror, hilarity, and horniness with its deliciously dark dive into flesh and fluids.”
“Set at a summer camp unraveling under increasingly bizarre circumstances, the film follows a queer filmmaker (Hannah Einbinder) attempting to resurrect a fading horror franchise from a bygone era, determined to enlist its original final girl (Gillian Anderson) in a last attempt at revival. As the boundaries between fiction and reality begin to dissolve, the filmmaker and her star spiral into a psychosexual frenzy, while characters from the original Camp Miasma meet their fates at the hands of a new slasher portrayed by Jack Haven (I Saw the TV Glow).
Blending classic horror tropes with Schoenbrun’s singular, dreamlike style, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is an eerie exploration of nostalgia and identity, supported by a dynamic ensemble that includes Zach Cherry, Sarah Sherman, Eva Victor, and Jasmin Savoy Brown.”
What do you think? Are you as excited for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma as we are? Let us know over on socials @DreadCentral. While you’re at it, why not give Schoenbrun’s first two features another go? You won’t regret it.
