Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson lead a daring new meta-horror from Jane Schoenbrun, arriving in theaters via Mubi on August 7. The film blends feverish atmosphere with a sharp, self-aware sensibility that tests what a horror story can be.
The narrative follows Kris, a young director hired to revive a fading horror franchise set at a remote site known as Camp Miasma. Tasked with injecting a progressive take, Kris travels to meet the original star, Billy Presley, a reclusive figure who lives amid the camp’s shadowy grounds. As Kris grows into her own sexuality and directorial voice, the collaboration spirals into a gory, delirious journey that fuses love, cinema magic, and danger.
Debuting to strong festival momentum, the project already holds a place among Cannes 2026’s standout genre titles and is headed for a summer screening circuit before its Mubi release. Schoenbrun has long defined a singular tonal world—lush, unsettling, and relentlessly inventive—now poured into a story about self-discovery through riotous, psychosexual cinema.
Watch the new trailer to glimpse the film’s blend of erotic tension, horror spectacle, and artful storytelling that critics are calling one of the season’s most striking experiments.
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