“You see, I’ve always wanted a little girl.”
School’s out for the summer and it’s time to roll up our sleeping bags, forge our physicals, put on our camp shirts, and head out to the woods. Sleepaway camp is often the first significant time kids spend outside of their homes and can be an opportunity to build independence and a sense of self-worth. At a normal camp, that is. Camp Arawak may just be the worst case scenario. In addition to horrific bullies and creepy cooks, there’s a killer lurking among the canoes and cabins. Someone is murdering counselors and campers alike and no one knows who will be next.
Angela (Felissa Rose) is a quiet girl headed to camp with only her cousin Ricky (Jonathan Tiersten) to protect her. And it’s a good thing he’s there. Counselor Meg (Katherine Kamhi) and mean girl camper Judy (Karen Fields) immediately target her and unleash a horrific campaign of bullying and cruelty. As the summer drags on, a mysterious killer seems to have Angela’s back as well and those who’ve crossed her begin to die mysterious deaths. But a shocking secret may be more damaging than anything the killer could dish out.
The Lady Killers kick off a summer of heat with Robert Hiltzik’s 1983 classic Sleepaway Camp. Co-hosts Jenn Adams, Rocco Thompson, Mae Shults and special guest Tori Potenza will pack their bags and head out to the lake as they wrestle with the legacy of this singular film. Who is truly responsible for this grisly string of murders? Why does Aunt Martha talk to herself? How do we get a shirt with OUR name on it and will we ever look at curling irons the same way again? This fearless panel of Lady Killer experts will pull on their tiny shorts and head to the Social to capture the flag of this classic film.
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