Camp counselors face a gritty, chilling fight for survival as a pulpy horror unfolds with measured suspense.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, AMC+, Kanopy (free), YouTube (free) and 1 more.
Real scares and several jump scares, about what an R should carry.
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Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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