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M3GAN (2022) and Child's Play (1988) | Summer "Camp"


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Welcome "camp"ers to Pop DNA Summer "Camp"! To kick off our summer series all about our favorite campy movies, we first give a brief explainer of what we mean by "camp." We quote Susan Sontag and it's very professional. Then we look at two movies that portray creepy sentient dolls that turn murderous, the original 1988 classic Child's Play and the instant classic that sparked a million memes, M3GAN.

Further Reading:

Sontag's original essay "Notes on 'Camp'"

M3GAN director on the comparisons between the two films

Why M3GAN is a queer icon

Discussion of Child's Play in context of 1980s horror films

Follow us on Instagram to find out what our next double feature will be, and join us all June and July for more Summer "Camp"!


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