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What happens when you take away everyone’s phones, drop them in the woods, and throw in a generic slasher? You get Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight (2020). A movie that tries to be scary but mostly just checks boxes on the “teen horror” worksheet. In this episode, John breaks down why this film is more stale marshmallow than spine-chiller, compares the premise to his old Catholic youth group retreats, and questions whether “serial killers in the woods” should just be retired as a trope.
By John Robert Joseph SellmeyerWhat happens when you take away everyone’s phones, drop them in the woods, and throw in a generic slasher? You get Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight (2020). A movie that tries to be scary but mostly just checks boxes on the “teen horror” worksheet. In this episode, John breaks down why this film is more stale marshmallow than spine-chiller, compares the premise to his old Catholic youth group retreats, and questions whether “serial killers in the woods” should just be retired as a trope.