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I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER 🤩

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (2025) isn’t exactly a reboot, nor is it a remake. Borrowing the premise, titular killer, and some continuation and characters from the iconic 1997 original slasher, this new version introduces a distinct cast of protagonists, fresh humor, and a killer soundtrack. This Frankenstein-esque approach to revival is, perhaps, what makes the film most entertaining. Part of the charm of the original was the friendship between Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and Helen Shivers…

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Illustration by Tarush Mohanti
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THE BAD SEED 🤩

When I was a theatre teacher, I could not wait to direct one of my all-time favorite psychological horror plays that featured an eight-year-old as the killer. The premise was spine-tingling and totally intense to even suspect a sweet child was capable of murdering innocent people of all ages without a thought of remorse. In Rhoda’s mind, they all deserved to die so that she could get her way. She was the ultimate sociopath who would make any serial killer…

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