Slotherhouse
dir. Matthew Goodhue · 2023
The pursuit of personal ambition can lead to unexpected and dangerous consequences that challenge our understanding of loyalty and morality.
Feature
Psychological Horror
Mood
Comedic / Dark
Look
bright colors juxtaposed with dark themes, stylized camp aesthetics
Structure
linear with comedic twists and escalating tension
Plot
Emily Young, a senior, wants to be elected as her sorority's president. She adopts a cute sloth, thinking it can become the new mascot and help her win, until a string of fatalities implicate the sloth as the main suspect in the murders.
Why watch
"Slotherhouse" blends absurd humor with chilling suspense as a college senior's quest for sorority power spirals into a darkly comedic nightmare. This unique twist on the slasher genre will leave you both laughing and questioning the lengths to which people will go for popularity.
Cultural context
college culturesocial media influencemillennial humorrising popularity of absurdist horror