Jane Schoenbrun’s “Insanely Over-the-Top” Slasher ‘Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma’ Gets 6-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes

May 14, 2026 Dread Central

Personally, I’m not one for reading too much into standing ovations at Cannes (I’d love to know who actually times these things). But I make an exception for films I’m excited about, and that’s definitely the case for Jane Schoenbrun‘s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Via Variety, the film just got a six-minute ovation, with the film sounding like a bloody crowd-pleaser.

The outlet notes that while many stayed past the credits, others left the moment the screen turned black. That could mean...