Fans of horror and film history will get a closer look at the inspirations behind Jane Schoenbrun’s upcoming movie Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma when the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) and MUBI unveil a new exhibition in Astoria this summer.
“Reframing the Slasher: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” opens July 30 and runs through November 8, 2026, at MoMI. The exhibition arrives just ahead of the film’s theatrical release on August 7 and explores the movie’s relationship with the slasher genre through props, posters and other materials.
The exhibition centers on Schoenbrun’s meta take on horror cinema. In Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, a queer filmmaker, played by Hannah Einbinder, is tasked with reviving a fictional horror franchise from the 1980s and ’90s. The series revolves around supernatural murders at a sleepaway camp.
To better understand the franchise’s history, her character seeks out its original reclusive “final girl,” portrayed by Gillian Anderson.
At MoMI, visitors will encounter approximately 35 objects connected to the fictional Camp Miasma universe, including screen-used props, VHS tapes, posters, merchandise and a costume.
Those materials will be displayed alongside a selection of movie posters chosen by Schoenbrun from influential horror films, including Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960), Dressed to Kill (1980) and Sleepaway Camp (1983).
The exhibition is designed to show how earlier films influenced Schoenbrun’s approach to the genre, particularly its complicated portrayals of gender, sexuality, desire and perceived sexual deviance.
Rather than simply celebrating classic slasher imagery, the exhibition invites audiences to consider how the genre has reflected cultural anxieties and challenged—and sometimes reinforced—ideas about identity and sexuality.
“Jane Schoenbrun’s wildly inventive new film is a conversation with slasher cinema,” said Barbara Miller, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs at MoMI. She added that the exhibition places material from the new film “in direct dialogue” with posters from movies that helped shape Schoenbrun’s vision.
The exhibition will be presented in MoMI’s ground-floor Founders Hall, with admission free to visitors.
The museum will also host a members-only preview screening of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma on August 4. Schoenbrun and additional special guests are scheduled to appear in person for the event.
The collaboration between MoMI and MUBI highlights the continuing influence of the slasher film while giving audiences an opportunity to examine the creative process behind a new interpretation of the genre.