Jennifer Check and Anita “Needy” Lesnicky are best friends living in the town of Devil’s Kettle, best known for its waterfall and high school football team. When Jennifer suggests she and Needy step out to see a band, Low Shoulder, at the local roadhouse, Melody Lane, Needy’s reluctant. She’s rather spend the night with Chip, her boyfriend. But Jennifer's nothing if not persuasive. Upon arriving at Melody Lane, it’s clear the band is a bunch of locals posing as hipsters from the city. But Jennifer’s entranced by the lead singer, Nikolai, who she finds “salty,” and as the set heats up, so does Melody Lane. A fire soon engulfs the bar, and after escaping, Jennifer and Needy are beckoned to the band’s van. Jennifer succumbs, but Needy runs home, only to find Jennifer in her kitchen, beaten, bloody, and gorging herself on Boston Market chicken. What's happened? And what does it mean when certain members of their high school class end up dead, mangled, drained of their blood? Needy suspects something bigger than a few random murders at play, and wonders if maybe, just maybe, her bestie’s at the center of it all.
Intro, Math Club, Debate Society, Hot for Teacher (spoiler-free): 00:00-31:16
Honor Roll and Detention (spoiler-heavy): 31:17-1:03:26
Superlatives (spoiler-heavier): 1:03:27-1:18:27
Director Karyn Kusama
Screenplay Diablo Cody
Featuring Adam Brody, Megan Fox, Kyle Gallner, Chris Pratt, Amy Sedaris, Amanda Seyfried, J.K. Simmons, Johnny Simmons, Cynthia Stevenson
Kate Thompson is a small animal veterinarian by day and a horror movie aficionado by night who has a special affinity for the campy, gory, and feminist side of horror. As co-host of The Nightlight Horror Movie Club podcast with her best friend and fellow vet, Ariana, they explore the darkest corners of horror cinema, presenting a unique blend of movie reviews and mini-episodes, true crime, creepypastas, urban legend, and all things 'spoopy.’
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