Sleepaway Camp

Softcover edition contains over 100 NEW BONUS PAGES and more than 50 ADDITIONAL IMAGES about Sleepaway Camp II and III! As featured in Fangoria, Movieweb, ComingSoon, Queerty, Rue Morgue, Yahoo News, Bloody Disgusting, and more! The book and author Jeff Hayes are also profiled in the 2025 Shout! Factory 4K releases for Sleepaway Camp II and III. In 1983, Robert Hiltzik’s Sleepaway Camp was quickly disregarded by film reviewers. Variety called it a “tired version of teen oriented horror film formulas,“ The Philadelphia Enquirer “had more thrills untangling paper clips,“ and The Cincinnati Post branded it “more horrible than horrifying.“ But fans saw something different. Very different. 40 years since its release, the film’s unique blend of horror, tongue-in-cheek comedy, sexuality, and gender roles—along with an ending to end all endings, was seemingly ahead of its time. Sleepaway Camp is now discussed and debated more than when it was initially released. Longtime official Sleepaway