SeriesTV-14Supernatural Folk Horror Slasher

Dead of Summer2016

Name: Dead of Summer
Genre: Supernatural, Folk Horror, Slasher, Witchcraft & Occult
Released: 2016-06-28
Rating: 6.1

Created by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

6.1

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 6.1TMDB 5.8

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Year

2016

Seasons

Network

Freeform

Status

Canceled

Box Office

🏆 1 win & 2 nominations total

The premise

Set in the late 1980s, school is out for the summer, and a sun-drenched season of firsts beckons the counselors at Camp Clearwater, a seemingly idyllic Midwestern summer camp, including first loves, first kisses – and first kills. Clearwater’s dark, ancient mythology awakens, and what was supposed to be a summer of fun soon turns into one of unforgettable scares and evil at every turn.

Horror Vault's take

It's the summer of 1989, and the newly reopened Camp Clearwater promises sun, romance, and the carefree chaos of teenage life — but something sinister has been waiting in the shadows long before the counselors arrived. As the season unfolds, a dormant and deeply rooted darkness begins to stir beneath the camp's idyllic surface, turning adolescent milestones into matters of life and death. Equal parts teen drama and occult horror, Dead of Summer layers 80s nostalgia over a mythology that grows more unsettling with every episode.

Content: Violence, Death, Occult Imagery, Some Scenes Of Peril Involving Young Adults

Episode Guide

🏆 Best Episode Overall

S1.E9 · Home Sweet Home

8.2

⭐ Highest Rated This Season

S1.E9 · Home Sweet Home

8.2

★ 6.9 avg· 7h 10m total· Jun 2016 → Aug 2016

S1.E1 · PatiencePremiere
6.7
Jun 28, 2016 · 43 min · Dir: Adam Horowitz
Camp Stillwater is about to reopen after being closed down for years. Deb, the new owner, has thrown her heart, soul and life savings into renovating the camp she loved as a child. She isn’t the only one excited to return as six former camp
S1.E2 · Barney Rubble Eyes
6.4
Jul 5, 2016 · 43 min · Dir: Ron Underwood
The campers arrive to Camp Stillwater and quickly Alex and Blotter realize one of their new charges, Anton, is going to be a handful. With the tendency to wander off into the woods talking to himself, Alex and Blotter think the shy kid just
S1.E3 · Mix Tape
6.2
Jul 12, 2016 · 43 min · Dir: Mick Garris
The summer is off to a rough start for the counselors at Camp Stillwater and a night away in town is a much-needed break. Both Cricket and Jesse see the free time as an opportunity to make headway with their crushes, but when one of them go
S1.E4 · Modern Love
6.5
Jul 19, 2016 · 43 min · Dir: Tara Nicole Weyr
With a string of unfortunate events plaguing the start of the summer at Camp Stillwater, Deb decides to push up the masquerade ball to try and revitalize the morale. But as the campers begin the preparations for the ball, the counselors sta
S1.E5 · How to Stay Alive in the Woods
7.1
Jul 26, 2016 · 43 min · Dir: Norman Buckley
Deb and the counselors take the campers on an overnight camping trip deep into the woods for an unforgettable experience. As everyone is pitching tents and trying to find the perfect marshmallow roasting stick, Joel grows uneasy about what