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‘Totally Killer’ Is a Time-Travel Slasher With a Brand New Final Girl

By Brenna Ehrlich

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Ever wish Back to the Future was more like Scream ? Was your main beef with Halloween : “Hmm, not enough time travel ?” Then Totally Killer is for you.

Amazon ‘s glossiest, wildest new horror -comedy finds Jamie ( Kiernan Shipka ) reeling after her mother ( Julie Bowen ) is murdered by a masked menace known as the “Sweet Sixteen Killer.” Thirty-five years earlier, the same murderer went on a killing spree in her town, leaving her mom the sole survivor of a group of teen friends. Luckily, her best friend Amelia (Kelcey Mawema) just finished building a time machine for the science fair, which allows Jamie to travel back to when the first murders occurred and team up with her teenage mom ( Olivia Holt ) in an effort to save everyone.

Khan caught up with Rolling Stone before Totally Killer ‘s Oct. 6 premiere on Amazon to discuss serial killers , final girls, and how she would have wanted Don’t Trust the B to end.

Tell me a little bit about how this project came to you. Nahnatchka Khan: The last movie that I directed was this rom-com called Always Be My Maybe. I had a general meeting off of that with Jason Blum and his team at Blumhouse; I’ve also been a horror fan. And then they sent me Totally Killer . Once I got locked into the premise I was so excited. I was like, “Oh, I feel like I can have a lot of fun with this.” You know, the slasher horror, time travel, the Eighties, there’s a lot of balls in the air here and I felt like it’d be a fun challenge.

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I feel like slashers have come back over the last few years — with all the big series getting new chapters and movies like yours premiering. Why do you think that is? Khan: Those franchises really are sort of evergreen. People have been inspired and have come up with great ways to continue [those series]. They still feel fresh and surprising. But I think, honestly, there’s something about serial killers in general that society can’t get enough of and I think slasher movies are heightened versions of that. There’s just something fascinating to us about horrific people doing these terrible things.

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I remember that! She was helping James Van Der Beek study for a role. Khan: That’s right. They were observing each other for a body swap movie. And she was so funny; she was like 12 back then. So when I met her on this, I was like, “I don’t know if you’re going to remember, but we worked together briefly about 10 years ago.” She was like, “Of course, I remember!” She’s so professional because she’s done this for so long. But she’s just got the ability to play things on so many different levels.

And the rest of the cast is so perfect, too. All of them come from a teen show: Olivia Holt from Cruel Summer , Charlie Gillespie from Julie and the Phantoms , Lochlyn Munro from Riverdale . Khan: Olivia sent in her audition and she just blew us all away because she was so the embodiment of that John Hughes-alpha, head cheerleader kind of vibe from the movies of that era. But in a way that was funny and not hateable. And Lochlyn [who plays Jamie’s dad] — that was really important, too. Because, you know, part of this movie is it’s a whodunit, right? So we’re sort of populating the world with suspects. And there’s something about Lochlyn, when I see his face, immediately I’m like, “He could be a suspect.”

When the trailer came out, I remember a lot of people comparing your movie to 2015’s The Final Girls , where a girl loses her mother, who is screen queen, and then magically enters one of her Eighties movies. Obviously, these movies are different in a lot of ways, but have you seen The Final Girls ? Khan: I have seen that movie; I think it’s a great movie. It’s very different from ours; that one, to me, feels more like it owes a nod to The Last Action Hero . You know what I mean? Like getting sucked back into a movie. Ours is more like Back to the Future . But the idea of the final girl is something that exists in the genre. Pam has been living with this trauma. She’s the final girl of her group of friends. She’s been the sole survivor for 35 years, but she’s lived with that guilt and been prepared that anything could happen. And she handed that down to her daughter, she gave her all these tools. And then it kind of comes back into play, and the daughter is now forced into the mom’s story. That’s an interesting handoff for the final girl idea.

How have you seen the final girl trope change over the years? Khan: I think the progression in the genre was inevitable — starting from “the babysitter’s being killed” slashers and then really giving these women more agency. With a lot of these new movies, and certainly with this one, something that was appealing to me was the idea that even though Jamie is being hunted, and there is a vicious killer on the loose, she’s actually kind of hunting him. She’s propelling the story in a way that feels new to me because she will not stop until she stops him. That unrelenting drive of this young woman who’s at the center of this movie just feels like a new kind of shade on that idea of a final girl.

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Did anyone get into any mischief on set? Khan: Everyone was always karaoke-ing. I was like, “Guys, it’s still hard Covid. Please don’t share a microphone. We’re trying to just finish this movie.” For some reason, also, everybody can sing. Like, Olivia obviously has a pop background. Charlie brought his guitar to set. Actually, part of his audition was singing a Robyn song. It was a fun set. It honestly felt like a singalong could break out at any moment. But meanwhile, serial killers are chasing everybody through the Haunted House of Horrors or whatever. It’s like, “Guys, put the guitars away.”

Also, I have to ask, how would you have liked Don’t Trust the B—- to end? I loved that show. Khan: Recently, we got into discussions about revisiting that world — like a Christmas movie or something. But I remember thinking that Chloe would definitely have gotten canceled thousands of times over and inserted herself into really bad global situations. You know that picture of Putin with his shirt off on like a boat or something like that? I can see Chloe in the background with a glass of champagne. She wouldn’t be changing, I think. She’d be adapting, not changing.

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When the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to sto... Read all When the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start. When the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.

Nahnatchka Khan
David Matalon
Sasha Perl-Raver
Jen D'Angelo
Kiernan Shipka
Olivia Holt
Charlie Gillespie
258 User reviews
125 Critic reviews
62 Metascore
1 win & 9 nominations

Jamie Hughes …

Teen Blake Hughes

Adult Blake Hughes

Teen Lauren Creston
(as Troy L. Johnson)

Tiffany Clark

Amelia Creston

Marisa Song

Heather Hernandez

Teen Kara Lim
Teen Randy Finkle
(as Jeremy Monn-Djasgnar)

Teen Doug Summers

Adult Chris Dubasage

Sheriff Dennis Lim

(as a different name)

Teen Chris Dubasage

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This teen slasher comedy with a time-traveling twist can’t muster up enough charisma to make its mash-up concept sing.

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“Totally Killer,” a time-travel teen slasher comedy, is quick to acknowledge itself as a mash-up of two 20th-century cultural touchstones. “Have you seen the movie ‘Back to the Future?’” Jamie (Kiernan Shipka), the movie’s teenage protagonist, asks a pair of cops, before later making an allusion to “Scream,” Wes Craven’s spooky-season classic. The somewhat gimmicky genre combination may have had the potential to be a winning combo, but “Totally Killer,” directed by Nahnatchka Khan, struggles to muster up enough charisma to stick the landing.

After the Sweet Sixteen Killer, who murdered Jamie’s mother’s friends when her mother was a teenager, makes a sudden return on Halloween, Jamie is thrust into a time machine that sends her back to 1987, when the original killings took place. Posing as the new kid in town, Jamie becomes close with the teenage version of her mother (Olivia Holt), hoping to stop the killer before he begins his rampage.

The fun premise can make for a passively enjoyable watch during a Halloween binge, but the film mostly feels like it’s just going through the motions. Its ‘80s throwback setting is short on color and life, and its slasher elements lack the choreographic or cinematic oomph to induce any terror, or even tension. Shipka is the unequivocal bright spot, naturally embodying the charm, emotion and wit that made this movie’s forebears shine in the first place.

Totally Killer Rated R for bloody violence, language, sexual material and teen substance use. Running time: 1 hour 46 minutes. Watch on Amazon Prime Video .

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The Time-Travel Slasher Film Totally Killer Is Exactly That

The prime video-blumhouse production is back to the future meets scream starring kiernan shipka..

Totally Killer , a new Blumhouse film that hits Prime Video today , blends three of my favorite genres: time travel, horror, and whodunit . It’s about a teenager who travels back in time to stop a masked killer, teaming up with her teenage mom in the process, and it’s every bit as enjoyable as that sounds.

How Scary Is Totally Killer , Prime Video’s Time-Traveling New Slasher Comedy?

It’s back to the future meets scream , but is it more ’80s action comedy or gory ’90s horror.

For die-hards, no horror movie can be too terrifying. But for you, a wimp, the wrong one can leave you miserable. Never fear, scaredies, because Slate’s Scaredy Scale is here to help. We’ve put together a highly scientific and mostly spoiler-free system for rating new horror movies, comparing them with classics along a 10-point scale. And because not everyone is scared by the same things—some viewers can’t stand jump scares, while others are haunted by more psychological terrors or can’t stomach arterial spurts—it breaks down each movie’s frights across three criteria: suspense, spookiness, and gore.

Grab your parachute pants and put your hair in a side ponytail, because this time we’re assessing Blumhouse’s new time-travel slasher for Prime Video, starring Kiernan Shipka (Sally Draper from Mad Men , Sabrina from Chilling Adventures of Sabrina ). Directed by Always Be My Maybe ’s Nahnatchka Khan, Totally Killer follows teenager Jamie (Shipka) as she journeys back in time to catch the mystery murderer who would go on to target her adolescent parents and their friends from the 1980s to the present day. The movie’s generous helpings of nostalgia, paired with its comedic tone and Halloween setting, make it a perfect watch for spooky season, though viewers should be aware that it does boast an R rating and a not-insubstantial body count. Mashable called it an “ R-rated Disney Channel Original Movie ,” which it hastened to add was a compliment, all of which seems about right. But is this really kiddie stuff, or is it more like the kind of teen bloodbath that has left generations afraid to answer the phone ? Let’s take a stab at breaking it all down.

Any movie emulating ’80s horror is bound to have at least a handful of jump scares here and there, and Totally Killer is no exception. Luckily for those with naturally higher heart rates, the movie keeps those to just a few, at some pretty predictable moments. It’s about as suspenseful as you would expect of a movie with a sardonic lead whose trip into the past leaves her kvetching about missing Wi-Fi, other characters’ poor understanding of consent, and the disappointing quality of ’80s weed. Which is to say, it’s more funny than nerve-racking.

Totally Killer may not be especially frightening, but it is a slasher, and there’s no shortage of slashing: The villain, dubbed the Sweet 16 Killer, is known for knifing his victims, well, 16 times. To the movie’s credit, a good portion of the bloodshed happens off-screen. We might watch the killer perform the stabbing motion , but we don’t always see the blade meet the body. That being said, there are plenty of times when we definitely do witness the butcher slaughter his prey, and, however the deed itself is shot, there’s always a bloody corpse left in view after the masked assassin finishes the job. Of these three categories, I’m most desensitized to gore, but the sounds of the executions still sometimes made me grimace, even if the gruesome act was hidden by the camera.

This movie spends a good chunk of its run time laughing at ’80s scary movies and the ’80s in general. Jamie balks at the high school’s lack of security when, after just saying she’s an exchange student, she’s handed a schedule. She hitches a ride from a stranger, a mother with young children who is surprised when Jamie hesitates at her offer to drive her to the high school and proceeds to smoke in the car the entire way. And Jamie’s parents and their friends aren’t the brightest bulbs in the box, more concerned with pot brownies and sex than the brutal deaths of their friends. Not to mention, she gets to do all of this because of time travel. All of which is to say: The movie isn’t taking any of this too seriously. The most that stays with you when it’s over are the jokes, not the shivers. Still, a serial killer is a serial killer, and that’s a threat that’s at least more real than time travel, so I give this a modest 2.

Totally Killer is a good mix of traditional horror, meta humor, and Reagan-era throwbacks, all peppered with some f-bombs. It’s more entertaining than it is hair-raising, which is good news for all the Shipka fans who may be accustomed to Chilling Adventures of Sabrina ’s fairly mild shocks. However, those suffering from hemophobia—or still scarred by ’80s fashion—might have to occasionally cover their eyes.

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Nahnatchka Khan directs Blumhouse's horror-comedy about a Gen Z teen who accidentally time-travels to the 1980s, where she tries to stop a serial killer's spree before it ever begins.

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The easiest way to describe Totally Killer is by listing all the other movies it calls to mind. Plot-wise, it’s a Back to the Future -style time travel adventure crossed with a Halloween -inspired slasher, all cast in a Scream -lite sense of self-awareness; tonally, its mashup of comedy and horror lands in the same general area as The Final Girls or the Happy Death Day movies.

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Distributor: Amazon Studios

Production companies: Blumhouse Television, Divide/Conquer, Fierce Baby Productions

Cast: Kiernan Shipka, Olivia Holt, Charlie Gillespie, Lochlyn Munro, Troy L. Johnson, Liana Liberato, Kelcey Mawema, Stephi Chin-Salvo, Anna Diaz, Ella Choi, Jeremy Monn-Djasgnar, Nathaniel Appiah and Jonathan Potts, Randall Park, Julie Bowen

Director: Nahnatchka Khan

Producers: Jason Blum, Adam Hendricks, Greg Gilreath

Executive producers: Nahnatchka Khan, Chloe Yellin, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold, Chris Dickie, Brian Leslie Parker

Director of photography: Judd Overton

Production designer: Liz Kay

Costume designer: Patti Henderson

Editor: Jeremy Cohen

Music: Michael Andrews

Casting director: Sarah Domeier Lindo, Terri Taylor

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Slasher Comedy ‘Totally Killer’ Balances Tones and Eras on a (Literal) Knife’s Edge

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“This isn’t ‘ Back to the Future ,'” time-traveling Kiernan Shipka is told in “Totally Killer” — and it definitely isn’t. For one, her teenage mom is decidedly not interested in her when she lands in 1987; the ringleader of a mean girls clique called “The Mollies” (they all love Molly Ringwald), she’s definitely not the nervous mom Shipka’s Jamie knew so well. At least, until the serial killer who stabbed the other three Mollies back in ’87 reappears in 2023, murdering Jamie’s mom and sending Jamie back in time.

“We didn’t go too hard on the patina or forcing saturated colors,” Overton told IndieWire. “Patty Henderson was our costume designer and did a great job finding those ’80s costumes, a lot of color pops and things like that. But otherwise, we kept it pretty neutral. I used some vintage lenses, the Gecko Glass G35. It’s a German company that rehoused a combination of Canon K35s, and FD lenses so that they function like a modern lens. They’re very easy for the camera assistants to use [and] switch between cameras. And the way that they handle contrast is really nice, slightly low contrast with a subtle rainbow flare.” Overton renders the contemporary world, meanwhile, with modern lenses and a lot more contrast to immediately spell out to the viewer in what time period we’re in.

Balancing the eras was one thing; the comedy-horror tone was quite another. “One of the first meetings I had with Nahnatchka was, ‘How do we get the tone right?'” Overton said. “And the funny thing we found about comedy is that the way that you sort of set up those comedy beats and deliver on them, there’s actually a common language between building up of tension and release in horror.”

TOTALLY KILLER, from left: Olivia Holt, Charlie Gillespie, Kiernan Shipka, Stephi Chin-Salvo, Jeremy Monn-Djasngar, 2023. ph: James Dittiger / © Amazon Prime Video / Courtesy Everett Collection

“That was a very tricky one because you’ve got water in there, you’ve got a lot of different consistencies, and then we were renting someone’s house with white carpets everywhere, so there’s a lot of things to consider there,” Overton said with a laugh. “We tried to do as much practically as we could. But there’s definitely enhancement on those blood spots. Even just in the grade, if it’s too saturated, I can pull that out. But if you haven’t got enough blood in there, it’s really hard to bring red into it.”

In addition to a rented house with white carpets, the production also used the existing Keepers Doll Factory attraction at Vancouver’s Playland for one of the film ‘s most memorable set pieces. “We had another set that we were building for that,” Overton said. But they kept peering into a boarded-up attraction wondering what was inside. “All of those creatures, those monks with the funky eyes and the marionettes, that was all there. And they have a lot of hydraulic effects and creatures in there. It’s a freaky area with hanging bodies, it’s just a very disturbing space. I dunno what they get up to, but it ain’t good!”

Trapped against the walls by centrifugal force, Jamie and her mother watch as the killer approaches one slow push at a time. The effect is slow-motion horror that was achieved using some very practical effects.

“It was the last thing we shot,” Overton said. “We managed to get it [for] three days, which meant we had to shoot the exterior of it in our boardwalk set up. And then we had to take it to a stage and rebuild it inside.” During that process, they built ’80s neon lighting into it to provide the spinning effect. “It was so effective the crew were having to step off after a few hours.”

The end result is both darkly funny and also genuinely anxiety-inducing — as apt a metaphor for high school as any other.

“Totally Killer” is now streaming on Prime Video .

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Totally Killer: First Look at Time Travel Horror Comedy

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Prime Video and Blumhouse Television are partnering up once more for the Halloween season. This time with time-travel slasher comedy Totally Killer .

The movie, exclusively streaming on Prime this October, sees teen girl Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) accidentally traveling back in time to 1987 after an encounter with the notorious Sweet 16 killer. Now in the time and place of the killer’s original slaughter, Jamie must team up with the teenage version of her own mother (Olivia Holt) to survive the vicious murder spree and return to her own time.

The plot is very similar to 2015’s The Final Girls , albeit with a slightly different approach. The movie is directed by Nahnatchka Khan ( Always Be My Maybe ) and the cast is rounded out by the likes of Randall Park, Julie Bowen, and Jonathan Potts. All of whom you can see in the first images for the movie below.

First Look at Totally Killer

This marks the continuation of Amazon and Blumhouse’s streaming partnership where they collaborate on genre films to be released each October. It’s been titled Welcome to the Blumhouse on Prime Video in previous years and included movies such as The Lie , Nocturne, Bingo Hell , and Madres.

Totally Killer will seemingly be the first of a new batch for the year, as it releases exclusively on Prime Video on October 6, 2023

The post Totally Killer: First Look at Time Travel Horror Comedy appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More .

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Nahnatchka Khan stayed true to the rules of both the slasher and time traveling genres in her film Totally Killer, referencing other movies to help explain the rules to the audience.
Khan added her own unique elements to the film, such as cutting back to present day to show the impact of time travel in real time.
If Khan were to time travel herself, she would follow the blueprint of classic films like Back to the Future and Repo Man .

Just like Jamie Kennedy ’s Randy Meeks taught us in the Scream franchise, there are always rules. Whether it’s sticking together vs. splitting up or saying you’ll “be right back,” there are plenty of dos and don'ts that will ensure a character’s survival or death. Knowing that she had not one but two sets of genre rules to live up to in her latest feature-length project, Nahnatchka Khan spoke with Collider’s Perri Nemiroff at Fantastic Fest about how she stayed true to the lore of both the slasher and time traveling universes.

In Totally Killer , Kiernan Shipka stars as Jamie , a teenager who, with the unwanted and unexpected help from a Gravitron, travels back in time to the ‘80s. Here, she stumbles upon a murderer known as The Sweet Sixteen Killer who terrorized her mother and friends as teenagers. Taking matters into her own hands, Jamie sets out to stop the slasher and return to the future before it’s too late. With heavy throwback vibes, channeling productions like Back to the Future , Khan says that she knew she’d have plenty of eyes on her handling of time travel.

“The thing that we wanted to do here, because people are so familiar with time travel and I feel like there are so many rules and people get into that, I wanted it to be that Kiernan is also aware of that,” the director explains, “So she’s even referencing, she goes back to 1987, but in ‘87, Back to the Future the movie has been released because that came out in ‘85. So I think she’s trying to call upon all these kinds of references to other movies to help her explain to people what she’s talking about and why they’re in danger or whatever.” Noting that this approach “felt real” to her, Khan added, “Like if we all went back, we’d be like, ‘Okay, take your favorite time travel movie and apply those rules.’”

Adding Her Own Spin

Along with staying true to what audiences have come to expect from a time travel feature, Khan says that she was able to weave in some other bits and pieces to make Totally Killer stand out from the crowd . “I think the idea of just not getting too far down the wormhole but acknowledging there are multiple. That’s why in our movie, too, it was fun to cut back to present day, so Jamie’s in the past , but then it’s still affecting, seeing those links in real time, I thought was a fun thing.” As for what film she’d use as a map should she find herself slipping back through time, Khan says that she’d follow the blueprints of classics like Back to the Future and Repo Man .

Totally Killer arrives on Amazon Prime Video on October 6.

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Totally Killer is an upcoming time-traveling slasher film directed by Nahnatchka Khan, who previously helmed Always Be My Maybe and Ali Wong: Don Wong . Kiernan Shipka ( Chilling Adventures of Sabrina , The Blackcoat's Daughter ), Julie Bowen ( An American Werewolf in Paris , Hubie Halloween ), and Olivia Holt ( Cruel Summer , Girl vs. Monster ) will star in the movie. Blumhouse and Amazon Studios will produce Totally Killer to continue a deal between the two studios in 2019.

"With Nahnatchka's vision and the exciting cast led by Kiernan Shipka and Olivia Holt, we are confident Totally Killer will resonate with our audience around the world. We could not be more thrilled to watch this story come to life and to continue our longstanding collaboration with the incredible team at Blumhouse," said Julie Rapaport, head of movies at Amazon Studios.

Here's a plot synopsis courtesy of Bloody Disgusting .

"The film follows Jamie (Shipka), whose mom, Pam (Bowen), is terrorized by the resurgence of the Sweet Sixteen Killer—a masked maniac that slaughtered a group of teenage girls in the '80s. With the help of her friend Amelia (Kelcey Mawema), she travels back in time to 1987 and teams up with the teen version of her mom (Holt) to try and stop the killer."

Other members of the cast include Randall Park ( Always Be My Maybe), Lochlyn Munro ( Scary Movie ), Charlie Gillespie ( I Am the Night) , Stephi Chin-Salvo ( Critters: A New Binge ), Anna Diaz ( Riverdale ), Jeremy Monn-Djasgnar ( Fire Country ), Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson ( Let's Scare Julie ), Ella Choi ( Dare Me ), Kelcey Mawema ( To All the Boys I've Loved ), Liana Liberato ( Scream VI ), Nathaniel Appiah ( American Gods ), and Jonathan Potts ( The Strain ).

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"The idea of a horror-comedy time travel movie is, I'm gonna be honest, something I never thought of in my life. So when I was approached by the amazing creatives at Blumhouse and Amazon about Totally Killer, it was just so unique and exciting I had to be involved. And then add this incredible cast on top of that? Everybody get readyyyyyyy," said Khan.

Jen D'Angelo ( Hocus Pocus 2 , Workaholics ) will pen the script for Totally Killer , based on an original screenplay by David Matalon and Sasha Perl-Raver. Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath will produce the film on behalf of Divide/Conqueror alongside Jason Blum for Blumhouse. Chris McCumber, president of Blumhouse Television, will serve as an executive producer alongside Jeremy Gold and Brian Parker.

"We thought this genre mash-up of slasher/comedy with a twist of time travel was just so fun, and Nahnatchka Khan is perfect to direct," said McCumber.

Though a trailer for the film hasn't even been released yet, we know the movie will be R-rated. The reasons for that are "Bloody violence, language, sexual material, and teen drug/alcohol use." The usual suspects when it comes to slasher movies. Interestingly, Totally Killer won't be the only time-traveling slasher coming out in the future. Time Cut , described as " Back to the Future meets Scream ," has a similar premise.

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Warning: This post contains spoilers for Totally Killer

Totally Killer adds some new rules to the time travel genre, making it a genre mashup of slasher horror and time travel shenanigans. It crafts its own narrative around a different set of parameters.
The time travel rules in Totally Killer involve using extra metal alloy and needing a strong Wi-Fi signal to transport through time and space effectively. Any involvement in past events can alter the present day directly and changes occur simultaneously across different time periods.
The film incorporates the concept of the Mandela effect, where memories and facts surrounding the original Sweet 16 Killer case are altered and resemble ghost-like memories. The protagonist's disappearance and return to the present cause all of her memories to face the Mandela effect, while other characters have false memories to her.

Time travel movies can be confusing, and Totally Killer adds some new rules to the genre to change things up a bit. Directed by Nahnatchka Khan from a screenplay by David Matalon, Sasha Perl-Raver, and Jen D'Angelo, Totally Killer is a genre mashup that combines slasher horror with time travel shenanigans. And just as movies like Back to the Future and Avengers: Endgame have their own takes on time travel — how to go back in time and come back, etc. — Totally Killer crafts its own narrative around a different set of parameters.

Totally Killer sees Kiernan Shipka’s Jamie Hughes head back to 1987 after being chased by the Sweet 16 Killer, who killed three of her mom’s friends in high school and — 35 years later — Jamie’s own mother. Luckily, Jamie’s best friend Amelia had a time machine, but traveling back to the 80s came with its own set of obstacles. After all, the concept of time travel is fickle and doesn’t always make sense, even after it’s explained. Totally Killer more or less sticks to the basics, with a few changes to differentiate its time travel rules from other movies. With time travel being what it is, the outcome turns out differently.

Totally Killer’s Time Travel Rules Explained

Totally Killer’s time travel rules aren’t too complicated to follow, but they do add a couple of things that make them stand out. For one, Amelia’s time machine only worked by adding extra metal alloy. It also needed a strong Wi-Fi signal to be able to transport Jamie through time and space effectively. Without a strong enough signal, Jamie would have been stuck in the past forever. One of the biggest time travel elements in the film involved what Amelia and her mother referred to as a river. Any involvement in past events could alter the present day directly, when the changes first occurred in 1987.

That’s because time was happening all at once in the film, and anything Jamie changed in 1987 would reverberate downstream, affecting and ultimately changing the present day without notice to those in the present. Typically, audiences wouldn’t see how the changes are occurring in real time, but Totally Killer opts to showcase how they’re happening at once instead of waiting for Jamie to come back to reveal the differences. What’s more, Jamie wasn’t supposed to reveal too much about the future to anyone in 1987, but she did, which automatically changed the outcome of her life.

How The Mandela Effect Applies To Totally Killer’s Time Travel

The Mandela effect is mentioned in Totally Killer , with Amelia explaining to Chris, the true crime podcaster, that he’s experiencing it because he thought he remembered something about Tiffany’s crime scene that no longer happened due to Jamie’s involvement in 1987. The Mandela effect is a phenomenon involving a group of people experiencing false memories they believed was reality — like the general belief that Nelson Mandela died in the 1980s when he actually died in 2013. Totally Killer’s use of the Mandela effect is a bit different because the memories and facts surrounding the original Sweet 16 Killer case aren’t false at all, but more like ghost, dream-like memories.

They happened, but they were erased from existence; the false memories are now an echo of something that occurred but has been lost to Jamie’s timeline changes. Totally Killer’s characters face altered memories, caught between what happened originally and all that was changed and solidified by Jamie’s return to the present. Jamie’s disappearance from and return to the present likely means all of her memories are facing the Mandela effect, but without the adjustment the other characters faced. Everyone else’s memories are now false to Jamie, and she has to play catch-up.

What Makes Totally Killer’s Time Travel Rules Different

Totally Killer references Back to the Future and Avengers: Endgame , both of which utilize time travel and have particular rules about it. Totally Killer is more in line with Back to the Future’s time travel explanation , but rather than use a flux capacitor to provide the time machine with its fuel to travel back and forth through time, the photo booth requires a strong Wi-Fi connection and enough metal alloys. And whereas Endgame saw the Avengers capable of hopping through time without affecting the present so long as they returned the Thanos’ Infinity Stones to their proper place, Totally Killer doesn’t see time as linear at all.

This differentiates it from Back to the Future as well, with all of Jamie’s actions simultaneously impacting the time stream at all levels. The river effect means that things keep flowing without stopping, and once changed solidify without much of a trace save for the Mandela effect. The latter is something that neither of the aforementioned movies bring up. And while there are plenty of time travel films that tend to use similar logic when it comes to the rules, Totally Killer offers a refreshing angle.

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‘Totally Killer’ Fantastic Fest Review – Blumhouse’s Time Travel Slasher is Totally Charming

When the trailer for Totally Killer was released a few weeks ago , there was a bit of an uproar on social media claiming that the film was ripping off The Final Girls ( review ). While there are undoubtedly similarities between the two films, Nahnatchka Khan ‘s horror comedy has far more in common with something like Christopher Landon’s Happy Death Day films (specifically Happy Death Day 2U ) than that 2015 film, aiming for a more absurdist, comedy-forward take on the “time travel slasher” sub-genre that apparently exists now. It’s also an incredibly charming little film that wears its influences on its sleeves and has so much fun with them in the hopes that you will too.

Jamie ( Kiernan Shipka ) has a strained relationship with her overprotective mother Pam ( Julie Bowen , in a glorified cameo). You see, back in 1987 Pam’s three friends were brutally murdered by the “Sweet 16 Slasher” and Pam, who has lived a life of fear ever since, has forced Jamie to go through countless self-defense classes, sacrificing a meaningful relationship with her daughter in exchange for a guarantee that she’ll live to see adulthood. Unfortunately, the killer returns on Halloween night and Jamie winds up traveling back in time to 1987, teaming up with her teenage mother ( Olivia Holt ) to stop the murders before she’s trapped in the past forever.

One of the most refreshing aspects of the screenplay, which shares three screenwriters in David Matalon, Sasha Perl-Raver and Jen D’angelo (the last of whom was the screenwriter of last year’s Hocus Pocus 2 ), is that it doesn’t waste any time questioning the logistics of time travel. Set in an almost heightened reality where a teenager can just build a time machine for the school science fair, everyone takes the existence of such an anomaly at face value, allowing the film to avoid expository scenes that would drag down the proceedings.

Khan, who cut her teeth writing for animated series like Pepper Ann and American Dad! before creating critically acclaimed sitcoms like Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 and Fresh Off the Boat , keeps her trademark brand of quick-witted humor here, working with editor Jeremy Cohen to make sure the pacing never lags. She also proves herself adept at the more action-oriented set pieces, of which Totally Killer has a few (a climactic battle in a Gravitron is quite impressive). She also doesn’t skimp on the gore, as the Sweet 16 Killer’s modus operandi is stabbing his/her/their/its victims exactly 16 times (though the killer must resort to things like throat slashings and head stabbings when Jamie gets in the way). This film earns its R rating.

The plot moves at a rapid pace, which unfortunately means that some of the characters (specifically Anna Diaz ‘s Heather) are barely characters at all, existing solely to make a single joke or two before meeting a bloody demise. This is usually par for the course in a whodunnit slasher that tries to keep its audience guessing, and Totally Killer is mostly successful when it comes to the mystery. And while it does share similarities with the aforementioned The Final Girls and Happy Death Day/Happy Death Day 2U , it’s very much not trying to be any of those films. What those films do have that Totally Killer lacks is their heart. This isn’t really a critique, as the film is upfront about being more focused on the gags than Jamie’s relationship with her mother, but it still would have been nice to have more interactions between Shipka and Bowen (or more heartfelt interactions between Shipka and Holt) to really sell this aspect of the plot.

As for the gags, many of them are funny. Even when the humor doesn’t land, the performances of the entire cast are so earnest that they make almost all of them work. Well, almost the entire cast. The usually reliable Randall Park , as the town sheriff, gets stuck with some of the film’s biggest groaners and even he can’t make them land. But even when the film is at its messiest, Shipka is there holding it all together. Her comedic chops are out in full force here, and it’s a wonder she doesn’t do more comedy because the girl’s got a knack for it. Totally Killer also gets a lot of mileage out of the lack of political correctness of the ’80s. Most of these observations are surface-level at best (the school has a casually racist Indigenous “Red Devil” mascot), but they still inspire chuckles.

Totally Killer may not go down as an instant classic, but it’s still a very funny and totally charming time, thanks to Khan’s direction and a game cast. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it’s also not trying to. It just wants viewers to have a fun time, and at that it absolutely succeeds. Add in a lot of blowjob jokes and plenty of commentary about sexism in the ’80s and you’ve got a crowd-pleasing horror comedy that should put a big grin on your face from beginning to end.

Totally Killer made its world premiere at Fantastic Fest and will release globally on October 6, exclusively on Prime Video.

A journalist for Bloody Disgusting since 2015, Trace writes film reviews and editorials, as well as co-hosts Bloody Disgusting's Horror Queers podcast, which looks at horror films through a queer lens. He has since become dedicated to amplifying queer voices in the horror community, while also injecting his own personal flair into film discourse. Trace lives in Denver, CO with his husband and their two dogs. Find him on Twitter @TracedThurman

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Totally Killer review: A decent slasher, but a great teen time travel option

By meagan bojarski | oct 10, 2023.

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The slasher genre has been in decline for decades, barring the occasional surprise entry that revitalizes it for a few years. However, each revival works a little less than the ones before, making it difficult to be scared by them like audiences used to. But Prime Video ‘s new time-travel slasher Totally Killer manages to do it right by homaging the classics, playing with fresh ideas, and defaulting to the mechanics of time travel when the horror can’t stand up on its own.

The film is perfect for fans of teen horror, starring Chilling Adventures of Sabrina ‘s Kiernan Shipka, and while it’s not likely to be anybody’s favorite slasher movie, it’s definitely an enjoyable ride thanks to its dual premise. While most genre-bending movies fail at least one of their genres, Totally Killer keeps a good balance.

Marketing itself as Scream meets Back to the Future , Totally Killer put itself in a dangerous spot. Fans are ready to tear apart derivative works in both genres and getting the rules right can be hard to do either way. However, Totally Killer is generally successful in giving audiences a fun experience with the right balance of novelty and nostalgia.

Totally Killer isn’t the best slasher movie out there

Totally Killer follows Jamie Hughes, a teenage girl whose mother was the only survivor of a masked killer decades before. When the killer returns, Jamie ends up accidentally going back in time to just before the murders began. While there, she has two key tasks: stopping the killer and finding a way back home.

When it comes down to it, a movie like Totally Killer has to be discussed on three levels: as a slasher movie, as a time travel movie, and as an overall experience.

To be completely honest, Totally Killer isn’t the best slasher movie out there, and it isn’t even the best to come out this year. The body count is low and the kills are relatively lackluster, with little more creativity than a high number of stabs. However, that’s kind of the whole point of the movie.

The movie is quick to call out the absurdity of wanting more kills and more brutality when considering the victims as actual people, and it does a decent job with that premise. The side characters don’t have enough character development to make audiences overly sympathetic to them, but the trauma of Jamie (Shipka) and Pam (Olivia Holt) is fairly compelling.

The slasher plot is admittedly very similar to 2015’s The Final Girls , but there are a few elements that land significantly better in Totally Killer . For one, the climactic fight is a much better set piece in this movie, with the Quantum Drop Gravitron being both an emotion-fueled setting and a fun way to play with chase scenes and tension.

In addition, the movie does a great job playing with the idea that people today respond to serial killers very differently than they did in the 80s. The lack of DNA testing and national databases is a true and important piece of the puzzle, and true crime podcasts are a must when talking about modern massacres.

Finally, the self-defense shown by both Pam and Jamie feels very well grounded. Similar to Halloween (2018), Pam has been preparing to be attacked for decades. But rather than being fully consumed by that trauma, Pam has made sure she and her daughter have hand-to-hand combat skills and weapons at their disposal, which makes for some compelling fight sequences.

Totally Killer explores time travel as a river

Turning to the time travel elements of the film, the movie once again begins by lampshading itself with a comment that time travel movies never make sense. However, it picks a metaphor for how time travel works and sticks to it, with relative consistency.

Totally Killer explores time travel as a river: if you get in and change it upstream, the results will trickle downstream in turn. This gave them the ability to show the past and present simultaneously—an element very few time travel films are willing or able to do. This heightens the stakes for Jamie’s changes and sets up an interesting discussion of the Mandela Effect.

One other interesting element the movie introduces is that Jamie’s foreknowledge only works so well. As soon as she starts changing things, it messes with who gets killed and how. This is a great way to make the plot less formulaic, and it makes perfect sense! Major changes should change how events go down, and it’s refreshing to see a movie deal with the chaos that situation would bring.

The only problem comes when Jamie returns to the present. Her friend Lauren from 1987 remembers the adventure and updates her on the changes that have taken place, yet her parents don’t seem to notice that their daughter is identical to the random psychic exchange student from so many years before.

But to be fair, the same could be said for Back to the Future , and most people are willing to let that one go.

Is Totally Killer, as a whole, worth watching?

Finally, the question comes down to: is this movie as a whole enjoyable? The answer to that is, unquestionably, yes. If you hate slashers and time travel movies, this movie just isn’t for you. But if you love those genres, you will enjoy this film.

Probably the best part of the movie is its insistence on not lingering for too long on sentimentality. With its Heathers -style cluster of mean girls, Jamie can never stay upset or cautious for long before the movie kicks it back to humor.

As one of the best examples, Jamie begins the classic task of telling her past mother to appreciate her own mother more, but gets cut off with a truly great line from Olivia Holt: “I’m saying this as a friend. But nobody wants to hear you talk about how much you love your mom, okay?”

There are definitely lines that don’t land and jokes that just aren’t that funny, but the movie overall balances its genres well and manages the shifting tones with ease.

Verdict: “ Totally Killer mashes genres masterfully, making for a fun Halloween watch for horror and non-horror fans alike.” 3.5/5

Totally Killer is streaming now on Prime Video .

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Totally Killer is on Prime Video now.

Totally Killer, a new Blumhouse film that hits Prime Video today , blends three of my favorite genres: time travel, horror, and whodunit . It’s about a teenager who travels back in time to stop a masked killer, teaming up with her teenage mom in the process, and it’s every bit as enjoyable as that sounds.

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If there’s a more apparent comparison point, it’s another Blumhouse horror in Happy Death Day. Totally Killer plays out much closer to that movie, especially in its fast and loose science fiction side, but Totally Killer tends to shoot for a sillier, cruder comedy style reminiscent of Khan’s last film, Always Be My Maybe.

Three teens are brutally murdered by the ”Sweet Sixteen Killer” in the 1980s. Now 35 years later, the infamous killer returns on Halloween night to claim a fourth victim. When 17-year-old Jamie (Kiernan Shipka – Sabrina) encounters the masked maniac, she accidentally time-travels back to 1987. Forced to navigate the unfamiliar culture, Jamie teams up with her teenage mother, father, and friends to take down the psycho once and for all.

After a preamble about what happened all those years ago, and the establishing scene of Jamie’s mother being incredibly stressed and worried about her daughter going out on the anniversary of the killings, Totally Killer kicks into gear and unleashes an early deadly encounter as the reemerged Sweet Sixteen Killer tries to claim their fourth victim.

A short time skip after the events of that encounter sees the time travel happen (in a very Hot Tub Time Machine manner, I might add), and Jamie is abruptly thrust into that 1987 version of her hometown.

The early portion of Jamie’s fish-out-of-water shenanigans in 1987 did not fill me with confidence. The references to how different things were then and are now are so pointed they could poke your eye out. Jokes don’t really feel like jokes at this point, just bland observations and buzzwords. I’ve been here before and seen how much of a shitshow that can become, so I dreaded Totally Killer’s seeming descent into clunky, dull streaming fodder.

Thankfully, things settle down once the youthful versions of the adult characters get their introductions, and the drop never happens. There’s some very stereotypical ’80s cliches, but Khan has fun with them by holding up that modern mirror to them (which thankfully becomes less obvious as the movie goes on).

Nowhere is that more apparent than in the 80s teens. From a clique that dresses as Molly Ringwald characters to ridiculously stupid lunkhead jocks, and a variety pack of nerds and outcasts, Totally Killer keeps things fun and filthy with its youthful cast.

Olivia Holt’s turn as the future mother of Jamie is a pleasant surprise in that she’s not painted as some doe-eyed victim of a tragedy, but as a genuinely unlikable person who may have made a rod for her own back. But the story and writing give the character room to grow and learn without forgetting she’s still a largely vapid horny teenager.

One of the best things the film does is not to drag out the idea of people not believing Jamie’s time travel story by allowing her to say the right kind of things to the right people (she works around telling someone about time travel by telling them she’s just psychic). It means we don’t have expositionary bloat on the runtime, and we get more of the teens saying and doing all manner of stupid things.

There’s an air of Scooby Doo to the gang’s attempts to find the killer and ruin their plans. Even with vital information at hand, blunders abound as drink, drugs, and sex distract the young ones from common sense. There are some amusing moments about messing with the past to affect the future, and a neat twist on the Back to the Future plot point of getting your parents together.

The revelations about the killer are unsurprising if you’re paying even the slightest bit of attention. An admirable attempt to swerve the audience is appreciated but ineffective. I also wasn’t a fan of the Sweet Sixteen Killer’s costume. Apart from looking like a botched Pip-Boy costume, it feels very much like a low-grade knockoff of so many other slasher masks. They aren’t a particularly inventive killer either, and the bright CG blood on the knives and wounds doesn’t help portray this as a formidable foe.

But as you might have guessed, the joy in Totally Killer comes from the teens and their oversexed interactions (the oft-repeated gag about blow jobs is genuinely funny). The murders add a bit of spice to it, but they do feel secondary. That might well be for the best, as Khan and her writers appear to handle the comedic side with far more ease.

Totally Killer is a good time as far as comedy time travel slashers go (a growing sub-genre, it seems). A rocky start and strangely subdued slasher moments make it initially hard to like. Yet the young cast shines as walking cliches of 80s high school kids. Totally Killer is proud of its inspirations and isn’t one to pretend they don’t exist. It may not be reaching the heights of its peers, but it is still a sincere and silly slasher comedy that makes for comfortable viewing.

Score: 7/10 – Good

As ComingSoon’s review policy explains, a score of 7 equates to ”Good”. A successful piece of entertainment that is worth checking out, but it may not appeal to everyone.

Neil became a horror fan from just a nightmare-inducing glimpse of the Ghoulies VHS cover and a book on how to draw ghosts. It escalated from there and now that's almost all he writes and talks about.

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The Best Horror Movies About Time Travel

How many time travel horror movies can you name? This list ranks the best time loop horror movies, where manipulating time plays a major role in the film's plot. All of these scary movies are about time travel in one way or another, but not every film features a character that is going into the past or future. In Event Horizon , for example, there is a rift in the space time continuum, but the main characters themselves do not actually time travel.

Some good horror movies with time traveling include Mine Games , Time Lapse , and Insidious 2 , the sequel to the Blumhouse hit from 2010. We've included a few debatable entries like Donnie Darko , so just know that before seeing the scary time travel movies below.

Vote up your favorite time loop horror films, and downvote any that you really wouldn't recommend to other horror fans.

Event Horizon

Event Horizon takes its name from the concept of the point of no return surrounding a black hole, and indeed, the film delves into the harrowing abyss of psychological terror and otherworldly horror as it explores the dangers of tampering with time and space. The story follows a crew of astronauts who must investigate the mysterious reappearance of a long-lost spaceship believed to possess advanced technology capable of bending the very fabric of reality. As they uncover the nightmarish truth behind the ship's disappearance and its seeming encounters with alternate dimensions, the film effectively combines the unsettling atmosphere of cosmic horror with the chilling implications of uncontrolled time travel, resulting in a gripping and thought-provoking cinematic experience.

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Army of Darkness

In Army of Darkness , director Sam Raimi expertly weaves together the threads of time travel and horror to create a thrilling and darkly comic experience for viewers. The protagonist, Ash Williams, finds himself involuntarily transported back to medieval times, where he must battle hordes of undead and demonic creatures to save humanity and return to his own era. With innovative special effects, compelling characters, and a unique blend of horror and humor, Army of Darkness presents a fresh and engaging take on the time travel-horror subgenre that continues to entertain audiences today.

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Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko is a haunting and enigmatic tale that masterfully intertwines elements of time travel, mental illness, and existential horror, all within the context of an American high school setting. The film's eponymous protagonist is plagued by visions of a grotesque, otherworldly rabbit figure who informs him of an impending apocalypse, prompting Donnie to embark on a journey through both time and his own fragile psyche to uncover the truth. With a dreamlike atmosphere and a complex narrative structure that rewards repeat viewings, Donnie Darko is a standout entry in the horror-time travel subgenre that has garnered a strong cult following since its initial release.

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The Final Girls

The Final Girls injects a fresh twist into the time travel-horror formula by playfully riffing on the tropes and clichés of classic slasher films. When a group of friends find themselves trapped inside a 1980s horror movie, they must come to terms with their newfound role as potential victims of a masked killer while also trying to uncover the secrets of time manipulation to return to their own reality. With its self-aware humor and engaging characters, The Final Girls demonstrates that the subgenre of horror-time travel stories still has plenty of room for innovation and creativity.

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Triangle is an atmospheric and chilling entry in the time travel-horror subgenre that will leave viewers questioning their own sanity as they witness the protagonist's struggle to escape a never-ending temporal loop. Set primarily aboard a seemingly deserted ship, the film follows Jess as she grapples with the escalating paranoia and fear spawned by her nightmarish encounters with alternate versions of herself and her fellow passengers. Boasting a moody and tense atmosphere, Triangle is a mind-bending and unsettling exploration of the darker side of time travel and its potentially disastrous consequences.

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Coherence is a mind-bending and claustrophobic exploration of the horrors that can emerge when time travel and parallel universes collide. Set during a dinner party, the film's characters must confront the terrifying implications of their actions as they navigate an increasingly fractured reality populated by alternate versions of themselves. With its clever script and innovative approach to storytelling, Coherence is a standout example of how time travel can be used to heighten the suspense and intrigue of a horror film.

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John Dies at the End

Based on the cult novel by David Wong, John Dies at the End is a frenetic and wild ride through a world where time travel, alternate dimensions, and unspeakable cosmic horrors collide. The film follows two friends who stumble upon a mysterious drug known as "Soy Sauce," which grants them paranormal abilities but also exposes them to a horrifying reality beyond our own. With its off-kilter humor and relentless pacing, John Dies at the End showcases the captivating chaos that can arise when horror and time travel elements are combined in a truly unique and unpredictable fashion.

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Timecrimes is a tense and suspenseful Spanish thriller that delves into the dark complications of time travel while maintaining an engrossing sense of dread throughout its runtime. When a man accidentally travels back in time, he must confront his past self and grapple with a series of increasingly dire consequences resulting from his actions. With its cerebral narrative and tightly-woven plot, Timecrimes is a compelling exploration of the inherent horror of meddling with time and the devastating ripple effects it can create.

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The Jacket is a gripping psychological horror film that expertly utilizes time travel as a means of exploring themes of guilt, redemption, and the nature of reality. The protagonist, a war veteran suffering from amnesia, is subjected to an experimental treatment that inadvertently sends him through time, forcing him to confront his own past and the intertwining destinies of those around him. With its intense performances and haunting atmosphere, The Jacket is a standout example of how time travel can be used to enhance the emotional resonance and depth of a horror story.

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Devil's Pass

Devil's Pass takes a chilling real-life mystery – the Dyatlov Pass incident – and infuses it with elements of sci-fi horror and time travel intrigue. As a documentary crew investigates the unexplained deaths of nine hikers in 1959, they discover a terrifying secret involving paranormal phenomena and time manipulation. Blending the found footage format with a skillful incorporation of time travel lore, Devil's Pass manages to evoke a chilling and immersive sense of dread while exploring the sinister implications of tampering with the flow of time.

Insidious 2

Insidious: Chapter 2 elevates the supernatural horror of its predecessor by incorporating elements of time travel and astral projection, creating a unique and unsettling viewing experience. As the Lambert family continues to grapple with malevolent spirits and a dark family secret, they must reckon with the terrifying reality that their nightmares are not limited by the boundaries of time. With its expertly-crafted scares and eerie exploration of time-bending phenomena, Insidious: Chapter 2 solidifies its place as a standout entry in the horror-time travel subgenre.

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Premonition

Premonition is an engrossing psychological thriller that combines elements of time travel and supernatural horror to create an unnerving and uniquely disorienting atmosphere. The film follows a woman who, after experiencing a premonition of her husband's death, becomes caught in a disjointed, non-linear timeline that forces her to question her own sanity. With its evocative imagery and tense pacing, Premonition expertly utilizes time travel as a narrative device to explore themes of grief, fate, and the fragility of human memory.

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Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door further expands upon the interconnected timelines and supernatural horrors established in previous films in the series, adding another layer of complexity and terror to the narrative. As the characters continue to navigate the treacherous landscape of the astral plane, they discover that time functions differently in this realm, giving rise to new and unexpected horrors. The film's expert integration of time travel themes into its narrative serves to enhance the overall sense of dread and unease that permeates the Insidious franchise.

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Lake Mungo is a chilling Australian mockumentary that combines elements of time travel, supernatural horror, and psychological thriller to create a haunting and unforgettable cinematic experience. The film focuses on a grieving family who, after the death of their daughter, becomes caught up in a web of time-bending intrigue and deception as they attempt to uncover the truth behind her mysterious demise. With its nuanced performances and eerie atmosphere, Lake Mungo deftly demonstrates the potential for time travel to serve as a powerful narrative device within the horror genre.

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Detention is a wildly inventive and genre-defying film that blends time travel, horror, comedy, and high school drama to create a refreshingly original and fast-paced viewing experience. As a group of teenage outcasts discovers a mysterious time-traveling device, they find themselves caught in a race against time to prevent a series of grisly murders and avert the apocalyptic consequences of their actions. With its whip-smart script and dynamic characters, Detention showcases the immense potential for genre-blending and innovation within the horror-time travel subgenre.

Blair Witch

Though primarily known as a found footage horror classic, Blair Witch also incorporates subtle elements of time travel to enhance the film's chilling atmosphere and sense of disorientation. As the three filmmakers venture deeper into the woods, they find themselves caught in a seemingly endless loop of time and space, exacerbating the terror and paranoia that permeates their doomed expedition. With its innovative storytelling and haunting visuals, Blair Witch exemplifies the potential for time travel elements to amplify the horror of an already gripping narrative.

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Frankenstein Unbound

Frankenstein Unbound , based on the novel by Brian Aldiss, is a unique fusion of classic literary horror and time travel sci-fi that offers a fresh perspective on Mary Shelley's iconic story. Set in a dystopian future where a scientist unwittingly unleashes a time-traveling monster, the film follows him back to the 19th century where he encounters both Victor Frankenstein and Mary Shelley herself. By injecting time travel elements into this familiar narrative, Frankenstein Unbound not only revitalizes the source material but also presents a chilling exploration of the consequences of playing God with the fabric of time.

Mine Games is an atmospheric and suspenseful thriller that expertly melds time travel, psychological horror, and classic slasher tropes to create a truly unique and engaging experience for viewers. As a group of friends exploring an abandoned mine discovers that they are seemingly trapped in a looping timeline, they must race against time to unravel the mystery of their predicament and escape an unseen killer. With its clever narrative twists and evocative setting, Mine Games is a standout example of the inventive storytelling possibilities afforded by the inclusion of time travel in horror cinema.

Time Lapse is a suspenseful and engrossing sci-fi horror film that expertly explores the darker side of time travel and its potentially disastrous consequences. When a group of friends discovers a mysterious machine that produces photographs of the future, they find themselves caught up in a web of deceit, paranoia, and murder as their fascination with the device spirals out of control. With its cerebral narrative and taut pacing, Time Lapse is a haunting exploration of the perils of tampering with time and the human psyche.

Haunter is a chilling and atmospheric ghost story that ingeniously incorporates elements of time travel to create a unique and compelling viewing experience. The film follows a teenage girl who, trapped in an endless loop repeating the same day in 1985, must unravel the mystery of her predicament and confront the malevolent spirit responsible for her family's curse. By weaving together the threads of supernatural horror and time-loop intrigue, Haunter creates a tense and unnerving atmosphere that lingers long after the credits have rolled.

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Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension adds a new layer of terror to the franchise's already bone-chilling formula by incorporating elements of time travel and alternate dimensions into its storyline. As the protagonists uncover a series of eerie videotapes that seem to predict their own grisly fates, they must confront the horrifying implications of the supernatural forces at work in their home. The film's expert use of time travel not only expands upon the Paranormal Activity mythos but also raises the stakes for its characters, resulting in a truly chilling cinematic experience.

The Caller is a tense and atmospheric thriller that masterfully utilizes time travel as a narrative device to heighten the sense of paranoia and unease that permeates its storyline. When a woman receives a series of chilling phone calls from a mysterious stranger claiming to be calling from the past, she becomes entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse that transcends time itself. The film's innovative approach to storytelling and skillful handling of time travel elements combine to create a gripping and chilling cinematic experience.

The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations

The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations is a worthy installment in the time-travel horror series that explores the harrowing consequences of meddling with the past. As the protagonist uses his time-traveling abilities to solve crimes, he finds himself embroiled in a complex and dangerous web of deception, betrayal, and murder. The film's expert utilization of time-travel mechanics and its haunting exploration of the darker aspects of human nature make it a standout entry in the horror-time travel subgenre.

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Blood Punch

Blood Punch is a darkly comedic, twisted love triangle thriller that uses time travel as an integral part of its narrative to create an engaging and suspenseful viewing experience. When a group of friends becomes trapped in a time loop during a drug-manufacturing operation gone wrong, they must confront their own demons and unravel the complex web of deceit that ensnares them. With its unique blend of humor, action, and time-travel horror, Blood Punch is a compelling and highly entertaining addition to the subgenre.

Camp Slaughter

Camp Slaughter takes a familiar setting - the classic 1980s-style summer camp - and injects it with a heavy dose of time travel horror and slasher film tropes. When a group of modern-day friends inadvertently becomes trapped in a seemingly endless loop set in 1981, they must confront the murderous spree of a masked killer while also trying to unravel the secrets of their time-warped predicament. With its nostalgic nod to the heyday of slasher films and an inventive twist on the time travel subgenre, Camp Slaughter offers a thrilling and entertaining experience that horror fans won't want to miss.

In S. Darko , the sequel to the cult classic Donnie Darko , viewers are once again drawn into a mysterious and surreal world where time travel and existential horror collide. Following Donnie's younger sister, Samantha, the film explores her journey through a disorienting and nightmarish landscape populated by strange characters and unsettling visions of impending doom. Though not as universally acclaimed as its predecessor, S. Darko nevertheless showcases the potential for time travel and cosmic horror to create a unique and memorable cinematic experience.

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Two Case-Shattering Clues Point to the Real Name—and Face—of Jack the Ripper

A dusty artifact may be the key to solving one of true crime’s oldest mysteries.

The legendary mystery of Jack the Ripper ’s true identity, an enigma that has endured for over a century, may be coming to an end thanks to the re-emergence of an old memento and a new theory proposed by a former police volunteer.

Are true crime obsessives headed down yet another tantalizing shrouded alley, only to find a dead end? Or will there finally be a proper face put to the notorious name that, once whispered in fear, is now shouted by endless tour guides in the Whitechapel district of London?

Perhaps the most famous cold case in history, the mystery of Jack the Ripper’s real name has attracted more sleuths, professional and amateur, than any other case of the last 130 years. That the identity of the killer has remained unknown all this time has allowed him to slip into the realm of the morbidly fantastical, like the fictional occupants of penny dreadful novels such as Sweeney Todd and Springheel Jack.

Jack the Ripper has inspired films, novels, operas, and video games. He’s even tousled with Batman on the illustrated page . After all, innumerable theories abound as to the identity of London’s most infamous killer, and since we’ve long been left wondering who he was—or what he even looked like—we’ve let our minds imagine anyone , real or fake, wandering the foggy streets of Whitechapel.

But now, we may actually be close to answering the impossible question: Just who was Jack the Ripper?

What Are the New Clues That Reveal Jack the Ripper’s Identity?

A newly rediscovered artifact that once belonged to Frederick Abberline, a detective who investigated Jack the Ripper back in 1888, is the first intriguing development.

As the New York Post reports, a custom-engraved walking stick that Abberline owned had long been held within the Police College in Bramshill, Hampshire, but it “...was feared lost when the institution was shut down in 2015.”

However, the cane recently reappeared when staff members at the College of Policing’s headquarters Ryton were “searching through memorabilia.” The cane itself, in addition to being photographed and posted online, is now on display at the College of Policing “to highlight advancements in police technology to recruits.”

This walking stick is significant because Abberline had carved into the cane the only existing composite image ever made of Jack the Ripper, based on witness testimony. While the cane alone doesn’t tell us who the infamous killer really was, its rediscovery does allow us to put a face to the Jack the Ripper.

A single cane from the 1800s may not close the case by itself, but a former police volunteer believes that combining the same kind of witness testimonies that led to that composite image with a close examination of medical records of the era could lead to a suspect long overlooked in the investigation.

As noted in The Independent , Sarah Bax Horton, the grandchild of an investigator who worked on the Jack the Ripper case, believes she has found the man responsible for the grisly Whitechapel murders.

Through examining medical records of the era, Horton says she has identified cigar maker Hyam Hyams as the real man behind Jack the Ripper. While Hyams’ profession likely means he was proficient with a knife, the weapon used in the Jack the Ripper killings, Horton’s theory relies more on the maladies that afflicted Hyams, both mental and physical, which align with what we know about Jack the Ripper.

“For the first time in history, Jack the Ripper can be identified as Hyam Hyams using distinctive physical characteristics,” Horton told The Telegraph regarding her theory. Reviewing medical notes for Hyams, Horton found that he had “an irregular gait and an inability to straighten his knees, with asymmetric foot-dragging.” Eyewitnesses in the Jack the Ripper investigation noted that the infamous killer also had an irregular gait.

Horton also notes that Hyams had a documented history of mental illness and violent outbursts. The Independent notes that Hyams “...repeatedly assaulted his wife, fearing she was cheating on him, and was eventually arrested after attacking her and his mother with a ‘chopper’.” Records of Hyams from across a number of infirmaries and asylums indicate that “his mental and physical decline coincided with the Ripper’s killing period, escalating between his breaking his left arm in February 1888 and his permanent committal in September 1889.”

Of course, this triangulation of medical records and century-old eyewitness reports is unlikely to be enough to get most self-described “Ripperologists” to declare “case closed.” But one has to wonder: At this point, what would be enough?

Is it possible that there could ever be a satisfying conclusion to the world’s most famous cold case? And why does it continue to captivate true crime enthusiasts all these decades later?

Was Jack the Ripper the First Serial Killer?

Jack the Ripper, a moniker adopted for the unidentified murderer, was not by any means the world’s first “serial killer.” History, unsurprisingly, is littered with figures who would fit that bill depending on how specific a definition you choose.

Liu Pengli, the Prince of Jidong in the 2nd century B.C., slaughtered over 100 civilians. Dame Alice Kyteler, the “Witch of Kilkenny,” poisoned four of her husbands in 1300s Ireland. Joan of Arc ’s comrade-in-arms Gilles de Rais confessed to the killing of over 100 children. Countess Elizabeth Báthory ’s alleged killings of servant girls had already become the stuff of macabre folklore by the time the Whitechapel murders began. And there are countless figures in history who could be rightly categorized as serial killers, despite their victims being viewed as “property” or “subhuman” by the ruling governments of the time.

But while Jack the Ripper wasn’t the first serial killer by any means, he was the first to become a media sensation, and the subject of fascination on a global scale. He may not have been the first serial killer by the literal definition, but in the manner in which we view the macabre topic, the exploits of the unknown man behind the moniker set the template for more than a century of morbid speculation and fascination.

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Who Did Jack the Ripper Kill?

There are five “canonical” murders attributed to Jack the Ripper: those of Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly. (Of course, as is the case even today in cold case investigations, there are other killings that are at times theorized as also being at the hands of the same murderer.) Biography notes that these murders all took place from August 7 to September 10, 1888, all within one mile of each other, and all targeting women of the same profession: sex workers.

As Biography points out, typically “the death or murder of a working girl was rarely reported in the press or discussed within polite society.” One might think that the “sadistic butchery” of the Jack the Ripper killings might have pushed their discussions further to the fringes of societal conversation, rather than to the center of public fascination. Instead, the newly affordable mass media of the time allowed the Jack the Ripper saga, including a series of mocking letters the killer reportedly sent to Scotland Yard, to serve as a macabre mirror to a society that had been otherwise priding itself on its progress and achievement.

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What Was Jack the Ripper’s London Like?

The 19th century, at least in the eyes of high society, saw the United Kingdom launch itself into modernity. The era of Queen Victoria saw England’s streets becoming bathed in gaslight, the skyline filled with smokestacks from the Industrial Revolution. It was Isambard Kingdom Brunel connecting the nation through the Thames Tunnel, the Great Western Railway, and the SS Great Briton, amongst others. To stand in some parts of London by the latter decades of the 19th century must have felt as though one had stepped into the future, with wonders and marvels of modernity accessible to the many rather than simply the few. This was the side of London that Great Britain wanted the world to know about.

But of course, London is a big city. And the bright lights shone on some parts also cast shadows on all the rest. Such is the case in Whitechapel and its surrounding areas, where Jack the Ripper stalked his prey.

Here’s how Biography sets the scene:

"In the late 1800s, London's East End was a place that was viewed by citizens with either compassion or utter contempt. Despite being an area where skilled immigrants, mainly Jews and Russians, came to start a new life and start businesses, the district was notorious for squalor, violence and crime. Prostitution was only illegal if the practice caused a public disturbance, and thousands of brothels and low-rent lodging houses provided sexual services during the late 19th century."

In Victorian Parliament’s push for progress, poverty became a consequence. This industrial projects displaced a large number of people, such that even Conservative Party members were demanding social reform to repair the damage done. “Laissez-faire is an admirable doctrine,” Conservative Party leader Lord Salisbury said in an 1883 National Review article entitled ‘Labourers’ and Artisans’ Dwellings , “...but it must be applied on both sides.”

Much was made of the squalor in which the poor and working class were living while the wealthy in London lavished in the height of modernity. Parliament passed The Housing of the Working Classes Act 1885, which allowed them to condemn buildings they deemed slums. But this was merely a cosmetic action; the 1885 act did not allow for the government to create any new residences for the now-displaced people within them.

How Did Jack the Ripper Change the World?

The Jack the Ripper murders served as a wake-up call for Great Britain and the world, as the details of these grisly, monstrous crimes were contrasted against the supposedly advanced society that had inadvertently created the circumstances that had allowed them to fester.

The same forces and actions that allowed for the creation of the London Underground also created the seedy London underbelly that fed victims to craven creatures like Jack the Ripper. In much the same way the Manson murders in America 80 years later would be contrasted against the optimistic “Flower Power” movement of its era, Jack the Ripper forced the public to reconcile with the consequences of the steam-powered era of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and wonder if this utopian vision wasn’t terribly unstable as well.

memorial marker of mary ann nichols who was a victim of jack the ripper at city of london cemetery

The mystery of Jack the Ripper casts a long shadow over London to this day. Clearly, amateur sleuths still puzzle over the identity of the man who wielded a knife on the streets of London, and claimed the lives of innocent women struggling to get by. But the most significant consequence of the killings isn’t a century of true crime speculations, nor the many books, films, and walking tours it inspired.

The reporting in the press on the Jack the Ripper killings led to a public outcry amongst the populace for social reforms to protect the most vulnerable. Reacting to the outcry, Parliament passed, amongst other acts, the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890, which now gave them the ability to purchase land and build new housing for those displaced by the condemning of buildings deemed to be in poor condition.

In a bit of pithy commentary, playwright George Bernard Shaw declared in The Star that Jack the Ripper had, in his brutality, led to more social change than any academic or activist of the era:

“Now all is changed. Private enterprise has succeeded where Socialism failed. Whilst we conventional Social Democrats were wasting our time on education, agitation, and organisation, some independent genius has taken the matter in hand, and by simply murdering and disembowelling four women, converted the proprietary press to an inept sort of communism.”

Why Are We Still Searching for Jack the Ripper?

Like Sarah Bax Horton taking her grandfather's cause into the 21st century, we culturally cannot let go of Jack the Ripper. You can chalk it up to a fascination with serial killers and true crime. You can attribute it to its inseparability from the “steampunk” vibes of 19th century London. And of course, it will be argued that the mystery of Jack the Ripper’s real identity is what keeps us coming back to the sordid tale.

But our fixation may well mask a deeper question raised by the story of the Whitechapel murders, one on which it’s far less fun to ruminate. Abberline’s cane—the one with the supposed face of the killer—is on display at the College of Policing not in the hopes that someone might walk past and suddenly solve the case, but rather, to inspire a reflection on that dark past, and how far “advancements in police technology” have come.

Jack the Ripper, in absence of a biography of the killer to cling to, is instead a composite of the world he inhabited: the gaslights, the poverty, the easy prey, and the depravity that kept a country darkly fascinated. And as long as we must settle for the setting of the crimes in absence of facts about the killer, then staring at a carved face or corroborating medical records raises a question more lurid than, “Who was Jack the Ripper?”: that of “How did a supposedly great society allow such horrors to happen?”

And that’s a scarier thought than any walking tour or comic book could conjure.

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