
OverKill
A millennial lake getaway becomes a gleefully excessive masked-killer nightmare in this brisk slasher spoof.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- witty
- irreverent
- campy
- halloween party
- late night horror marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The masked-killer premise is presented as a comedic twist on the classic slasher setup.
Millennial lakegoers are placed inside a classic slasher scenario with an explicitly comedic reframing.
The characters escape to a lake before becoming targets of a masked killer.
Films like OverKill, and why
The Final Girls
shared masked-killer setup, self-aware slasher conventions, and comedic genre subversion
Scary Movie
shared comedic horror tone, ensemble victims, and playful treatment of slasher tropes
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
shared campy slasher framework, exaggerated violence, and irreverent humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Alex Montilla
- Release Date
- 2020-10-07
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
Common questions
- What is OverKill about?
- A millennial lake getaway becomes a gleefully excessive masked-killer nightmare in this brisk slasher spoof.
- What is OverKill like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of OverKill as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is OverKill violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in OverKill as graphic.
- Which films are like OverKill?
- Films with a similar feel include The Final Girls, Scary Movie, and Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon.
- How long is OverKill?
- OverKill runs 15 minutes.











