KillHer

Summary

KillHer (2022) is a backwoods horror thriller about Mattie and her friends, who head into a remote forest for a weekend intended to help plan Mattie’s wedding. What begins as an uneasy but potentially enjoyable getaway quickly becomes threatening when the group settles near the isolated camp of a strange local man known as Mr. Rogers. Cut off from cell service and far from help, the women find themselves increasingly uncomfortable with their surroundings—and with one another. As tensions rise, the trip takes a deadly turn, forcing Mattie and her friends to confront both an apparent outside threat and the fractures within their own relationships. Mr. Rogers’ unsettling presence adds to the atmosphere of suspicion, while the group’s private resentments, rivalries, and concealed histories make it difficult to know whom anyone can trust. The film builds its mystery through a steadily tightening sense of isolation, with the wilderness becoming less a place of escape than a trap. At its center, KillHer follows Mattie as she tries to maintain control during what was supposed to be a celebratory milestone. Her friendships are tested by jealousy, buried grievances, and questions about how well the women truly know one another. The film’s central themes include the danger of misplaced trust, the pressure surrounding marriage and female friendship, and the way secrets can transform an apparently safe social gathering into a nightmare. Combining slasher conventions with a character-driven mystery, it offers a tense, claustrophobic variation on the secluded-camp horror story without disclosing the revelations waiting at the end.