We review The Plague, Charlie Polinger’s coming-of-age psychological horror set at a boys’ water polo camp—where a cruel “plague” game turns insecurity into something monstrous. Spoilers included as we unpack the score, performances, body-horror metaphor, and why it hits so uncomfortably close to home.
A disturbing and realistic horror film about adolescence, bullying, and body horror at summer camp. The Plague (2025) is one of the year’s most talked-about movies.