B Movies Blog

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping movies I think should be given the Bring It On: Cheer or Die treatment into the ol’ VCR. 

For those who aren’t familiar, the Bring It On franchise came to the spooky side last year with Bring It On: Cheer or Die. Naturally, my gears started turning, and I began thinking about other teen movies that should get the horror treatment. 

That brings us to today. I’ve taken 10 different teen movies from the past couple of decades and thought of ways to twist them into the horror genre (and yes, this was the way I chose to spend a Sunday, thank you). 

Without further ado, let’s get into it. 

Mean Girls 

Someone starts killing all of the popular girls, so Cady goes undercover to find out who it is. All of the plastics and Janis Ian are suspects. Think part Scream Queens, part The Afterparty. 

John Tucker Must Die 

John Tucker is killed by a trio of ex-girlfriends only to come back as something unholy. Now, they must band together with the new girl to vanquish him once and for all. For this one, I’m going tonally for Pet Sematary meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 

High School Musical 

Okay, hear me out. Sharpay is willing to do anything to get the lead in the spring musicale… ANYTHING. Additionally, all of the death scenes are musical numbers. It worked for Anna and the Apocalypse, so I think that it could definitely work for HSM. 

You can’t tell me they wouldn’t blend right in at Sunnydale High. 

Sleepover 

The list of things to complete is super high stakes and there’s a reason no one’s ever completed it. Once you start, you can’t stop. It’s like Panic but with Steve Carrell. 

Clueless 

Cher wants to help make over the new girl, Tai, but Tai might not be as innocent as she seems. I really want this to be Single White Female by way of Diablo Cody. 

10 Things I Hate About You 

The Stratford sisters aren’t allowed to date, and everyone’s about to find out why. I know I just mentioned Diablo Cody, but my mind canon is for this to be a mix of Jennifer’s Body and Teeth.

See? They’re excited about my idea.

A Cinderella Story 

Sam is a white witch, forced to live with her stepmother and stepsisters who practice the black arts and need to make a sacrifice. The catch is, the sacrifice needs to be Sam’s first love. Sam has avoided dating for this very reason, but when she starts to fall for someone she meets online, it’s up to her and her best friend, Carter, to keep him from being sacrificed. Picture The Craft and Tamara blended together with a hint of Practical Magic. 

The Kissing Booth

Elle has never really dated before and is still waiting for her first kiss. After volunteering for the school’s kissing booth, all of the people she kisses start dying from mysterious ailments. The catch? She also briefly kissed her best friend’s brother, so she must race against time to save her crush. Thinner and Final Destination come together for this one. 

To All The Boys 

Lara Jean has a string of bad ex-boyfriends. One day, she decides to write notes to lure them to a specific spot where she starts to punish them, one by one. I see this playing out Kill Bill/Tragedy Girls–style. 

The Princess Diaries 

Mia Thermopolis is kidnapped and finds out she’s royalty. In order to claim her lineage, she must play deadly games and escape her psychotic grandmother. It’s a mix of Saw and Snow White and the Huntsman… but with Julie Andrews. 

I sense darkness behind those eyes.