What if the serial killer next door was the person everyone trusted?

This month on Slasher & the Final Girls, we’re heading back to 1984 for bikes, paper routes, neighborhood festivals, teenage crushes…and one seriously suspicious neighbor. We break down Summer of 84 through forensic science, crime scene investigation, and psychology, from hidden bodies and sodium hydroxide to blood evidence, authority bias, and suburban paranoia.

We also dig into what makes a killer hiding in plain sight so unsettling, and why the film’s nostalgic summer setting makes its final act hit even harder.

Plus, we head to the Afterparty for 1984-inspired snacks and drinks and debate which is scarier: the obvious monster, or the familiar person you never saw coming.