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Karen the Beauty Queen Butcher

2026 · 99 min

A darkly comic horror that follows a desperate woman's downward spiral, blending beauty pageant satire with creeping dread and sudden violence.

Overview: Karen an unhappy married woman joins several Beauty Contests in the hope of being famous and adored by complete strangers. As she continues to lose beauty contests, we see that her competition is being killed off one by one. As we follow Karen's journey through the film we discover who is the killer and what are the true motivations behind the murders.
How it feels: Dark, satirical, campy and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, identity, ambition, betrayal
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
ambition
betrayal
crime
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild