... Imagine instead a Heathers that gleefully goes all the way past the point of nihilism, and ends up in a warped funhouse mirror reflection of society that blends camp and satire in equal measure...

In the meantime, I don't want to oversell a near-great B-movie that is nonetheless a B-movie. Suffice to say Tragedy Girls has great fun with myriad horror movie tropes.

For the most part ... the movie cranks visceral, caffeinated thrills out of its teenage-meat grinder.

Tragedy Girls is the kind of movie that reminds you why you love horror-comedies in the first place. It’s creative, energetic, and doesn’t waste a single minute.