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Sometimes a movie tries so hard to be cool, it forgets to be fun. The Babysitter does the opposite. It knows exactly that it wants to be bloody, silly, and over the top. And it embraces that identity with full confidence. This Netflix film throws together cult rituals, killer teens, and awkward first crushes, all inside a pastel-lit suburban house. Somehow, it all clicks.

At its core, The Babysitter is a simple coming-of-age story. A shy boy, left alone with his favourite babysitter, discovers that the person he looks up to might not be what she seems. What follows is a night of chaos, murder, and improvised survival tactics. Yet through all the madness, the film never loses its sense of humour. It is self-aware without being smug and emotional without taking itself too seriously.

Two years later, Killer Queen picks up the pieces and runs even faster. The sequel throws logic out the window and replaces it with energy. Characters return, new rules are introduced, and the story gets a supernatural twist. What keeps it grounded is the continued journey of the lead character, who still has a lot of growing up to do and a lot more running.

Together, these two films make up one of Netflix’s most chaotic and oddly lovable horror experiences. They are not trying to reinvent the genre. They are here to entertain, surprise, and occasionally make you laugh in the middle of a bloodbath. Watch them back-to-back, and you will understand why some chaos is worth the mess.

Teen horror on Netflix has never looked this fun:

The Babysitter (McG, 2017)

Cole is a shy twelve-year-old with overprotective parents, asthma, and a massive crush on his babysitter, Bee. She is cool, funny, and actually listens to him, unlike most people in his life. One night, he decides to stay up past bedtime to see what she does when he is asleep. What he discovers is not a cute movie marathon but a full-blown blood ritual. Turns out, Bee is the leader of a teen cult that sacrifices people to get what they want.

From that moment, the film transforms into a survival game. Cole runs for his life while each member of the cult tries to kill him with over-the-top theatrics. There are exploding heads, surprise stabbings, and more than one ridiculous slow-motion shot. But under all the gore, it is still about Cole finding courage and learning to stop being afraid. The film plays fast and loose with genre rules, but it lands emotionally in just the right places.

The Babysitter: Killer Queen (McG, 2020)

In the sequel, Cole is now a teenager. Everyone around him thinks he imagined the events of the first movie. His parents want to send him away, his classmates think he is weird, and Bee is gone (or so it seems). When he joins a group of friends for a lakeside getaway, the nightmare starts again. Familiar faces return from the dead, and Cole is once again fighting for survival. This time, the threat is bigger and stranger than before.

Killer Queen doubles down on everything. The kills are more theatrical, the humour is sharper, and the rules of the universe get a supernatural upgrade. It is less grounded but more confident in its madness. While it loses some of the emotional weight of the first film, it leans into its identity as a horror-comedy rollercoaster. Cole’s growth continues, and so does the chaos. The ending offers just enough closure while leaving the door open for more wild surprises.