Hell of a Summer poster. Courtesy of 30West. On Friday, April 4, 2025, I witnessed Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk 's directing debut of Hell of a Summer . The cast was led by Fred Hechinger, who played the " camp leader " of Camp Pineway and tried to keep his younger counselors safe from a serial killer who crashed the bonfire. There were dark moments from the killings to the offbeat humor of the younger cast, but Hell of a Summer was a good movie with fun, sentimental moments between the cast, Wolfhard's assembling of sound and production designers, songs from bands such as The Turtles or The Animals , and throwback to old-timey things such as the camp itself with its arts and crafts center or it's non-working landline phone. Fred Hechinger played Jason, a 24-year-old man who returned to his childhood summer camp, Camp Pineway, as head counselor. His sweet, optimistic nature was not to be deterred by his age, the offbeat humor of his mentees--be it a goth, vegan...