We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is an intimate coming-of-age horror film

<figure> <img alt="A closeup image of Casey the protaganist of We’re All Going to the World’s Fair with her face covered in something black light reactive, holding something up to her eye and just generally looking like a creep." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Utopia" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/MV5BNGQyNmE1ZDctNzlhYS00NDQyLWIwNjctYTQzNGFkZTNiZmUwXkEyXkFqcGdeQVRoaXJkUGFydHlJbmdlc3Rpb25Xb3JrZmxvdw%40%40._V1_.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/24159054/i-saw-the-tv-glow-jane-schoenbrun-interview">Jane Schoenbrun</a>'s latest film, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/975850/teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-production-design"><em>Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma</em></a>, is making a splash in theaters right now. So it seems like the perfect time to revisit their first film, <em>We're All Going to the World's Fair</em>. I fell in love with this film when I first saw it at Sundance in 2021. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">We are immediately introduced to our protagonist, Casey, as she engages in the World's Fair Challenge, a sort of ARG creepypasta meets ice bucket challenge. There's a creepy mantra, some bloodletting, and a mysterious video - basically a speedrun of horror movie tropes. But having them all delivered by this young girl alone in her room who just stares directly in …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/983177/jane-schoenbrun-were-all-going-to-the-worlds-fair-horror-movie-review">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>