From the sticky, slippery opening frames of “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” director Halina Reijn lets the audience know that it’s in for one silly-smart and deeply self-aware roller coaster ride. This blackly comic horror riff is heavy on the social satire and sprinkled with scares, as Reijn has pulled together and reinterpreted traditional horror tropes in order to send up the youth of today. The result is a film that’s a true triple threat: stunning, smart and entertaining.

“They’re not as nihilistic as they seem on the internet,” Sophie (Amandla Stenberg) reassures her new girlfriend Bee (Maria Bakalova) en route to a “hurricane party” at the mansion of her childhood best friend David (Pete Davidson). Bee, with her quiet demeanor, accented English and humble, tomboyish clothing, is different from Sophie and her longtime posse of outrageous rich kids. Sophie has her own sordid history with the group, and the tension among them bubbles, roiling to a boil throughout the long, bloody night that ensues.

Set within this coterie of chatty, privileged, quasi-sociopathic 20-somethings, “Bodies Bodies Bodies” is the Zoomer offspring of its Gen X parents “Scream” and “Shallow Grave.” It also follows certain folk horror tropes that have been mainstreamed in films such as “Get Out.”

Bee, a stranger in a strange land, makes her way into the inner sanctum of a closed, cultlike group, becoming intoxicated and inculcated to their rituals and mischief-making; in this case, a game called Bodies Bodies Bodies. The game draws out jealousy and long-simmering conflict and escalates the toxic atmosphere, which is aided and abetted by the hurricane-induced power outage.

The screenplay is biting, sharp and dense with pop culture references and lore, targeting everything from self-important podcasters to TikTok dances. Most importantly, it nails the precise language of socially aware and terminally online Zoomers, littered with virtue signaling, performative allyship and advanced psychological analysis.

Still, the characters are far more than parody, as they feel like real people with real stakes.

As the bodies hit the floor, we come to realize that what’s truly scary about “Bodies Bodies Bodies” are the chilling insights about the world we live in. It’s the collective hysteria, narcissistic myopia and casting of blame that fuels the bloodshed in the film, reminding us that the only thing to fear is fear itself. It’s a worldview that is as bleak, absurd and yes, nihilist, as the whole world feels right now, perfectly capturing this moment.

Movie details: Rated R for violence, bloody images, drug use, sexual references and pervasive language; 95 minutes. Grade: A+