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Scare Me

  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
5.5K
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Josh Ruben, Aya Cash, and Chris Redd in Scare Me (2020)
Fred (Josh Ruben), a frustrated copywriter, checks into a winter cabin to start his first novel. While jogging in the nearby woods, he meets Fanny (Aya Cash), a successful and smug young horror author who fuels his insecurities. During a power outage, Fanny challenges Fred to tell a scary story. As a storm sets in, they pass the time spinning spooky tales fueled by the tensions between them, and Fred is forced to confront his ultimate fear: Fanny is the better storyteller. The stakes are raised when they're visited by a horror fan (Chris Redd) who delivers levity (and a pizza) to the proceedings.
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During a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in their Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality man... Read allDuring a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in their Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear.During a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in their Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear.

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    • Josh Ruben
  • Writer
    • Josh Ruben
  • Stars
    • Josh Ruben
    • Aya Cash
    • Chris Redd
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    • Director
      • Josh Ruben
    • Writer
      • Josh Ruben
    • Stars
      • Josh Ruben
      • Aya Cash
      • Chris Redd
    • 108User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    • Carlo
    Rebecca Drysdale
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    • Bettina
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    • Bookstore Employee (Meredith)
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      • Josh Ruben
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    7rosslewis-35005

    Good fun

    Not sure why there are ratings of ten and not sure why there are ratings of one as it deserves neither. I really enjoyed this film, it's not really a horror (although there's a jump or two) but it is funny, it is engaging and the acting is top notch. If you're not totally dead inside, like some of these reviewers, then in sure you enjoy it.
    4justybear96

    Love the cast but holy boring

    If you wanted an anthology of people telling scary stories you will be sorely disappointed. If you wanted any scares you'll be disappointed. It is literally 2 people TALKING about scary stories the entire time. Yup. Virtually no blood, no jump scares, no anything. I loved the cast and loved the set up but the payoff and entire run time is incredibly disappointing.
    6repojack

    Better suited as a "play"

    Given "Scare Me" takes place mostly in a small winter cabin, the movie rests squarely on the shoulders of a very small cast. Aya Cash, a recent standout of Amazon's "The Boys" season 2, is excellent in this tight, compact thriller about two authors (one successful, one struggling) trying to scare each other with impromptu stories. The pizza delivery guy Chris Redd injects welcome humor and energy as he gets roped into the "rap battle" (with scary stories instead of rap). Decently entertaining but would make a better play on Broadway.
    5davidjmcleod

    Such potential... wasted.

    Horror is my favorite genre, but I swear only one out of every hundred films is watchable, and one out of every thousand are good. The rest are evenly split between movies that are so bad you turn them off after five minutes, or movies that are actually on track to be great... then end so terribly it ruins the entire film, and leaves you more angry than anything..

    This movie is definitely a prime example of that last horror movie type. Aya Cash puts in a stellar performance... really, just top notch... but it can't save this movie. The first 90% of the film it feels like it's building to something, for sure; has its own tempo, its own style. Kinda goofy, but laced through with just enough seriousness you feel there will be some sort of supernatural twist in the end. (Now that I think about it, it felt like a really long episode of Tales From The Crypt or Tales From The Darkside).

    I don't want to spoil the ending, but the finale is such a complete tone shift it feels like it was added by a different director and crew entirely. And the tropes they lean on for the finale aren't entertaining, aren't funny, and are not he kind of scares you've been primed to expect for the hour-and-a-half leading up to it (or you would have expected going into the film). It's just so...bad.

    Honestly, if it weren't for Aya Cash's performance, this would have ranked a one or two stars, at best. If the ending had just been more in line with the tone of the movie, it could have been an eight or a nine. But really, don't bother with this one, or if you're too big a fan of Aya Cash at least go into it prepared for an unsatisfying ending.
    9moremakeupplease

    Watch if you love Comedy Horror

    I feel like this movie isn't getting great reviews because it's not full of jump scares and gore but that's what makes it great. I love comedy horror due to the fact that it's not to be taken seriously and it's lighthearted while still carrying that element of spooky. Give it a watch!

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    • Trivia
      The film was shot in Bearsville. It's a small hamlet just outside Woodstock, NY.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Bettina: So, you're a writer?

      [Sleepy, he ignores her, so she raises her voice]

      Bettina: So, you're a writer?

      Fred: Yeah.

      Bettina: Ah. Right on. Right on.

      Fred: Well, writer, director, actor sometimes.

      Bettina: Oh, hello, triple threat. I didn't know there was a, a Liza Minnelli in my car. Welcome, welcome. Have you done anything I've seen?

      Fred: No. I work at an ad agency.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a scene between the ending credits .
    • Connections
      References Une étoile est née (1937)
    • Soundtracks
      Saturday Morning
      Written and Performed by Rachael Yamagata

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Korkut Beni
    • Filming locations
      • Woodstock, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Irony Point
      • Scare me
      • Artists First
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 44m(104 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2:1

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