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Scare Me

2020

Josh Ruben

Aya Cash, Chris Redd, Josh Ruben, Rebecca Drysdale, Lauren Sick

5.2

174

Horror 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.

	Author	Review
United States	Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"As a battle of wits between two endlessly entertaining characters, over the nature of horror movies and scary stories no less, 'Scare Me' feels like a spooky, cozy warm blanket worth cuddling up to by the fire (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Dan Mecca The Film Stage	"A cramped setting, an onslaught of clever dialogue and a twisty plot go a long way in 'Scare Me', an impressive little movie from writer/director Josh Ruben"	POS
United States	Robert Daniels The Playlist	"While 'Scare Me' doesn’t completely succeed as an homage or satire of the pained white male horror writer, Ruben doesn’t fail either. 'Scare Me' wins, by the screech of its teeth."	POS
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"It'd be an immediate bore if not for game performances by Aya Cash and Ruben himself (...) many viewers will be imagining twists better than the filmmaker winds up offering."	NEU
United States	Amy Nicholson Variety	"A spook show stripped to the basics (...) 'Scare Me' would work even better onstage. On screen, it feels like an experiment in minimalism"	POS
United States	Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media	"It goes on too long and ends up pretty much where you'd expect, but this playfully scary film is still great fun most of the time, with energetic comedic performances and clever sound and camerawork"	NEU
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"This clever horror comedy runs out of chills too soon (...) [It] boasts strong performances from the filmmaker and co-star Aya Cash, but its padded running time does it no favors."	NEU
United States	Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"Coming from the mouths and minds of Aya Cash and Josh Ruben, it’s a full-blown acting showcase (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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