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Released 6 years ago.
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Scare Me
"Want to hear a scary story?"
2020 1h 44m EN
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5.8
MID
★5.8TMDB · 142
HorrorComedy
Synopsis
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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 the dark of a Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear: Fanny is the better storyteller.
“Want to hear a scary story?”
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Aya Cash
Fanny
Josh Ruben
Fred
Chris Redd
Carlo
Rebecca Drysdale
Bettina
Lauren Sick
Meredith / Bookstore Owner
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Josh Ruben
- Writers
- Josh Ruben
- Languages
- German, English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Josh Ruben, shot by Brendan H. Banks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Phil Hernandez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Patrick Lawrence shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Aya Cash and Josh Ruben and Chris Redd carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Want to hear a scary story?".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Josh Ruben directs. Brendan H. Banks behind the camera. Phil Hernandez scores. Patrick Lawrence cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in German, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 6 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Josh Ruben, shot by Brendan H. Banks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Phil Hernandez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Patrick Lawrence shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Aya Cash and Josh Ruben and Chris Redd carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Want to hear a scary story?".
- 9IMDB entry: tt10126434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 8 themes, including "cocaine", "pizza delivery", "cabin", "writer".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Brendan H. Banks
- Original score
- Phil Hernandez
- Editing
- Patrick Lawrence
- Production design
- Lauren Burge
- Costume design
- Sean Dermond
- Makeup / hair
- Erica Pearce
- Sound
- Ian Stynes
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- Scare Me (2020)
Also by
Josh Ruben
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- Wiccaburr★ 7/10
This reminded me of <I>Gothic (1986)</I> just being modernized. So this movie was quite the journey, definitely something I haven't seen but it definitely give you an experience in storytelling among strangers. Aya Cash can tell me scary stories anytime. She is quite good at it! This movie definitely is different and won't be up the alley of many people. But I say check it out, at least you'll get some good laughs and scary stories out of it.
- Repo Jack★ 6/10
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.
Production companies
Who made it
Irony Point
US
Artists First
US
- LA
Last Rodeo Studios
Key crew
- Sound Re-Recording MixerIan Stynes
- Sound DesignerJohn Moros
- Makeup Department HeadErica Pearce
- Co-ProducerBrendan H. Banks
- ProducerJosh Ruben
- ProducerDaniel Powell
- EditorPatrick Lawrence
- ProducerAlex Bach
- Executive ProducerDavid Kiger
- Executive ProducerSteve Stodghill
- Executive ProducerBrian Steinberg
- Production DesignLauren Burge
- Executive ProducerTucker Voorhees
- Costume DesignSean Dermond
- Line ProducerAndrew Rodes
- Executive ProducerPhilip Erdoes
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- cocaine
- pizza delivery
- cabin
- writer
- power outage
- drugs
- storytelling
- french writer
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2020-01-24· Sundance Film Festival
- Digital2020-10-01NR· Shudder
