Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- witty
- grotesque
- cult movie night
- halloween party
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an affectionate, inventive horror anthology with strong gore and humor, though its repeated trope-based formula can become tedious across the segments.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Chad teaches a new applicant the store's rules while the film moves through multiple horror shorts.
Each segment is designed around a different recognizable horror trope and plays it for comedic effect.
The anthology presents itself as a loving, gory homage to horror classics and cult B movies.
The struggling horror video store is the central location and the setting for Chad's strange instructional process.
Films like Scare Package, and why
Creepshow
Both are horror anthologies that use dark comedy, genre self-awareness, and varied segments to satirize horror conventions.
The Editor
Both combine graphic practical gore, irreverent humor, and affectionate parody of low-budget horror traditions.
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Both are comedic horror anthologies built around escalating genre tropes and knowingly exaggerated violence.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Courtney Andujar, Chris McInroy, Anthony Cousins, Baron Vaughn, Emily Hagins, Noah Segan, Aaron B. Koontz, Hillary Andujar
- Release Date
- 2019-10-04
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (158)
Cast
- Jeremy King
- Byron Brown
- Hawn Tran
- Jon Michael Simpson
- Zoe Graham
- Noah Segan
- Toni Trucks
- Chase Williamson
- Baron Vaughn
- Chelsey Grant
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Scare Package about?
- A lonely horror-video-store clerk turns employee training into a gleefully gory tour of genre clichés and sinister surprises.
- What is Scare Package like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Scare Package as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Scare Package violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Scare Package as graphic.
- What did critics think of Scare Package?
- Critics generally found the film an affectionate, inventive horror anthology with strong gore and humor, though its repeated trope-based formula can become tedious across the segments.
- Which films are like Scare Package?
- Films with a similar feel include Creepshow, The Editor, and Tales from the Darkside: The Movie.
- How long is Scare Package?
- Scare Package runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Scare Package?
- In United States, Scare Package streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
