Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- eerie
- self aware
- late night horror viewing
- indie horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film smart, well acted, suitably chilling, and inventive in its deconstruction of familiar horror conventions.
What sets it apart
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Fred and Fanny's improvised tales are staged through sound, lighting, camera effects, and manifestations that make narration itself frightening.
The film uses a familiar cabin setup while critiquing and transforming standard horror ingredients through competing stories and self-aware performances.
The Catskills cabin, isolated by a power outage, concentrates the strangers' storytelling contest and the resulting fears.
Struggling writer Fred and successful writer Fanny attempt to outdo one another while seeking validation through increasingly committed scary stories.
Films like Scare Me, and why
The Cabin in the Woods
self-aware horror comedy built around storytelling, performance, and genre deconstruction
The Blair Witch Project
claustrophobic supernatural horror that turns a confined setting into a stage for escalating dread
Gothic
darkly comic horror with theatrical performances and stories that blur fiction and reality
The Invitation
contained horror comedy using conversational tension, unstable reality, and meta-genre play
Movie Details
- Director
- Josh Ruben
- Release Date
- 2020-01-24
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (139)
Cast
- Aya Cash
- Josh Ruben
- Chris Redd
- Rebecca Drysdale
- Lauren Sick
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, 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 Me about?
- Two writers turn a blackout cabin into a competitive stage where improvised horror stories begin exposing fears that feel frighteningly real.
- What is Scare Me like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Scare Me as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Scare Me violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Scare Me as mild.
- What did critics think of Scare Me?
- Critics broadly found the film smart, well acted, suitably chilling, and inventive in its deconstruction of familiar horror conventions.
- Which films are like Scare Me?
- Films with a similar feel include The Cabin in the Woods, The Blair Witch Project, Gothic, and The Invitation.
- How long is Scare Me?
- Scare Me runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Scare Me?
- In United States, Scare Me streams on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
