Scare Me (2020) Review

Scare Me (2020) Review

A chance meeting between new in town Fred (Josh Ruben) and renowned author Fanny (Aya Cash) results in the beginning of a ‘friendship’. During a power outage, they decide to tell each other scary stories.

With the pizza delivery driver (Chris Redd) joining in with the fun, the two grow increasingly competitive. The more they commit to their tales, the more real the stories become. As Fred’s masculine pride is challenged, fiction turns to fact as the terror gets all too real.

Critically acclaimed comedy horror hit SCARE ME, from Josh Ruben in his feature directorial debut, which he also writes and stars in, makes its UK Blu-ray debut this August from Acorn Media International in conjunction with Shudder, following its success on the streaming service.

This American comedy horror film smacks of improvisation, a format that I have never been a fan of. However I thought I’d try it on for size and surprised myself by buying into the initial set-up as two strangers end up spending time together, getting to know each other and spook each other with scary stories.

Unfortunately such a format feels more suited to a stage-play or perhaps radio programming. With the latter format the listener would be afforded the opportunity to let their imagination run rife with the story-telling. As a film experience it really didn’t grab me and it’s also fair to say that it becomes increasingly hard to warm up to when the end product feels so indulgent and smug.

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