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 Fanny is the better storyteller. From writer/director Josh Ruben, "Scare Me" is now a feature film from Shudder, with Irony Point, Last Rodeo Studios, and Artists First producing.
Reading a screenplay always feels a little bit like a cheat but Ruben’s Scare Me, an energetic and manic motion picture, concerns itself with storytelling so there’s an understandable curiosity to see if it holds up on the page.
Long story short, it does.
The dialogue, reference-laden, is just as sharp and crackling on the page as it is out of the mouths of its actors. Ruben explores the physicality deftly and beautifully as the story ramps up to an unforgettable ending. Cannot recommend enough.