Scared to Death

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Jasper, a young filmmaker stuck as a production assistant, sees his chance to direct by proposing filming behind-the-scenes of a real séance in an old haunted house as research for their horror movie Death House. The site was once a children's shelter, shut down after five mysterious deaths in 1942. When the séance begins, the cast and crew are trapped inside and tormented by the spirits of the children--and something far worse.

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NYC Movie Guru

3d

A mildly engaging, but often dull and uninspired horror comedy that's low on scares, wit, campiness and laughs.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

3d

A sly, affectionate, genre mash-up that doubles as both a haunted-house spookshow and a meta love letter to horror movies—and to the film business itself.

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Norman Gidney

HorrorBuzz

3d

7/10

Paul Boyd writes and directs this playfully silly horror comedy and lets the actors to have fun, even if the story stalls here and there.

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Jonita Davis

The Black Cape (Medium)

Feb 25

This is a film for lovers of campy (but scary) horror, looking for one that comments on greed and the film industry.

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Rebecca Sayce

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

Jul 23

3/5

Scared To Death is a fun-filled screamfest that doesn't solely rely on the star power of its cast.

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Joel Harley

Starburst

03/12/2025

2/5

Between the wooden performances and hit-and-miss writing (take a shot any time someone says ‘The Grog’) the atmosphere simply isn’t there.

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Kenneth P

12h

This is one of those low budget "so bad it's good" type of movies. Only, it wasn't good. Not even worth watching for free, it's that bad

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Christina

15h

Funny in certain parts but overall not great

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Bi6

1d

The plot moved too slowly.

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seraphim

1d

Best movie out of the entire 2025, 2026

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Khang N

1d

Damn. Not half as bad as I thought it was gonna be. Had fun although the creepy children gimmick and others were a little over-the-top.

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Eric B.

@ebMirror 22h

This is an extremely funny movie with some legit scares. Lin Shaye, Bill Mosely and newcomer Kurt Deimer are excellent in this ensemble cast. Highly recommend for date night or solo outing!

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Jasper, a young filmmaker stuck as a production assistant, sees his chance to direct by proposing filming behind-the-scenes of a real séance in an old haunted house as research for their horror movie Death House. The site was once a children's shelter, shut down after five mysterious deaths in 1942. When the séance begins, the cast and crew are trapped inside and tormented by the spirits of the children--and something far worse.

Director: Paul Boyd
Producer: Eric Barrett, Todd Slater
Screenwriter: Paul Boyd
Distributor: Atlas Distribution
Production Co: Bald Man Films, Mirror Films
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 13, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 38m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1