Scare Me: Every Horror Movie Easter Egg (& What They Mean) Explained – Screen Rant

In Scare Me, Fanny and Fred make up their own stories but they also reference several iconic horror movies; here are each of them and what they mean.

WARNING! Spoilers for Scare Me ahead.

In Scare Me,the main characters offer viewers several Easter eggs from some of the horror genre's most iconic characters, lines, and voices. While they may appear to be brief nods at movies such asThe ShiningandAlien,they actually capture the characterization of Scare Me's two main characters, Fred and Fanny. Scare Meis part of the horror streaming serviceShudder's 2020 programming for their 61 days of Halloween.

Starring Aya Cash as Fanny and Josh Ruben as Fred, the movie follows two horror authors who find themselves telling each other scary stories in hopes of crafting the most terrifying tale. From the very beginning, Fred appears to be a troubled individual who wants to become a writer, but doesn't have the drive. On the other hand, Fanny is a successful novelist with a bestseller that features zombies and social commentary. They are entirely different from each other. As tensions slowly rise in the cabin, Fred becomes passive-aggressive with Fanny, and culminates with the big reveal that he wants her to suffer for achieving his dream so easily.

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While the reveal seemingly came from nowhere, the horror movie references and Easter eggs were all building up to the moment that Fred would unveil his true self and intentions. Within the first ten minutes of Scare Me, he covertly reveals how the movie will end with one single movie reference, making each one all the more important in retrospect. Here's every horror movie Easter egg inScare Meand what they mean for the characters as well as the movie's plot.

The first Easter egg occurs shortly after the lights go out in Fred's cabin. As he looks around, he impersonates Jack Nicholson's character, Jack Torrance, from Stanley Kubrick'sThe Shining.More specifically, he copies the actor's voice at the moment he becomes overtaking by the Overlook Hotel and its spirits. WhenScare Mecomes to an end, Fred chases Fanny through the house, and mocks her for the ideas she writes in her notebook. By referencing Jack Torrance in the very beginning of the movie, it establishes that Fred will snap at some point and go after the woman he is locked in a cabin with.

Right before Fred begins his werewolf story, Fanny gives an impersonation of the Crypt Keeper fromTales From The Crypt.The two express that it is one of their favorite shows of all time, and continue to go back in forth speaking in the character's voice. It establishes that Fanny and Fred share a common interest besides horror writing, they also share the same favorite television show. Furthermore, it ties the anthology elements inScare Meto one of the genre's greatest horror anthologies of all time.

In the midst of Fred's story, he referencesPoltergeist.The werewolf story includes a young boy whose parents die at the hands of the beast. Prior to their death, the storyteller describes a tree that resembles the one from this iconic Tobe Hooper movie. When Fanny first enters Fred's cabin, he asks to see her notebook of ideas. In response to his request, she declines because of her experience with people like him who have stolen from her. His story is filled with references to an array of horror movies, inadvertently revealing that he cannot make up his own story. Fred has needed to steal his ideas from others in order to find success.

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