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Exclusive clip: Lin Shaye directs in “SCARED TO DEATH”

Monday, March 9, 2026 | Exclusives, News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The genre-fave actress gets behind the camera in this scene from the new horror/comedy.

SCARED TO DEATH will open in theaters nationwide this Friday, March 13 from Atlas Distribution Company. Lin Shaye actually was part of the behind-the-scenes team on this one in addition to playing a director, serving as one of the executive producers. The movie was written and directed by Scottish filmmaker Paul Boyd, and also stars Bill Moseley, Olivier Paris, Victoria Konefal, B.J. Minor, Jade Chynoweth, Rae Dawn Chong, Lucinda Jenney, and introducing rock and roll frontman Kurt Deimer “as the scene-stealer The Grog.” The synopsis: “In SCARED TO DEATH, a group of filmmakers attend a séance at an abandoned children’s orphanage to do research for a horror movie. Soon, supernatural events begin to manifest, in both horrific and darkly comical fashion. That’s their first mistake.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).