Let’s Scare Julie

Let’s Scare Julie

Year: 2019

Runtime: 83 mins

Language: English

Director: Jud Cremata

Echo Score: 54
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Sometimes a prank comes back to kill you. When a group of teen girls set out to scare the reclusive girl next door, what seems like a simple prank goes horribly wrong.

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1

Late-night prank plan begins

Emma and her cousins hatch a midnight prank on Julie across the street. Emma agrees to fetch the key to Julie's house while Lilly stays tucked in with the adults nearby. The air is thick with mischief and a hint of the neighborhood legend surrounding Ms. Dürer.

Night Emma's living room and the street outside Julie's house
2

Crossing the street to Julie's house

Light-up masks on, the girls slip across the street toward Julie's house to carry out the wake-up call. Emma stays behind long enough to tuck Lilly in, then follows with the others, leaving Lilly under supervision. The plan relies on quiet as they approach the dark home, where danger could lurk unseen.

Night Julie’s house, across the street from Emma's home
3

Paige returns with alarming news

Paige arrives back from Julie's house frightened and alone. She notes Julie's face is bandaged and that Julie seemed to have suffered a seizure, suggesting the prank went too far. The group's bravado dissolves into fear as the consequences of their actions sink in.

Night Julie’s house
4

Lilly goes missing

Emma discovers Lilly is missing from her room, escalating the danger. Panic spreads as the group scrambles to locate her, realizing the prank may have dragged Lilly into something real. The night tightens around them as the mystery of what happened to Lilly deepens.

Night Emma's home
5

Calls reveal a disappearance spiral

Madison calls Jess to check in, but the line goes dead amid screams. The chilling connection between the prank and real danger becomes undeniable. The girls grasp that their joke may be spiraling into something darker and irreversible.

Night Phone call near Emma's house
6

Uncle Vince shares a chilling backstory

Emma runs into Uncle Vince, who shares a grim tale about an accidental gun discharge that killed a boy across the street. The tale casts a shadow over the neighborhood and foreshadows the danger stalking the girls. Emma's fear deepens as she connects the legend of Ms. Dürer to the events unfolding.

Night Uncle Vince's presence in the house
7

Paige's confession disappears

Emma pleads with Paige through a bathroom door to confess, but Paige goes silent. Emma opens the door and finds Paige has vanished, turning the bathroom into a scene of unnerving mystery. The room feels colder as the mystery thickens.

Night Emma's house bathroom
8

Lilly's distress call and capture

Lilly sneaks out to follow the others and ends up locked in a dark room. Emma receives a distressing call from Lilly and vows to rescue her no matter what. The sisters' bond becomes the emotional core that drives the suspense forward.

Night Julie's house (dark room)
9

Emma discovers Julie is dead

Emma crosses the street into Julie's dark house and discovers Julie is dead, with a burn victim recovering upstairs. She hides when a car arrives and Julie's dad enters, forcing her to slip away. Downstairs she finds Lilly locked in the basement, and the sisters sprint back toward their own home.

Night Julie’s house
10

Escape and a shadow sighting

Emma and Lilly flee back to their home, escaping the immediate danger of Julie's house. Emma looks back and glimpses Ms. Dürer standing outside, confirming the haunting is real. The sisters cling to each other as they seek safety in their own home.

Night Neighborhood street and their home
11

Avenge and remember those harmed

Taylor finally calls back and Emma tells her that Julie was a burn victim who must have had a weak heart and died from fright. Emma recalls a bully named Shannon who died by suicide, framing the haunting as a vengeance story against those who harm others. The talk deepens the sense that Ms. Dürer tolerates no cruelty.

Night Phone call with Taylor
12

The stairs of darkness close in

Ms. Dürer appears at the top of the stairs, and Emma tries to protect Lilly as they retreat. The figure vanishes, but the fear remains, and Emma realizes they may be pulled into an endless descent toward eternal darkness. The final moment leaves a sense of unavoidable doom hanging in the air.

Night Top of the stairs in their home

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