Game Night Brings Unexpected Terror in Horror Short Your Date Is Here

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A mom, her little daughter, and Grandma’s vintage, romance-themed board game. What could possibly go wrong in this scenario... unless it turns out that the seemingly innocent game is actually a million times spookier than an Ouija board?

You don’t have to remember Mystery Date—the cheesy game aimed at the Barbie doll demographic that mixed Let’s Make a Deal with The Dating Game—to key into Zak White and Todd Spence’s Your Date Is Here, a horror short that imagines an evil presence has somehow invaded a slumber-party classic. But it may make you think twice before dusting off that thrift-store find on your next game night. And, weirdly, it might make you crave extra-cheese pizza.

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