←Recommendations of They're In There

What fun! I never saw the last line coming!

If you're a fan of horror and The Twilight Zone like I am, you'll definitely love this taught, fraught, and unsettling short. I'll admit I didn't see the twist coming, which is high praise indeed. Absolutely perfect for a Halloween festival of ten-minute plays. A fine example of how thrilling stage plays can be!

A creepy, unsettling play with a terrific payoff. I loved it and will go to sleep with earplugs from now on.

This is a great little play that calls on a familiar trope, someone going crazy from the noises in the walls, and turns it on its ear. Sometimes your greatest enemies are from within.... Very suspenseful and deft at ratcheting up the tension from moment to moment.

I had the pleasure of hearing this with The Ugly Radio. The single-bedroom setting captures the protagonist's isolation and paranoia perfectly. The play explores mental health, trauma, and the line between reality and hallucination, drawing the audience into the protagonist's desperation. Eerie sound effects keep us questioning what is real. It's hauntingly good! "They’re In There" is a must-see for fans of psychological horror and it showcases John Busser's talent for immersive theater. Bravo!

After hearing this play on a couple of podcasts, I finally got around to reading it. Now this play is stuck in my brain, playing tricks and haunting my dreams. In THEY’RE IN THERE, John Busser sets the funny aside and goes straight for the dark and unnerving. And with great success! Give it a read and a listen, if you dare!

The slow build in tension makes this play so good, so taught, is it all in poor Mr Kaplins head?
From a playwright of so much brilliant comedy comes this horror curveball. A clever play which challenges reality against mental disturbance. Then there's the killer final line.
Brilliant! Check out the audio production on THE UGLY RADIO podcast.

"They're In There" by John Busser takes the audience on a suspenseful and psychological journey as it explores the blurred lines between reality and imagination. The play cleverly weaves themes of mental health, trauma, and the fragility of the human mind into its narrative.

A psychological horror story about the anxiety of apartment living, where your neighbors can hear one's every word, and the building may be infested, leads into body horror.

Well… Busser gave my heebies a big ole side of jeebies. Great job. I hate it. I love it, but I hate it.