Ruth Steinberg — Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Character Profile

About Ruth Steinberg

A teenage girl and Chuck's sister who becomes trapped in the Bellows house. She is targeted by the story The Red Spot, which causes a spider bite on her face to erupt into a swarm. Though initially rescued, she suffers severe trauma and is hospitalized, but eventually recovers by the story's conclusion.

Character Facts

Played by

Natalie Ganzhorn

Appears in

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Ruth Steinberg — Family Sister — Chuck Steinberg (Austin Zajur)

  Chuck's sister

• Ruth Steinberg — Social Friend — Stella Nicholls (Zoe Colletti)

  Friends through Chuck

• Ruth Steinberg — Conflict Antagonist — Sarah Bellows (Kathleen Pollard)

  Supernatural entity targeting the teenagers through her stories

• Ruth Steinberg — Conflict Bully — Tommy Milner (Austin Abrams)

  Schoolyard bully who locks the group in Sarah's room

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• Stella Nicholls (Zoe Colletti)
• Roy Nicholls (Dean Norris)
• Ramón Morales (Michael Garza)
• Auggie Hilderbrandt (Gabriel Rush)
• Mrs. Steinberg (Deborah Pollitt)
• Chief Turner (Gil Bellows)
• Reception Nurse (Stephanie Belding)
• Harold the Scarecrow / Pale Lady (Mark Steger)
• Claire Baptiste (Karen Glave)
• Doctor (David Tompa)
• Big Toe Corpse (Javier Botet)
• Tommy Milner (Austin Abrams)