Following her turn playing sassy sales rep Phyllis Vance on “The Office,” actor Phyllis Smith has kept us laughing with her commercial gigs for Panera and, more recently, for craft retailer Joann. Now, she has our hearts racing and teeth chattering in a mini horror flick with a DIY twist. 

In Joann's latest campaign from Pittsburgh-based Where Eagles Dare, Smith appears in a webisode in which she schemes to win the neighborhood costume contest by fooling her biggest foe, played by DIY fashion influencer April Yang (@coolirpa), into helping her. In the process, however, her home becomes a house of horrors, as mysterious messages begin to pour in from a creepy ghoul who turns out to be living under her roof. 

The short film, titled “A Nightmare on Phyllis’ Street,” teed up a TikTok contest from the brand. In a series of posts rolling out through October, Smith, donning a homemade disguise, will invite users to participate in the “#handmadewithjoann” costume challenge asking fans to show off their DIY getups. The first one, starring a decapitated Smith, debuted today.