Scared to Death vs Shiver Me Timbers
Scared to Death has the higher audience score (9/10 against 5/10 for Shiver Me Timbers). Shiver Me Timbers is the shorter watch at 1h 14m compared with 1h 38m. Shiver Me Timbers is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are comedy, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Scared to Death | Shiver Me Timbers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 5.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 14m |
| Genres | Comedy, Horror | Comedy, Horror |
| Country | United States of America | United Kingdom |
| Director | Paul Boyd | Paul Stephen Mann |
| Main cast | Lucinda Jenney, Matt Carmody, Rae Dawn Chong, Lin Shaye, Bill Moseley | Ryan Kerr, Amy Mackie, Niamh Parrington, Brendan Nelson, Ross Dillon |
Synopsis
Scared to Death
Jasper, a young filmmaker, seizes a chance to direct when his crew attends a séance in a haunted children's shelter. Trapped inside, they're haunted by ghostly orphans and a sinister force.
Shiver Me Timbers
In Northern California during the summer of 1986, Olive Oyl, along with her cinema- obsessed friends and brother Castor, embark on a once-in-a-lifetime camping trip to witness the dazzling meteor shower accompanying the arrival of Halley's comet. But what starts as a serene evening of stargazing quickly turns into a harrowing nightmare when a meteor from the comet transforms Popeye, into a terrifying and unstoppable killing machine.
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