Movies Like The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

If you liked The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers (1984), a horror and fantasy movie directed by Graeme Clifford, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also family and fantasy
Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.
2
Dark Harvest (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and fantasy
In a small Midwestern town, a deadly annual ritual unfolds when the mythical nightmare, Sawtooth Jack, rises from the cornfields and challenges the town’s teenage boys in a bloody battle of survival.
3
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also family and fantasy
Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, the music-filled movie follows Sofia, an average girl whose life suddenly changes when her mother marries the king and she is whisked off to live in a castle with her mom, new…
4
The Woman in Black (1989)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and tv movie
A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.
5
Descendants (2015)
★ 7.2/10Also family and fantasy
A present-day idyllic kingdom where the benevolent teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle offers a chance of redemption for the troublemaking offspring of Disney's classic villains: Cruella De Vil (Carlos)…
6
Descendants 2 (2017)
★ 7.4/10Also family and fantasy
When the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, Ursula's daughter, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen.
7
Happily Ever After (1989)
★ 5.8/10Also family and fantasy
In the aftermath of her more famous adventure, Snow White must team up with the dwarves' seven female cousins to battle the late Evil Queen's warlock brother and rescue the captured Prince.
8
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and fantasy
A concise adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" about Mr. Toad's motor mania, followed by a short retelling of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" concerning schoolmaster Ichabod Crane.
9
Snow Queen (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also family and fantasy
Since a bitter winter storm stole the life of Gerda's mother, she and her father have sadly continued to run the remote hotel they call home. Lonely and isolated, Gerda's only joy is Kai, the handsome bellboy. A…
10
Firebreather (2010)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasy and family
It's not easy being a teen like Duncan. His mom wants him to pay more attention to his homework, while his dad - a 120-foot-tall monster known as a Kaiju - wants him to become the next King of All Monsters. When these…
11
Gulliver's Travels (1939)
★ 6.2/10Also family and fantasy
Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally-miniscule rival, Blefiscu, as well as smooth the way for the romance between the Princess and Prince of the…
12
Nightbooks (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and horror
Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way…
13
Dust Bunny (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and horror
Ten-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.
14
R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and fantasy
When his brother disappears and everyone forgets he existed, Sam must unravel the mystery before Finn is gone forever.
15
Gretel & Hansel (2020)
★ 6/10Also horror and fantasy
A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
16
Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and family
In the Kingdom of Avalor, Elena takes Naomi up a mountain to show her favorite view of the kingdom. Elena laments to Naomi how she was trapped in the Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, and then presents to her a…
17
Monster High: Haunted (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also family and fantasy
Lurk what's waiting for the Monster High ghouls when they bring their killer fashion to the howlways of the spooktacular Haunted High! When the ghouls of Monster High follow Spectra Vondergeist one day, they discover a…
18
Pinocchio (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and family
A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.
19
Roadkill (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and tv movie
Six young friends on a road trip in Ireland run afoul of gypsies who curse them for accidentally running down an old woman. The curse takes the form of a terrifying flying beast that tries killing them all.
20
Room on the Broom (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also family and tv movie
Animated film based on the wonderful children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The story of a kind witch who invites a surprising collection of animals to join her on her…