Very Scary Story

1987 1h 14m RU

🤯

10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Family

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

The grandfather of fifth-grader Gleb Borodaev was a famous detective writer, but he died before he could finish his last horror book. A novel based on a real story - the mysterious disappearance of man called Dachnik in Borodaev's country house. Gleb and his five classmates, including amateur detective Alik Detkin, decide to uncover this secret on their own.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Andrey Kozlov
Alik Detkin
Stanislav Sadalskiy
Uncle Grisha
Anatoli Yurtayev
Gleb Borodaev
Andrei Petrov
Old Teacher
Lyudmila Artemeva
Young Teacher
Vyacheslav Baranov
"Prince of Denmark"
Aleksei Dorofeyev
"Dead Man"
Vera Panasenkova
Natasha Kulagina

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nikita Khubov
Writers: Vladimir Zheleznikov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 7

RUNTIME

Did you know

Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

ERA

Did you know

39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 7

RUNTIME

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Nikita Khubov, shot by Gasan Tutunov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 7

CAST

Did you know

Andrey Kozlov and Stanislav Sadalskiy and Anatoli Yurtayev carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0273905 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 7

WILD

Did you know

Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nikita Khubov directs. Gasan Tutunov behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Nikita Khubov, shot by Gasan Tutunov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Andrey Kozlov and Stanislav Sadalskiy and Anatoli Yurtayev carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0273905 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.