Shrek challenges Donkey, Puss in Boots and his other fairy tale character friends to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle, telling scary stories to see who can resist becoming scared and stay the longest.
Writing
Puss's narcissistic ghost story is perfection
Practical Effects
Stop-motion parody of classic horror tropes
Acting
Banderas commits to every ridiculous meow
Director
Gary Trousdale
Mike Myers
Shrek (voice)
Cameron Diaz
Princess Fiona (voice)
Antonio Banderas
Puss in Boots (voice)
Dean Edwards
Donkey (voice)
Conrad Vernon
Gingerbread Man / Muffin Man (voice)
Kristen Schaal
Sugar (voice)
Cody Cameron
Pinocchio / Three Pigs (voice)
Christopher Knights
Blind Mice (voice)
Aron Warner
Wolf (voice)
Miles Bakshi
Ogre Baby (voice)
Patty Cornell
Creepy Clockwork Chorus (voice)
Susan Fitzer
Creepy Clockwork Chorus (voice)
Gabriel Basso
Teenager (voice)
Devon Werkheiser
Teenager #2 / Teenager #3 (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the final Shrek project to feature the original cast before the franchise went dormant for nearly a decade.
The stop-motion segment deliberately mimicks Rankin/Bass holiday specials and 1930s Universal horror aesthetics.
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