"When the curtain goes up, the terror begins."

1987

1h 29m

6.2(627 votes)

Horror

Comedy

Overview

Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.

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Cast & Crew

31 members

Acting

Lois Chiles

Annie Lansing

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George Kennedy

Ray Spruce

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Dorothy Lamour

Martha Spruce

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Daniel Beer

Randy

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Jeremy Green

Laverne

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Page Hannah

Rachel

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Don Harvey

Andy Cavanaugh

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David Holbrook

Fatso Gribbens

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Writing

Stephen King

Truck Driver

Acting

Holt McCallany

Sam Whitemoon

Acting

Frank Salsedo

Ben Whitemoon

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Paul Satterfield

Deke

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Tom Wright

The Hitchhiker

Costume & Make-Up

Tom Savini

The Creep

Acting

Domenick John

Boy Billy

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Philip Dore

Curly

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Maltby Napoleon

Indian 1

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Tyrone Tonto

Indian 2

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Dan Kamin

Wood'nhead

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Dean Smith

Mr. Cavenaugh

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Shirley Sonderegger

Mrs. Cavenaugh

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David Beecroft

Annie's Lover

Writing

Richard Parks

George Lansing

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Crew

Chere Rae

Woman at Accident

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Acting

Joe Silver

The Creep (voice)

Acting

Gordon Connell

(voices)

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Marc Stephan Delgatto

(voices)

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Jason Late

(voices)

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P.J. Morrison

(voices)

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Brian Noodt

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Clark Utterback

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