The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

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The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

1984

0h 52m

6.5(4 votes)

Horror

Fantasy

Family

TV Movie

Overview

An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world to figure out what everyone else is afraid of, "the shivers." A king hires him to rid his castle of ghosts and evil spirits, expecting him to die like all who have tried before him, but the boy is more fearless than he could have known.

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17 members

Acting

Peter MacNicol

Martin

Peter MacNicol

Acting

Christopher Lee

King Vladimir V

Christopher Lee

Acting

Dana Hill

Princess Amanda

Dana Hill

Acting

David Warner

Zandor, the Inkeeper

David Warner

Acting

Frank Zappa

Attila

Frank Zappa

Acting

Vincent Price

Narrator (voice)

Vincent Price

Acting

Jeff Corey

Father

Jeff Corey

Acting

Jack Riley

Sexton / Deacon

Jack Riley

Acting

Gary Springer

Older Brother

No Image

Acting

Gary Schwartz

Headless Man

Gary Schwartz

Acting

David McCharen

Gargoyle / Horrible Man #1

David McCharen

Acting

Mitchel Evans

Horrible Man #2

No Image

Acting

Roy Johns

The Mums

No Image

Acting

Albie Selznick

The Mums

Albie Selznick

Acting

Nathan Stein

The Mums

No Image

Acting

Regis Parton

Grim Reaper (uncredited)

Regis Parton

Acting

Shelley Duvall

Self - Host (uncredited)

Shelley Duvall

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