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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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HorrorFantasyFamilyTV Movie

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

52 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

17 September 1984

Country

United States of America

Cast

Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

Martin

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

King Vladimir V

Dana Hill

Dana Hill

Princess Amanda

David Warner

David Warner

Zandor, the Inkeeper

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Attila

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Narrator (voice)

Jeff Corey

Jeff Corey

Father

Jack Riley

Jack Riley

Sexton / Deacon

Gary Springer

Gary Springer

Older Brother

Gary Schwartz

Gary Schwartz

Headless Man

David McCharen

David McCharen

Gargoyle / Horrible Man #1

Mitchel Evans

Mitchel Evans

Horrible Man #2

Roy Johns

Roy Johns

The Mums

Albie Selznick

Albie Selznick

The Mums

Nathan Stein

Nathan Stein

The Mums

Regis Parton

Regis Parton

Grim Reaper (uncredited)

Shelley Duvall

Shelley Duvall

Self - Host (uncredited)

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