The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

6.7 | 1984-09-17 | Horror Fantasy Family TV Movie

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.

Featured Crew

Jacob Grimm Short Story
Wilhelm Grimm Short Story
Andi Copley Associate Producer
Fred Fuchs Producer
Bridget Terry Producer
Robert Folk Original Music Composer
Michael Erler Production Design
Jane Osmann Art Direction
J. Allen Highfill Costume Design
Sheryl Ptak Makeup Designer

Cast

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

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