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Faerie Tale Theatre: Season 3, Episode 7The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers (17 Sep. 1984)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". The king hires him to rid the castle of ghosts and evil spirits. Director:Graeme CliffordWriter:Bruce Franklin Singer |
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Man #1
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Mitchel Evans | ... |
Horrible Man #2
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Princess Amanda
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King Vladimir V
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Martin
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David McCharen | ... |
Gargoyle /
Horrible Man #1
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Regis Parton | ... |
Grim Reaper
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Headless Man
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The Mum
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Older Brother
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Zandor, the Inkeeper
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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". The king hires him to rid the castle of ghosts and evil spirits.
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Even though I grew up renting "Faerie Tale Theatre", this is an episode I didn't see until I was quite a bit older. Basically, Peter MacNicol plays a young man unafraid of anything, which is amazing considering everyone in his village is very superstitious. So, like the title suggests, he leaves home to find out what it means to be fearful. He stops at an inn, where a king and his daughter are staying, since their castle is haunted. The king challenges Martin (MacNichol) to stay in the castle for three nights, and Martin agrees, hoping it'll do the trick. All I'll say is it has a surprising ending, which I won't spoil for anyone because that just wouldn't be any fun, now would it?