02x05 - Screamcatcher

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[ Suspenseful music plays ]

Announcer:
You can't hide from it.

You can't fight it.

You can't escape.

[ Roaring ]

"That!"

Ben:
Uh, these old movies are dumb.

Two minutes in,
I already know how it ends.

Misunderstood genius
makes a monster

he thinks he can control.

Monster goes
out of control.

The genius gets
what's coming to him.

Dashing hero saves the day.
The end.

It's always the same --
snoring, boring, and hokey.

Ben, these old movies
created that formula.

It's the "same old story"
for the first time.

Uh, no, it isn't.

Well, maybe "That"
will surprise you.

Sometimes a formula
is used to trick you

into a false sense
of security,

then, when you least
expect it, horror!

I'm pretty sure I remember
how this one ends.

"That" may be
a horror classic,

but my dreams
are always a mystery.

[ Snoring ]

These effects
look so fake.

They looked real
in their time.

Yeah, real dumb.

Oh, the horror!

Man: Get out of the way.

[ Yawns loudly ]

Huh?

Get out.

-[ Panting ]
-You're ruining a classic!

A classic, indeed.

[ Grunts ]
I'm running out of time.

I need a seeker now.
But who?

Hmm, a celluloid abomination?

It'll have to do.

-Hey, what's going on?
-Eye of Wotan burning bright,

give the seeker gift of sight,
spare me from eternal night,

guide its hunger, and free me
to the gates of light.

[ Roaring ]

[ Roars ]

Oh, too real.
Too real!

[ Screams ]

[ Engine starts ]

Get out of the way!
[ Screams ]

Hey, get away from my lights!
That's weird!

[ Roars ]

Come on, come on!

Aah! Fine, take it.

[ Growling ]

Ben: Okay, got to admit,

these effects are
way better than I expected.

Yeah, I'm not sure this is
part of the movie, Ben.

Guess I'm getting into
your dumb movie, but for real.

Should we
wake up Grandpa?

It's okay, we know
how it's gonna end.

[ Grunts ]

Well, I don't know how
we're going to explain this one

to the insurance company.

All right, "That,"
you ready for some of this?

Wait, why are you looking
at me like that?

[ Roars ]

Hey, now.

[ Grunts ]

[ Roars ]

Man, you fight weird.

I think
it's eating the light?

Light, huh? Okay.

Hope you left room
for dessert.

What are you doing?
The monster's over there.

Don't worry, all your dumb
movies prepared me for this.

[ Roars ]

Whoa. Why are you
feeding it even more?

It's a classic move,
Gwendolyn.

Overfeed the monster,
monster goes boom.

Uh, it looks like
it's getting bigger.

That's the spine-tingling moment
that comes before the boom.

And now...

What? You promised a boom.
I don't see no boom.

But "The Beast
Who Ate Everything,"

"Fear the Headless Hangry,"
"I Was a Teenage Teenager,"

overfeeding worked
in all those movies.

[ Roars ]

I don't remember that happening
in any of those movies.

[ Snoring continues ]
Plot twist?

Grandpa, we're gonna follow
a monster inside that mountain.

Huh?
Oh, that's nice.

[ Snores ]

No, no, no, no, no!

That fool Tennyson
made it too powerful.

It's going to drain
the entire well before I can...

[ Grunts ]

No, not yet.

[ Groans ]

Not yet!

Yeah, I mean, there is
no light in here.

-Oh.
-Whoa!

There must be
an ancient ruin in here.

We're not looking
for ancient ruins,

we're looking for
a light-eating monster.

Oh, found it.

[ Slurping ]

Is it just me,
or is he getting uglier?

The light is changing it,
and if it eats it all...

It goes boom?

I don't think
it's gonna go boom.

Oh, it'll go boom...

even if I have to
make it go boom.

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Aw, yeah!

XLR with lights!

You got to love
these power-ups!

Yeah, you can be
like bait.

-What?
-[ Roars ]

Oh, bait it is.

[ Roaring ]

In the mood
for some fast food?

Whoa, seriously, dude.
Aren't you full?

[ Roaring continues ]

The only thing going boom
is this room.

You don't get to rhyme if you're
not being constructive.

Ha!
Boom goes the room?

That might work.

[ Roars ]

You'd think a monster
that only ate light

would have better breath.

[ Grunting ]

Aw, you look grumpy.

You know what I find
works after a big meal?

A nap.

[ Snarls ]

[ Roaring ]

Not the quiet boom I was looking
for, but a boom nonetheless.

[ Roars ]

Dude!
No one asked for a sequel!

Step back, cuz, I'm going
to supercharge this freako.

[ Roars ]

All right, Mr. All That,
get ready for your close up--

Wha? Aw, crud.
[ Chuckles nervously ]

[ Roars ]

What was that
all about?

That?
That was a memorable exit.

Okay, all done.
Back to the movies.

No! The well!

Oh, I'm too late.
[ Grunts ]

Hex -- of course,
this is your fault.

I'll make you pay for this,
Tennyson.

Whoa.
He looks pretty messed up.

Good.

A giant light-eating monster
wrecks everything,

including a pool
of liquid light,

and Hex shows up and yells,
"I'm too late!"

Don't you think
we might want to investigate?

Ugh, fine.

Hey, hey.
What's the deal with

the whole light-eating
monster thing?

It doesn't matter now.
It's over.

Okay, you heard him.
Let's go.

You said you were too late.
Too late for what?

Come on. We're gonna need
more to work with.

Oh, very well.

Listen closely because I won't
be able to do this again.

My continued existence
on this plane necessitates

that once every hundred years
I activate the Eye of Wotan

and give life to a seeker.

These beasts rely on
their insatiable thirst

to seek out ripples in the veil
and tear through

the fabric of reality
into the Gates of Light.

By submerging myself
in the well that lies within,

my earthly body is revitalized
and my powers are renewed.

But now that the creature has
drained this well, I am doomed.

Okay, so you're doomed --
so sad.

What's the deal
with the creature?

The seeker will continue
to feed until all the light

in your realm
has been consumed.

How am I supposed
to stop it?

You can't.

Were I at full capacity,
I could utilize the Eye of Wotan

to de-animate the creature,
but now...

[ Screams ]
I am still alive.

Okay, cousin meeting.

I guarantee
he turns on us

as soon as he gets
what he wants.

I say
we just leave him.

What if he's
telling the truth?

The story's just going
the way it always does --

bad guy makes monster,
monster goes out of control,

bad guy gets
what he deserves.

Well, what about the part

where the dashing hero
saves the day?

I'm sure that'll go with
the natural flow of things.

What if it doesn't?

We still have no idea
how to stop that thing.

I hate to say it, but we need
Hex back at full power.

Well,
that's not happening.

His magical healing light is,
as you know,

sloshing around the belly of
a giant hungry blob monster.

We just need a way
to get it out.

Or...

Here, "That".

Come here.
I got a treat for you.

[ Grunts ] Put me down.
I am no treat!

Let's get you
nice and lit up.

[ Grunts ]
Release me at once!

[ Roars ]

Is it me,
or is he getting uglier?

[ Roars ]

And stinkier.

Whoo!

[ Snarling ]

Okay, now he goes boom.
Boom?

Come on!

Hmm. Probably should have
come up with a plan "B."

Uh-oh, that doesn't look good.

Ew!

The power!

You've given me back
my raw, beautiful power!

Yay for me.

Run.
[ Screams ]

[ Laughs ]

[ Screams ]

I knew
you were gonna do this.

[ Screams ]

[ Laughs ]

I can't believe I had
to save your life.

Save my life?
[ Scoffs ]

You saved my life?

Yeah,
but I wish I hadn't.

[ Speaks ancient language ]

What's the problem?

Conscience won't let you
take down a -year-old?

My power depends upon
forces that cannot

overlook a life debt.

Right.

It's okay, I won't tell anyone
that you have a conscience.

[ Grunts ]
Disappointing twist.

Until we meet again,
whelp.

Seriously,
you can't hurt me?

Awesome!

My debt to you is paid.

Do not expect restraint
when we meet again.

Ben!
Are you okay?

Hex was looking really
intense back there.

Why did he back off?

Got bit by
the conscience bug

and decided to play
good guy this time.

Wrong!

I think you might
have been right, Gwen.

Sometimes these monster stories
can surprise you.

Oh. You're not the only one
who's going to be surprised.

[ Snoring ]

Did you see when "That"
went boom?

Chunks everywhere.

Ew!

At least
you changed the ending.

[ Laughter ]

But those were
my favorite underpants!

Oh.
Is the movie over?

How was it?

It was surprising.

Oh, good.
I'm glad you kids had fun.

I guess it's time
to head out.