Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)

[bunniefuu]

Fear.

Fear is something

that everyone experiences.

Fear is a feeling

that we all know.

For me, a fear

that shaped my life was...

God, that sucks.

"Recount a time

when you faced a fear,

challenge or failure.

How did it define you,

or how did you overcome it?"

Hello?

Hello?

Tyler? What are you doing?

Are you crazy?

My mom is gonna hear you.

You see this mask?

Got it on sale.

Very scary.

Sorry.

I was in the neighborhood.

- I texted you like 10 times.

- I told you my phone's off.

If I miss this deadline,

I don't get into Columbia.

You'll be here with me

the next four years.

Consider me your safety school.

Close by, good parties...

Oh, really. Do you also offer

a creative-writing program?

Oh, I'm super creative.

Look, I got you a care package.

- Pringles. And a little bit of Red Bull.

- Heh.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

You are so busted.

- So, so busted.

- I've got it.

Mom,

this is not what it looks like.

No, I know what it is.

I heard the entire thing.

Do people

not whisper anymore?

"Hey, I brought Pringles

and Red Bull."

"You better be quiet

'cause my mom will hear us."

Tyler, go home.

Okay.

Uh, just to clarify,

do you mean back out the window

or out the front?

Okay, I'll use the window.

Sorry, Sarah,

I'll see you tomorrow.

Ooh! I'm good.

Ah! Still good!

- Go to bed.

- Mom, I can explain.

We'll discuss this

in the morning.

- Sam is gonna love this.

- You go to bed too.

- What'd I do?

- I don't need a wingman.

- Okay. Going to bed.

- Hmph.

Ow.

You need to stop

electrocuting yourself

- and eat your breakfast.

- Mom, this is due tomorrow,

and it's worth 50 percent

of my grade.

How about you eat 50 percent

of your eggs?

Sonny, seriously?

Sorry. I'm getting close.

Coming.

Coming!

Morning, Ms. Quinn.

- Good morning, Sam.

- How you doing?

Kathy! Thank

you for taking Sam.

We'll be back in three days.

We owe you.

You definitely do.

Sonny!

Grab your backpack.

Sarah, let's go!

I've got an errand to run

- on the way to school.

- Coming!

My condolences on your bust

last night.

Good thing I'm here,

in case any other dudes

try to climb

through your window.

Sonny. I'm gonna k*ll you.

k*ll him in the car.

Okay? Go, go, go.

♪ Halloween with pumpkins

And mice ♪

♪ Halloween, it's so nice ♪

♪ Halloween ♪

- Faster, faster.

- ♪ With pumpkins and mice ♪

Hey, Kathy.

Hey, kids. Heh, heh.

Mr. Chu.

Wow, you practically got

a theme park here.

Check this out.

Oh, my... Oh! Whoa!

It's like being in the movies!

I'm gonna have these puppies

up and running in no time.

You know, for the kids.

- Ha-ha-ha. Okay.

- All right. Bye.

He doesn't actually have kids,

does he?

No, he does not.

Ooh!

All right, everybody,

let's make this quick.

You can each pick out a pumpkin

to carve if you want to,

but meet me at

the register in five minutes,

- all right?

- Okay.

Alrighty.

Right here? Really?

Yes, here. Everywhere.

It's called marketing.

Anything you wanna

say to me?

Mom... Mom, I was

working all night. I swear.

I swear,

Tyler just snuck over and...

I've just been so stuck

on this essay...

You're a great writer.

You always have been.

When you have to sum up

your whole life in one essay,

it all just sounds so...

unimpressive.

Honey. I think you're very

impressive and very capable.

You do?

Thank you.

I do.

Which is why I need you

to watch Sonny and Sam

this week

while I'm working doubles.

Mom! No!

My essay is due Friday.

Sonny's bigger than me.

He doesn't need a babysitter.

Ha, ha. Have you seen what he

blows up when he's supervised?

Hon, I know you're focused

on getting out of here.

But if I don't cover

these shifts at work,

I could lose my job.

I need to know

I can count on you.

Okay. Fine.

- Really?

- Yes, really.

Well, you have earned yourself

some corn cushions, little lady.

Really? Mom.

You're looking real nice today.

Thank you. Heh, heh.

Blue is very in this year.

- I see you got the memo.

- I guess we're in the know.

Okay. Hey, you know,

the adult diapers

are 2-for-1

if you wanna grab another.

- I just need one today.

- Okay. All right.

I don't need them.

They're for the nursing home

- where I work.

- Of course.

- I... I don't... Heh, heh.

- Hey, no judgment.

- Um, okay. Heh, heh.

- I use a toilet. Heh, heh.

All right. Well, hopefully,

I'll, uh, see you around soon.

Yeah. Yeah.

Thanks for checking me out.

Ringing up my purchases.

You know.

Yes. Yeah. Well, both.

- Yeah. Heh.

- I'll just get my diapers and go.

Yeah.

Happy Halloween!

Yeah, I can help you.

Hey, wait up!

Oh, dude,

science fair sign-ups.

If I can just get

my Tesla Tower to work,

easily win. It'd be so cool.

What do you mean?

You're already cool.

We are treasure hunters.

People respect us around here.

- Ew.

- Hey, Junk Bros.

Spit wads? What are you, 9?

What'd you say?

Sam, what are you doing?

I got this.

You know,

we were gonna TP Principal

Harrison's house tomorrow night.

But now,

I think I'm just gonna spend

the whole night

chasing you guys around.

Hey. Boys,

move it or you're t*rd.

Of course, Ms. Hoover.

I was just extolling

to my good friends Sam and Sonny

my deep love for homework

and all things learning.

Get to class.

Yeah.

What a jerk.

I'd like to check

this book out, please.

And you are...?

Tyler Mitchell.

Okay, Tyler Mitchell.

Oh. Yeah, you have four books

you haven't returned

since sophomore year.

And your account is frozen.

Damn.

It's gonna cost 40 bucks

to unfreeze it.

I just spent it

on tickets for us

to see DJ Bisky

at the Den tonight.

You have to come.

You can't say no.

My way of saying sorry

for getting you busted.

I-I can't.

My mom is making me

watch my stupid brother

all week and his friend...

Come on. Don't wait for college

to start having fun.

Show starts at 8.

Get your brother

a babysitter.

Okay. Sam, what do you think?

Nice. Looks just like you.

Hello.

Yeah. Yeah, you're speaking

to a Junk Brother.

Yes, ma'am. This afternoon?

Let me check with my associate.

- Hang up on her.

- This is our opportunity.

- We're too busy. Stop it.

- We're doing this.

I have my Tesla Tower project,

I have algebra. No way.

- Fine, fine, fine! Whatever.

- Sam.

All right. Fine.

You are in luck.

Yeah, we can squeeze you in.

24 Ashley Lane?

No, no problem. No problem.

Yeah. Fear not, ma'am.

Junk is our middle name.

"Junk is our..."?

Do you even hear yourself?

Get your shoes on.

It's time to get rich!

I already have my shoes on.

I guess this is it.

24 Ashley Lane.

Twenty-four is the number

of people m*rder*d here.

All right, Sonny.

Let's do this.

Hey. I don't like the way

those things are looking at us.

We're treasure hunters, Sonny,

remember. Come on.

Hello?

Some treasure.

This place

is definitely haunted.

Dude, there's more stuff

over here. Come on.

This room's

even worse.

Come on, Sonny,

it's not that bad.

There is nothing

to be afraid of.

Who stuffs a cat?

How much are they paying us

for this?

Can't believe you said

we'd work for free.

Not for free.

The lady said

we could keep any junk

we don't throw away.

Some of that stuff

can have monetary value.

You know what else

has monetary value, Sam?

- Actual money.

- Just start cleaning. Come on.

Found some more stuff

in the attic.

- Okay, what do we got?

- Maybe this is worth something.

It's stuck.

Dude, I think

we just found a treasure chest!

- Go get it.

- Jackpot!

This is amazing.

It's like a whole room in here.

I told you.

We come here, we find treasure.

Help me with this.

I bet this thing

is filled with gold

and diamonds and Bitcoins.

Uh, you know Bitcoins

are cryptocurrency, right?

It's not real coins,

it's virtual coins.

It's really cool. It starts

with a process called mining...

Stop being a nerd

for a second and help.

- Yeah, sorry.

- Thank you. Here.

All right. You ready?

Three, two, and...

What?

It's locked.

Who would lock a book?

Here's a key.

Oh, man.

Well, what's in it?

Nothing.

It's just a beat-up old book.

Doesn't have a title page.

- So much for treasure.

- Well, look.

We still have all this stuff.

This is a good haul.

Just grab the book anyway.

- It's gotta be worth something.

- Yeah.

Sam. Sam, turn around.

Where did that come from?

"My name is Slappy.

What's yours?"

Wait, I think it says something

on the back.

"Karru marri odonna

loma molonu karrano."

He's so creepy.

It's kind of like he's alive.

I don't think

anything's been alive

in this house

since that cat.

I mean, look at this place.

- But I'm alive now!

- Aah!

Oh, Sonny, just give me a kiss.

Just one smooch.

- That's not funny.

- Yes, it is. It's hilarious.

It's a business.

We're running a business.

Take this more seriously.

It's too easy, Sonny.

Come on, man.

Hey, I'm taking him.

Don't know why

you took that thing.

- What do you mean? He's awesome.

- Whatever.

Hey, it's the Junk Sisters!

Oh, great.

Well, at least we know

our marketing's working.

No teacher around

to save you now.

Hey, are you wearing

my old sweater

from my grandma's yard sale?

Leave us alone.

Okay.

Give me back my sweater

and I'll let you go.

Really?

Unless you want

your face punched.

Whatever.

And your box.

Fine. Just take it.

Yo, what we got?

- What's this?

- Let's see. Old radio.

- Is that a ruler?

- That's a dog toy.

A stupid book.

Wow.

Great business

you guys are running.

Heh. Your turn.

No. No,

I'm not giving you my box.

Sam, just give it to him.

I like my face unpunched.

No way.

We worked for this stuff.

- Hey, Tommy!

- Oh!

- Look at that.

- Tommy, give him back!

Want your doll? You dress him up

when you get home?

Tommy, this isn't funny.

Sam...

What the...?

What is going on?

Tommy, pull up your pants!

They're stuck.

Thank you very much.

Sonny, we need to go!

Go! Go! Go! No, don't touch

my underwear! God! Stop!

No! Go get them!

No! Go get them!

- Go!

- Okay, okay, okay!

Better pedal faster!

Oh, no.

Come on,

don't make it easy for us!

We need to go!

We're gonna get you, man!

They're gaining on us!

Faster!

- What just happened?

- I have no idea.

Get back here, you two!

Ah.

Why does this keep happening?

Sarah!

You won't believe what happened.

You are never

going to believe this.

We were in this crazy,

abandoned, creepy house

and found this fireplace,

which had a cat on it I twisted.

It went to a secret

compartment that opened.

Then there was a treasure chest.

Okay, but long story short,

we found...

this guy!

Th-this guy.

This... guy.

Wow. It's like you're actively

trying not to be cool.

Here. Mom specifically said

you should fold the laundry.

I'll be in my room if you

need me, but do not need me.

Hey, Sarah?

This specifically says you are

supposed to fold the laundry.

Sarah.

♪ I spend all the time

Waiting at night for you ♪

What am I doing?

We already banned jumping.

I banned sucking, yet here you are.

Now, come on.

Hey! Yes!

Yes!

It's 4 to 1.

Why are you celebrating?

Scoring is a reason

for celebration.

Bye, I'm leaving!

- Where you going?

- Out. I'll be back by 10.

If Mom calls,

tell her I'm in the shower.

You were gonna help me

with my science presentation.

There's two dummies

on the couch.

Practice on one of them.

Ouch.

Tyler!

All right, there we go.

Okay. And...

Sergeant, your orders

are to guard this porch.

It was more than

a hundred years ago

when Nikola Tesla

first lit up the sky

over Wardenclyffe, New York.

Tesla wanted to create a world

where anything

could be transmitted

through giant electric towers:

Power, sound,

maybe even brain waves.

It was like

the original Wi-Fi.

But suddenly and mysteriously,

he shut down his lab in 1908.

His tower

never lit up the sky again.

Until...

today!

May I have a volunteer?

You, sir, in the gray suit.

Hold this

and prepare to be amazed.

I present to you all:

Tesla!

Don't give me that look.

I'm trying

to bring back your tower.

Bravo.

I, for one, think it's

an electrifying presentation.

Sam. I'm not

gonna fall for that again.

Ha-ha-ha. Very funny.

It's like a microphone?

You're talking through

your cell phone or something?

Sam.

Sam, it's a stupid prank.

You ever heard

of personal space? Mm!

How are you talking

to me right now?

You brought me to life.

Don't you remember, Sonny?

- Sam?

- What?

What's the problem?

Just come up here. Please.

Dude, I told you,

I don't care about Tesla.

- Right now, Sam.

- Fine!

I've always wanted a brother.

Please don't try

to educate me on Tesla.

Hello, Sam. Thank you for saving

me from that moron today.

Oh, he's battery-operated.

No, no, no.

Sam, Sam, he's alive.

Sorry for what

happened with Tommy.

I guess you could say

he got hosed.

- That was you?

- Yep.

And now that we're family,

we can be brothers!

I think I'd make

a great Junk Brother.

Right. Just a sec. Sidebar.

Are we losing our minds?

I don't think

we can at the same time.

Okay, but just to clarify,

we're talking

to a puppet right now.

Yeah.

Maybe he's alive.

Of course I'm alive!

Heh-heh-heh.

And I can make

all your problems go away.

Didn't your sister tell you

to fold the laundry?

There. Now you have time

to do your homework.

Oh, what's that? You don't want

to do your homework?

That's okay.

I just did it for you.

You know algebra?

A squared

plus B squared equals

of course! Heh, heh.

This is amazing.

It's all correct.

So you can change

all of our grades.

I can only change

the things right in front of me.

But whatever I see,

I can bring to life.

Karru marri odonna loma

molonu karrano.

Round one. Fight!

That is awesome.

I will never question

picking up junk again.

Wait until Mom

and Sarah find out.

Slow your roll there, kid.

Let's just keep this

our little secret for now.

Give me a chance

to win them over first.

Ah, you're terrible at this.

Heh-heh-heh.

I'm literally crushing you

right now.

Can't believe you're losing

to a puppet.

Right. And I'm not

even using my magical powers.

Heh. Hm?

Back so soon?

- Don't ask.

- Are you okay?

- What happened?

- What happened?

Well, turns out the guy I liked

is a total scumbag.

Mom expects me to run

this entire house by myself.

And if I don't figure out

this essay by Friday,

I'm never getting out of this

town. So no, I'm not okay.

Why are you guys

acting so weird?

- Us?

- Nothing.

No reason at all. Mm-hm.

I'm working

on my science project.

- We're just playing video games.

- Just us two.

- Nobody else.

- Mm-hm.

I'm going to bed.

Good night.

Who just said that?

- Me!

- Sam.

Good night.

It's a new thing we're doing.

Good night.

Good night.

- Hit the hay.

- Good night, Sarah.

Night-night.

That is not cool, Slappy.

What the hell?

- Ugh. God, they are such tools.

- Boo!

Missed you at the show

last night.

Bet you did. You have fun?

It was okay.

A bunch of us just hanging out.

Totally casual.

Right.

- What's with the dummy?

- Oh, him?

We were just hanging out.

Totally casual.

Fly, little ghost.

Hey, whoever that is, can you

toss me up some more string?

Sure.

Okay.

That's hilarious.

Sarah?

Oh! Hey, hey, hey,

not funny, not funny.

Sarah, stop fooling around.

I'd say you're the one

fooling around.

How are you talking?

I love the theater.

I always bring down the house.

Wait, no! What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Tell me, Tyler.

What does it say

on that top step?

Uh... It's not a step?

Maybe you'll remember that

the next time you

step out of line with my sister.

It was a puppet, man.

It was a puppet.

It had these

supernatural powers.

He could move things

with his mind.

I swear.

She knows! Ask her.

It was in her locker.

Please tell him real quick.

Sarah, tell him!

It's just the meds

kicking in, sir.

Last guy said he saw a dragon.

It wasn't a dragon.

It was a puppet.

Nikola Tesla

constructed this tower

right here in Wardenclyffe,

New York

to beam bolts of electricity

across the world.

And today...

we are going

to beam bolts of electricity

across this classroom.

Someone beam me

out of this classroom.

May I have a volunteer?

You, ma'am,

in the pink sweater.

Hold that and prepare

to be amazed.

Behold:

The power of Tesla.

Mr. Quinn, unplug that now!

That was awesome!

And that was my presentation

on Nikola Tesla.

Any...? Any questions?

Today's picture day!

This is not good.

I'm so busted.

Oh, great,

the fire department's here?

They're definitely gonna

make you repeat a grade.

Please tell me you guys

had nothing to do with this.

Sonny blew up the science wing.

It was so cool.

It was an accident.

What are you doing here?

Tyler Mitchell just got loaded

into an ambulance.

He said the dummy

you guys put in my backpack

attacked him

with supernatural powers.

We didn't put Slappy

in your backpack.

Get in.

You're telling me

that you discovered

a walking, talking dummy

and you didn't tell me?

He seemed like a nice guy

at the start.

- He had great manners.

- He told us to keep it a secret.

A, I'm your sister.

And B, as a general rule,

when an animated doll

tells you to keep secrets,

that's a red flag.

He's not just some doll.

He's got powers.

He can move stuff with his mind.

You guys, this is insane.

I mean,

why would he go after Tyler?

Maybe he heard you complaining

about him last night.

Great.

What else did I complain about?

Mom.

Hey, kids, you wanna see

the mummies come to life?

- Sorry, Mr. Chu!

- Don't have time to talk now!

Your loss!

- Mom!

- Ms. Quinn!

Hey. You didn't tell me you got

a ventriloquist dummy. How fun!

He was sitting at the table

like a little person.

"Hi, kids. My name is Bobo.

And I like listening to Mom."

Heh, heh.

Mom, his name is Slappy,

and I would not do that

if I were you.

Slappy.

That's a ridiculous name.

No, no. His name is Bobo.

- Mom, you don't understand.

- Ms. Quinn, he's alive.

I think these guys

are trying to play

some sort of

a Halloween prank on us,

but I'm not buying it.

Are you? No.

Oh, let me get that.

But nice try. Very creative.

Stay right there.

Don't go anywhere.

Hi, kids. Good day at school?

Oh, my God. He sounds

even creepier than he looks.

Ha-ha-ha. We're gonna be

such a happy family.

You're not our family.

Do it, Sonny. Turn him off.

Hearing you say that

makes me mad.

"Karru marri odonna

loma molonu karrano."

Don't do that.

Do it again.

"Karru marri odonna

loma molonu karrano."

It worked.

And trust me.

You don't want to find out

what happens...

when I get mad.

- Okay.

- Hm?

Well, that was

an interesting phone call.

Anything you wanna tell me?

Yes, we've been trying to.

That dummy is evil.

You blew up the science lab?

Yeah, there was that too.

Do you know

how much damage you've caused?

It wasn't Sonny's fault.

I'm sure it was an accident.

- It wasn't an accident. The dummy did it.

- Yeah.

Do I look like a dummy

to you?

We're telling

the truth!

Here's some truth for you.

Halloween is canceled

for the three of you.

- What?

- Canceled.

- Come on.

- You know...

I expect this kind of

craziness from the boys.

But I felt like

you were gonna help me

keep things under control,

Sarah.

Mom.

I'm disappointed.

- Come on. Mom.

- Mom, please.

Not as disappointed

as I am.

My room.

Now.

We've got a problem.

Yeah. I have never seen

your mom that mad.

I'm talking about

the psycho dummy on our couch.

Did somebody call

a family meeting without me?

No, no. Slappy,

why would you think that?

We were just planning

a surprise party for you.

Well, I've got a surprise

for the three of you.

This is my house now.

And under my roof,

I make the rules.

Sorry, but you just got voted

out of this family.

- Huh? Aah!

- Oh!

What do we do with him now?

Fireplace.

No. No way.

I would have nightmares

the rest of my life.

No. I have a better idea.

Ugh. We've

been walking forever.

It's like this whole place

is made of poison ivy.

Stop complaining.

How much farther is it?

Here.

This should work.

Am I the only one that feels

like we're committing a crime?

It's a dummy. The only crime

we're committing is littering.

- Ready?

- Yeah, yeah.

Okay, watch out.

It's done.

Let's get out of here.

Sonny, come on.

We just k*lled a puppet.

Trust me, we had to.

And I say we just

forget it ever happened,

because no one

will believe us anyway.

It's over.

He's locked in a suitcase.

There's no way

that dummy's getting out.

Who you calling "dummy,"

dummy?

What do you want from us?

I just want to be

part of the family.

He's gonna break

through the windshield.

Is everyone okay?

Yeah.

Think so.

Where's Slappy?

Guys, I think we just made

things a thousand times worse.

♪ I've been driving

In my car ♪

♪ Trying to find

Some sign of life ♪

♪ One is a guy

That is kind of creepy ♪

♪ It's a little stickling

Said sleepy ♪

Trick or treat!

There you go, Hank.

All right,

come on in. Zoink!

Step right up.

Don't be scared.

Welcome to my haunted house.

Boo!

All right.

Here you go. Happy Halloween.

Hey, what's up, my witches?

Little Frankenstein humor.

Zoink!

Beat it.

Here you go.

Bye-bye!

Hey, my princess.

Bye-bye!

Hey, my cowboy.

- I'm not a cowboy!

- Yes, you are. Bye-bye!

"A mysterious disturbance

recently took place

"in the town

of Madison, Delaware.

"Neighborhoods were ravaged

and the high school destroyed.

"An FBI spokesman said unusual

weather patterns were to blame,

"but there were rumors

of a cover-up

"for something far stranger.

"Sightings of giant insects,

Abominable Snowmen, and even...

...an evil ventriloquist dummy."

Oh, we're so dead.

"Creatures believed to come

alive from the original

manuscripts of horror author

R.L. Stine."

- The book.

- What book?

In that abandoned house, we

found this old locked-up book.

And when we unlocked it,

that's when Slappy appeared.

Yeah, but Tommy Madigan

took it from us.

Well, how do you know the book

was written by R.L. Stine?

Wait a second.

"From 1979 to 1985,

"legendary horror author

R.L. Stine

lived in Wardenclyffe,

New York."

- Here?

- That's not good.

"Stine started

his writing career

"with a since-unpublished novel

titled Haunted Halloween,

"a tale of a demonic dummy

who sets out

to create a family

of his own by..."

By...? By what?

By bringing Halloween

to life.

I love a good holiday sale.

Hello, old friends.

If those kids don't want me

to be a part of their family,

I'll raise one of my own.

Karru marri

odonna loma molonu karrano.

Karru marri...

Okay.

Yes.

Trick or treat.

Welcome

to the family,

Walter.

Serving families

is what I do. Heh, heh.

Heh, heh. Come along,

then, brother.

Just wait until you see

what I have planned next

for this town.

Guys, this is bad.

This is really,

really bad.

You know what we need to do?

We need to call the police.

And tell them what?

That an evil dummy

is about to bring

Halloween to life?

- Yes!

- Great idea, Sam.

They'll come and arrest us.

- Wait, guys, I found a number.

- For Stine?

No, says here

nobody knows where he is,

but this is for

Richard Shivers.

He's the president of the

R.L. Stine Appreciation Society.

- What are you doing?

- I'm calling.

Good day, you've

reached Dr. Richard Shivers

and the R.L. Stine

Appreciation Society.

If you're trying to

reach Stine, don't bother.

Otherwise,

leave a message.

Hi, Mr. Shivers,

my name is Sarah Quinn.

I live in

Wardenclyffe, New York.

I desperately need to

get in touch with R.L. Stine.

This is gonna sound crazy,

but I think one of his stories

has come to life.

Hi, Mr. Shivers...

Well...

Looks like we're on our own.

Wait,

where are we going?

To find Tommy Madigan

and get that book.

Get that one.

No way he's gonna

be able to get that.

Oh.

- Tommy! Tommy!

- Tommy! Hey.

Tommy! Tommy!

What do these idiots want?

I'll take care

of this.

We need that book.

- It's really important.

- It's super important.

The book with

the lock on it.

Okay, okay.

What book?

The one you stole

from us, Tommy.

Oh, yeah.

I've got it right here.

- Oh, really?

- No, idiot.

Why would I be carrying a book

around with me on Halloween?

Now, go back home

with your babysitter.

I'll be there in a bit

to egg your house.

Listen,

you little punk,

I'm not the babysitter.

I'm Sonny's sister.

You're gonna give us

that book back

or I'll make your life

a living hell.

The only thing you'll use that

toilet paper for is to wipe...

Okay. God, you don't have

to be so mean about it.

Let's get

out of here.

Book's at my house

in my room.

But it's hidden, so good luck

finding it, losers. Heh, heh.

Those are some

awesome costumes.

Is this actually

happening?

Guys, we gotta find

that book!

Evening, Mr. Tesla.

You don't mind if we bring

your tower back to life, do you?

What did he say?

Shut up.

Tesla used this tower

to project electricity,

but I'm going

to use this tower

to project my magic

in ways he never imagined.

It takes a genius

to know a genius.

- Whoa.

- Heh-heh-heh.

Come along,

Walter.

We've got work

to do.

Very well.

Let's go.

This is Tommy's house.

Well, I guess

we just knock?

Knock loud. He

lives with his grandma.

Okay.

Wait! Guys,

there she is.

She's asleep.

I guess we'll just

have to wake her up.

- Hello! Come on.

- Hello!

- Hello!

- Tommy's grandma!

Wow.

Guess she's a deep sleeper.

It's locked.

Find another way in

and go get that book.

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna make sure

nothing surprises us. Go!

- Ow!

- Shh.

What?

I can't believe we're

breaking into someone's house right now.

Shh.

Hey, they got gummy bears.

Who cares?

Stop screwing around.

Hands off!

Sam, stop

screwing around. Let's go.

Okay, all right.

Watch this, Walter.

Whoa. Whoa.

Why settle for

a small family, Walter,

when we can project

my power everywhere

and bring all of

Halloween to life?

Yeah.

Karru marri odonna loma

- molonu karrano.

- Whoa.

Karru marri

odonna loma

molonu karrano.

Hyah! Ha-ha-ha!

- Sam, I found it. Yeah.

- You found it?

"R.L. Stine."

How did we miss that?

- That can't be good.

- Yeah. We gotta go.

Let's just go

back out the window.

All right.

- Oh.

- Ah!

Sam!

The hand

has my hand!

Just rip it off!

Throw it!

Sam. Turn around.

They're moving.

Sonny,

they're just gummy bears.

They're so tiny and cute.

What can they do?

Hey there, little guys.

Sam, you just ate

half their family.

I would not do that

if I were you.

Why are they walking

towards us?

Okay. All right.

Maybe

they just want us

to stay and play.

God, where is everyone?

Oh, there's one

on my back, Sam!

Okay, okay!

- Pull harder!

- I'm trying!

- Whoa.

- Ha-ha-ha!

Go for the window, Sam!

I'm coming!

Whoa!

Just! Stop! Giggling!

Sam! I need some help

over here...

Sonny!

Mom, we're under attack!

Sonny, what are you

talking about?

Where's Sarah?

Who's attacking you?

Gummy bears.

What? Honey, you're mumbling.

Put Sarah on the phone.

- Sonny.

- Whee!

What...?

Okay, that's it.

Do not leave the house!

I'm coming home.

Sonny, help!

Sam, I'm coming!

Hurry!

No, no, no!

You'll never take me alive!

That is my new favorite book.

- You okay?

- I think.

Let's get out of here.

What are you guys

doing in there?

Oh, no big deal, really.

Just being mauled

by my favorite

comfort food!

Wait. Just stop.

Stop, stop!

What are you guys

even talking about?

Everything is alive, Sarah.

Even candy.

Well, is that the book?

Let's read it.

There's something you need

to know about this book.

What?

Look out!

Whoa!

That's what.

This is not

a normal book, Sarah.

Who would write this?

♪ They did the monster mash ♪

♪ The monster mash ♪

Oh, what is this?

Okay.

- Huh?

- Oh!

- Hyah!

- Oh, you rehearsed that, did you?

Best costume of the night, sir.

Go!

Look out, look out! Ah!

What's going on?

There! Let's take

the alley. It's empty.

Wait, wait!

We need to read the book

and see how we can end this.

Let me see.

"It was nearly Halloween

in the town of Wardenclyffe..."

Blah, blah, blah. Here!

"His revenge

was to create a family

by bringing Halloween to life,

but that wasn't enough."

That seems like

plenty of revenge to me.

"Because he wanted more than

a family. He wanted a mother.

His plan was to..."

Was to what?

Keep reading.

I-I-I can't.

That was the last page.

It's an unfinished manuscript.

What?

Okay, great.

What do we do now?

Slappy's gonna go after Mom.

That book is the only thing

we have to stop him.

We have to go to

the nursing home and save her.

Mom's not at

the nursing home.

Where is she?

- On her way home to save us.

- What?

She called while we were

attacked by gummy bears.

Why answer

at a time like that?

Maybe because unlike you, Sarah,

I pick up Mom's phone calls.

Really? Guilt trip much?

We need to find your mom

before Slappy does.

Now, come on,

let's go!

Your woodworking skills

are impressive.

Yes.

This will do nicely.

Oh, I used to manage

a hardware store.

- Walter. Focus, please.

- Yes.

Now tell my monsters to get me

Mama and get me that book.

Yeah. Yes.

Run!

Duck!

Look out!

What the...?

That's Mr. Peters!

- Nice doggy.

- It's right behind you!

Ah! Not on my leg!

Help!

That's Mom! That's Mom!

Come on!

You bunch of scallywags!

Kids, watch out!

Behind you!

Okay, now's our chance.

Give me the book.

I'm gonna protect Mom.

You get the ladder

and meet me at that tree.

- Wait till it's safe, then go.

- Okay.

Okay, okay.

Oh, my God! We're all gonna die!

Run for your life! Ah!

Oh, my God.

Oops. Not a monster.

All right, let's go!

Come on!

Halt!

My orders are

to guard this porch!

No way.

You like carving pumpkins,

huh?

Look what you did

to poor Terry.

Hiya! I'm round.

Sergeant Squash,

open fire.

Oh. Ow!

We need to find

another way in!

No. This is my house.

I'm hit! Medic!

What are you doing?

Put me down!

Hiya! Happy Easter.

- No, no!

- Ugh!

Yes! Let's go.

Sarah, I was so worried.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Just hang tight.

I'm gonna get you down.

I promise.

I just need you to trust me.

Don't worry about me. Run. Hide!

Ghost at 11 o'clock!

No, no, no! Get back here!

That's my book! Ah!

We gotta go.

Sarah!

Sarah, let go of that ghost!

Do not let go

of that ghost!

- You okay?

- No, that ghost took the book.

- Mom!

- Oh, kids. Help!

No, no, no!

- Sarah!

- Mom!

It's heading for the Tesla lab.

Slappy brought

the tower to life.

That's why

this is happening.

We have to stop him.

Uh, guys?

Sonny, what do we do?

I don't know.

You're the older one.

No, no, no.

It's me, Mr. Chu!

Mr. Chu?

Shh! Follow me!

To the basement now!

Don't ruin the Mylar.

I'm saving it for next year.

Go, go, go.

Let me get this straight.

We are living a Goosebumps

story right now?

Okay, clearly you're a fan.

This is the greatest thing

I've ever heard!

Hold on. Let me guess, let me

guess, let me guess. Um...

Monster Blood.

No, too on the nose.

Yeah, you're right. Um...

The Scarecrow Walks

at Midnight.

No. Haunted Halloween.

I don't know that one.

How does it end?

That's the problem.

It doesn't.

Mm! Mm!

Hello, Mama.

Remember me?

You put me on your lap.

Put those cute words

in my mouth.

What was it you called me?

"Bobo"? Ha-ha-ha.

Can't talk?

Don't you worry.

From now on, I'll do

the talking for both of us.

I'm gonna make you

so proud, Mama.

Onarrak unolom

amol

annodo irram

urrak.

It's working.

Yes.

My mind is literally

blown right now.

I mean, we get to finish

our Goosebumps story!

This isn't a creative-writing

exercise, Mr. Chu.

Slappy has our mom!

Yeah, and then you get to

save your mom. It's Chapter 22:

"The kids save their mom

from the demonic dummy."

Well, the only thing

I had to save my mom

was that book,

and I lost it. So...

Sarah. This is not

your fault.

If anything, it's my fault.

I'm the one who found the book

and brought Slappy to life.

And I even told Slappy

about Tesla.

Mom trusted me to

take care of you guys,

and I told her

I would save her.

I failed.

I know I always say that

I can't wait

to go to college

and get started on my real life,

but you guys are my life.

This is a classic

Goosebumps moment.

Do you remember

Say Cheese and Die...?

- This is real life, Chu!

- Okay.

Guys, Slappy is using the Tesla

Tower to power Halloween.

If I can get in there,

maybe I can

shut it off,

and we can save Mom.

But there's

monsters everywhere.

How are we gonna

get past them?

Easy.

Camouflage.

Welcome to my crafts lab.

Wow.

♪ Steady on my grind and got no

Time for playing games ♪

♪ Money on my mind, I'm kicking

As I'm taking names ♪

♪ The heat is on

Get out the kitchen ♪

♪ If you can't handle

The flames ♪

♪ I'm hustling

I was born to win ♪

♪ Ain't never gonna change ♪

♪ Let me tell you now

I don't know how ♪

♪ But the whole world's

Gonna know my name ♪

♪ Just wait and see

They gon' talk about me ♪

♪ Things ain't never

Gon' be the same ♪

♪ Are you ready? ♪

♪ Are you ready? ♪

♪ Better make way

'Cause I'm coming through ♪

♪ Are you ready for me? ♪

♪ Are you ready for me? ♪

♪ You know I'm gonna be

Legendary ♪

Jeez,

they're still everywhere.

It's actually working.

Come on. We gotta

get to that tower.

I can't believe

we're really here.

I can barely see

out of this thing.

Is it cool?

Is it awesome?

Hey, fanboy. Let's focus.

Right. Sorry.

Let's go.

Don't. Move.

Come on, let's go.

Come on!

Look at this place.

It's so creepy.

Stay close.

No wonder Tesla

abandoned this place.

Shh, shh, shh.

Do you hear that?

Come on.

Oh, no.

Not Haunted Halloween.

Oh, my writing was

so cliché back then.

I knew it! I knew I came up

with that first.

That clever little dummy's

writing his own ending.

Not in my book,

he's not.

Oh, gnomes.

Don't you dare.

Stay.

Ow! Son of a... Ah!

Oh, witches!

Get away, witches!

- Guys, do you hear that?

- Shh!

Wow.

Whoa.

Welcome.

Slappy.

Walter?

Where's my mother?

Don't you mean our mother?

There's my sweet little babies.

I just love a family reunion.

- Mom.

- What did you do?

I had a papa once!

He let me down.

But a mother's love

is forever.

Turn her back now,

you psycho!

Oh, should I?

Unfortunately,

I have other plans.

Walter!

The book, please.

Yes.

This book.

Go prepare the tower!

I'm going to do what

Stine couldn't:

Finish this book,

once and for all.

Spoiler alert:

The manuscript gets destroyed

in that tower,

and my Halloween family

lasts forever!

Mama,

babysit the children for me.

Yes, dear.

We can't let him

destroy that book.

Sonny, turn this thing off.

I'm going after Slappy.

Just you and me now,

Slappy.

Can't hear you. I'm too far

ahead of you. Hee-hee-hee!

This is amperage

and this is voltage?

None of these cables

make any sense.

What about here?

Start pulling levers.

- No, no, Sam, don't!

- Ah!

Slappy booby-trapped

all this stuff.

Careful, Sarah. It'd be a shame

to fall from that height.

Plenty more

where that came from.

Come on, Sonny,

turn this thing off.

Oh, no. Sonny hurry up.

Slappy's at the top.

Do something.

I can't do it, Sam.

Come on, Sonny.

You are the smartest kid I know.

Sam, I couldn't even do

my little science project.

Slappy did that.

And even that one shorted out.

Wait. That's it.

We turn it up. All the way up.

We blow the fuse.

- Yes!

- The fuse is over there.

And now to finish this story

and destroy the town.

No!

What do you think

you're doing?

Writing my own ending.

Spoiler alert:

I save the town

and put you back

where you belong.

What's the matter?

Writer's block?

Again?

- Grab that lever. Yes.

- This one?

On my count,

we push up at the same time.

Ready? Go!

Give me the book.

You're not gonna

get this book, Slappy.

I have a friend

who might think otherwise.

Nowhere else to run, sis!

Fine. You win, Slappy.

I'll give you the book,

but you gotta turn my mom back.

Deal.

It all ends

Slappily ever after.

You forgot one thing:

Never judge a book

by its cover.

What?

No!

Sonny, what's happening?

Mom.

We need to get out of here!

It's working!

Go, kids!

Hello?

Someone called for me?

- Sarah? Oh! Oh...

- Mom!

Hello?

I got your message.

I'm here.

Don't worry.

Everything's going to be okay.

I need typing paper,

a thesaurus,

Diet Coke,

and a quiet place to compose.

Preferably in a comfortable

chair with lumbar support.

Are you R.L. Stine?

Me? No, I'm Dr. Seuss.

R.L. Stine was unavailable.

Yes, of course,

I'm R.L. Stine!

Then I guess this

belongs to you.

Don't open it.

My first book.

You realize I wrote this

when I was around your age.

More of an amateur work, really,

but I am sure you'll all agree

it shows the undeniable promise

of a brilliant young writer.

Why do you have

a typewriter?

I was going to

save you with it,

although it appears you found

a way to save yourselves.

- A typewriter?

- It's been done before.

Once before.

Maybe twice.

Maybe more.

Kathy?

Walter, manager

at Fred's Pharmacy.

It's nice to see you.

Hi. It's nice to

see you too.

What are you doing here?

I don't know.

Walter! Walter!

You got turned into a monster.

You were big, green, ugly.

You were Slappy's henchman!

Weather patterns.

Very strange weather patterns.

But I think everything's

back to normal now.

Fine. Okay, yeah,

the weather has been weird.

It's true. Okay, thanks.

What happened to your shirt?

I don't know.

Ixnay on the onsters-may.

- Go ahead, ollow-fay.

- What?

Means "follow." Pig Latin.

Oh, the youth today.

So funny running into you.

Right? I always hoped we'd run

into each other outside of work.

Yeah, me too.

Hey, if you're not

busy next week,

would you wanna

have some dinner?

- Yeah. Yeah, heh, heh.

- Yeah? That's awesome.

So they don't remember

what happened to them?

The transmutation process

seems to have wiped

their memories clean.

All those who were affected

won't remember a thing.

Tommy?

- Are you okay?

- Oh, my God. Guys.

I had this crazy dream.

I'm so glad to see you.

You know, can't believe

I'm saying this,

but I'm glad

to see you too, Tommy.

Kids falling

from the sky.

My work here is done.

I'm a writer too.

Well, an aspiring,

very stuck writer at the moment.

My condolences.

All the horrors

in the world can't compare

to the terrors

of the blank page.

Um, any advice

on college essays?

Well, first rule of writing:

write what you know.

Thirty years,

and I couldn't figure out

how this book should end.

And somehow you figured out

how to finish it

in one night.

I believe in you.

Hm. "Write what you know."

Recount a time in your life

when you faced a fear,

challenge or failure.

I think most of us

are afraid

that we don't have

a story to tell.

That there's nothing

special about us.

And then a moment comes

when you least expect it

where you have to step up,

no matter

how terrified you are.

But what

I've learned is that

it's good to be scared

sometimes.

Scared of losing

the people we love.

- Stop, stop!

- It's a ventriloquist dummy.

- Oh.

- Really?

- That's not funny, Mom.

- Too soon.

No, I like it.

Congratulations,

Sonny.

Thank you so much,

Principal Harrison.

Or scared of not

achieving our dreams.

Because those moments

remind us

just how special

our stories really are.

- Here's to us.

- Indeed.

- Hey, Sarah!

- Hi, Mr. Chu.

Watch this.

I like it.

Yeah, I just made it

life-size this year.

You know, just in case.

No, seriously, you know,

just in case.

Right. I'll see you later,

Mr. Chu.

Bye!

And maybe when you

face enough of your fears

life stops being

so scary after all.

♪ Now's the day

To make our dreams alive ♪

Hey, honey.

What happened?

I got in.

I knew it.

I knew you could do it.

Oh, I'm so proud

of you!

I guess I'm proud.

- Thanks, Sonny.

- Come on, bring it in.

Congratulations.

Here, take off your jacket.

Guys, give her some

ornaments, please.

Oh, yeah,

yeah, yeah.

- I'm so happy!

- Ha-ha-ha!

- Here, put that right there.

- Yeah, I like that one.

Finally, a new book.

Yes.

Hello, Papa.

Slappy! I thought

the book got you.

Maybe those others,

but not me.

Why is that?

You know

I always survive.

You wrote me that way.

In fact, I wrote my own story

while I was gone.

And guess what.

You're the main character.

No.

No!

You try living in a book

for a while, Papa.

Hyah!

Hands off!

Hiya! Look at my candle.

Slappy Halloween.