Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014)

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(EERIE MUSIC PLAYING)

(MANIACAL LAUGHTER)

(MANIACAL LAUGHTER)

(SPOOKY ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

Nice!

Looks just like

your mom. (LAUGHS)

Hmm.

I was thinking more along the

lines of your brother Mike.

Or, it could be you

before your morning coffee.

Yeah?

Mmm-hmm.

Well, speaking of which,

you want a refill?

Sure, thank you.

What's up, Dad?

Hey.

I'm going to Art's for

a four-on-four hoop sesh.

Mind if I take the car?

No, go ahead.

Yes! Thanks.

Bye, hon.

Oh, hey, Grandma's coming!

Hey, and...

Fill up the tank this time.

Please!

Hey, where's Max?

I thought he was all into

this Halloweeny stuff.

He is. But tonight's his

turn to walk Buster.

Oh.

(EERIE MUSIC PLAYING)

Good.

You're such a good dog.

(EXHALES)

(DISTANT HOWLING)

(WHIMPERS)

Come on.

Oh, come on, Buster.

You do this every time!

There's nothing to be afraid

of in an old cemetery.

(DISTANT HOWLING CONTINUES)

All right.

Maybe it is a little scary.

But look, nothing's

gonna hurt us.

I'm still wearing

the magic ring.

This baby is like

kryptonite to ghouls.

Even Phears, if he

even still exists,

is afraid of this bad boy.

Now, can we get out of here and go home?


(BUSTER BARKS)

(BUSTER GROWLS)

(GROWLS) That brat, Max Doyle!

Still hiding Nicky

and Tara Roland from me.

Well, it won't be for long!

PHEARS: Emma Twitchel,

star of The Moscow Circus.

(GRUNTS)

(CRACKLING)

Come forward!

Forward!

I command it!

(GRUNTS)

Ah!

(SIGHS)

(GRUNTS)

(CRACKLING)

(THUNDER BOOMING)

(GASPS)

PHEARS: Emma!

It's nice to see you,

kind of.

Your father and I used to

play together as children.

Ah! Memories.

I have called you,

the great Emma Twitchel,

the biggest star of The

Moscow Circus... Yes.

Back from your sleep...

Yes.

To perform a sacred duty.

Ooh! All right.

You can never find good help.

Now, pay attention.

I am Phears,

the most powerful,

dark spirit in existence.

I command all the spirits laid

to rest in this cemetery.

Even you.

You understand?

Yes!

Yes, I very much understand!

Of course you do.

Now, listen carefully.

Several years ago,

a research parapsychologist

by the name of Michael Roland

came across an urn of ashes

which contained the

remnants of, well, me.

It was left there for

him in his laboratory.

Thinking that it might be just

another artifact for his collection,

he decided he would examine it more

closely later and placed it on a shelf.

He, of course, had no

idea at all of the power

he held in his two little hands.

And through his own carelessness, he

released me back into this world.

It gave me an opportunity

to achieve my ultimate goal,

create an army of the dead.

An army that would do my bidding...

(LAUGHS MANIACALLY)

And possess the bodies

of the living

so that I would

ultimately become

the most powerful

force on Earth.

Even among the living.

This plan is no good.

What?

Souls, when they die, they

want to go to afterlife.

They want to see their

parents, their relatives.

They don't want

to linger with you!

What fun is that?

Fun?

We're not talking about fun!

We're talking about

the power to create

a new breed of

ghost among the living.

It's a completely different...

No!

This plan is...

How you say...

Bonkers!

Well, it's not up to you to

prove I'm bonkers, so...

I mean, you have

no choice but to obey me!

And that's what I thought about

Michael and Michelle Roland.

But they discovered my plans.

So, Roland created a ring

and a magic spell

that could fight off my ghosts and

keep me trapped here in this cemetery.

Ugh.

So, I decided to

make them more like us,

ghosts.

(ROARS)

That way, they could never

interfere with my plans again.

(GROWLING)

(GRUNTS)

(CRACKLING)

(GHOULS MOANING)

The two little Rolands got away

and as long as they were free,

I couldn't get the parents to

tell me where they hid the ring!

When Max Doyle's family

moved into the Roland house

my cat Mauler was stuck there,

lost without me, his master.

And to top it off,

that snotty little

Max recovered the ring

and now uses it to

protect those kids!

That brat, Max,

foiled my plans before,

but this time I know his secret.

It's that ring he

wears on his right hand.

I've got to get that

ring off his finger

so I can snatch those kids!

Otherwise, my plan is useless.

What this have to do with Emma?

Oh, don't you get it?

Max Doyle is keeping your spirit

from moving on to

see your loved ones.

How dare he?

That evil boy!

Exactly.

So, I'm going to give

Max a little present.

Something that will make

him all warm and cuddly.

Ah!

A sweater!

No, not a sweater.

You!

You're going to climb inside

Max as a berserker ghoul.

(CACKLES)

Oh, the very sound of it

makes me all tingly.

You're going to

inhabit his body.

Get him into trouble with his

school and with his parents.

And then get that

ring off his finger!

Once he is powerless,

I can snatch the two Roland

brats and we'll both be free!

(CACKLES)

(SIGHS)

It's a good plan.

CAMMY: This goes

in the first room.

Aw!

Look how cute he is.

Why, Cammy, I didn't

know you felt that way.

Oh! Oh, uh...

I was talking about the dog.

I knew that!

Hey, Cammy.

I was thinking maybe we could work

on our science midterm together?

(ALL LAUGHING)

Oh...

Yeah, I don't know, Max.

It's just that I'm so busy with,

you know, the haunted

house and stuff.

But it's on Halloween,

so you should come by.

Um, it will be really scary.

I'm not scared of anything.

My best friends are ghosts.

I mean, my best friends

are totally into ghosts.

Movies and video

games and stuff.

If it's got ghosts,

they love it.

Me too.

Yeah. So, like I said,

you should come by.

Urn...

I'll show you around.

It's a date.

Just an expression!

Figure of speech!

(EXHALES)

Nailed it.

(CHEERY POP MUSIC PLAYING)

Max, where have you been?

I was just talking to a girl.

Who?

Cammy Cahill.

Whoa! Nice!

Guys, we don't

have time for this.

It's been almost a year

since we lost Mom and Dad.

I think I have a shot with her if

she could just see the real me.

I just want her to

think I'm normal

so I can be her

date for Halloween.

Max, you don't have time to make

people think you're normal.

You need to be helping us

find our parents. Yeah.

I have a life, you know.

Okay, that was rude.

I'm sorry.

We'll see you upstairs.

That never gets old.

Come on.

Mom! Dad!

I'm home!

Grandma!

(LAUGHING)

So good to see you. Look

how big you've gotten...

When you walked in I thought you were

an adult in a Max Halloween costume.

Hi, cousin Shelly.

Hey.

Oh...

We can only stay

just a little bit,

but I have enough

time to go like this...

(GRUNTS) Grandma!

I'm too old for that.

"Never too old to be

pinched" is a Grandma law!

So, how's school?

(SIGHS) It's weird.

What do you mean, "weird"?

You seeing anybody?

Seeing?

You mean, like ghosts?

(CLICKS TONGUE) Like a girl.

Like a girl!

Just getting in

the Halloween spirit.

Oh, and, um, speaking of school,

Chester called and apparently the

PE test is on again for tomorrow.

Oh, great!

And I thought Friday would

be an easy day at school.

Oh, come on, Max.

It's no big deal!

Hey, P E is fun.

It helps with your coordination,

your concentration...

Besides, it builds your

body up for the babes.

(ALL LAUGHING) Yeah, but it's

the stupid rope-climb test.

I can't even get

started on that thing.

I always fail.

Oh, and gym is graded!

It will totally

dunk my whole GPA.

Well, it will if you go

in with that attitude.

Hey, come on, Son.

You got to think like a winner.

You got to feel like a winner.

You know what? Get in there, stand

at the bottom of that rope,

stare up and say...

When I get to the top I just

hope nobody looks up my shorts.

(LAUGHS)

I was very good-looking

when I was younger.

Things change, darling.

You'll learn.

(JOHN SIGHS)

Look, your brother, Colin,

is really good at that.

So, go ask him

for some pointers.

Colin?

The only pointers he has are the

ones popping up on his forehead.

(BOTH LAUGHING) Max!

He's definitely from

my side of the family.

(SIGHS) Okay, why don't you go ask

your brother for some pointers.

(SIGHS) Okay, I will.

Bye, Grandma.

Goodbye, sweetie.

Bye, cuz.

SHELLY: Yeah.

Happy Halloween.

Try to meet a nice ghoul.

You could bring her home

to your mother. (LAUGHS)

You know, you would be so

much better as a blonde.

Have you ever

thought about that?

(CAT MEOWING)

What's up, booger boy?

Wait.

(MEOWING CONTINUES)

Do you hear that?

Hear what?

That...

That cat meowing.

It sounds like it's coming

from right here in the house.

Ha! You wish. Mom and Dad

would never let you get one.

So, you don't hear anything?

No.

Just this...

(FARTS LOUDLY)

Hey! Get off!

Ugh! I have to

wear this.

Listen, here's the situation.

Tomorrow is senior

photo day and I figure

since all the girls in my

class will be in one place,

this is the perfect opportunity

for me to score

some points, you know.

Put on a little show.

Oh. So, you want

to do a magic act?

No, not a whole act, you doofus.

Just a trick, something big.

Something that will impress Jessica

Rogers and her whole posse.

And you're gonna show it to me.

Right now.

Right now?

Right now.

Uh...

You want me to show you a trick?

Yeah, I don't know. I'm

kind of rusty right now.

Maybe I better think about it.

Well, you better think fast.

'Cause I'm not leaving

until I see a good one.

Ow! Ow!

Well, you said you wanted

to see something good.

Is this good enough?

Yeah, this is...

This is great.

How do you do this?

Well, you just stand in front

of your shoes and chant...

(SPEAKING MADE-UP LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKING MADE-UP LANGUAGE)

Got it. (GRUNTS)

Works every time.

Cool. Thanks, man.

Oh, hey, hey. Um, I have that rope

climb test tomorrow. Any pointers?

Yeah, urn...

Don't fall.

Okay, come here.

Good news.

I found a solid clue

about your parents.

I went on the town's historical

website and found this...

NICKY: You know, I hate that they

put "ghost hunter" in quotes.

He was a ghost hunter,

obviously,

or none of this

would be happening.

Okay, so...

Three years ago,

it says your dad was doing research

at the old county courthouse.

Doesn't mention your mom.

Well, that was just

two days before

both Mom and Dad

disappeared for good.

And then we...

Ended up like this.

You know, like, that

courthouse is the last place.

Dad was before he disappeared.

We need to search there.

Tonight.

Tonight.

Why tonight?

Well, Halloween is coming

and Phears will have the power to

free his ghost army on that night,

if we don't stop him.

We need to

go there. Now.

I liked Halloween a lot better

when I thought the ghosts

were make-believe.

(SIGHS) Let's go.

Maybe we should forget it. What?

You're not scared, are you?

Why wouldn't I be?

'Cause you're not

a little tiny baby.

What did you say?

I'm gonna open

the little tiny window.

Mmm-hmm.

Okay?

Yeah.

(GRUNTS)

on!

(CRASHING)

Max!

MAX: I'm good.

He's good!

(MAX SHUSHING)

(WHISPERING) He's good.

NICKY: Whoa!

This place is pretty cool.

Cammy did this with her friends.

She's so talented.

Of course she is.

(FUNKY DANCE MUSIC PLAYING)

(LAUGHS) Not now!

(DOOR CREAKING)

Okay, I'm a ghost and

this is some scary stuff.

MAX: if I didn't have my

ring to protect me,

I don't think I would

be able to do this.

Seems Cammy has a thing for

freaks and weirdoes, Max.

Maybe you do stand a chance!

Very funny.

(CHUCKLES)

Guys, let's start over there.

Of course.

Start in the scariest place.

Makes perfect sense.

Guys?

(THUDS)

Note to self, not a ghost.

(MAX SIGHS)

How did people get anything

done before computers?

If I could just use a search function,

this would take two seconds.

We're wasting time, we should

be looking somewhere else.

Tara, it's okay. We're

doing the best we can.

Don't beat yourself up.

We'll find something.

What if we don't?

NICKY: Uh, Max?

A little help, please.

Go.

MAXI Nick? (LAUGHS)

Oh, yes, that's it! It probably has

everything we need to know about Dad.

Get it down!

(GRUNTING)

MAX: I got it.

Let's get out of here and check

this stuff out at my house.

TARA: Yes!

CAMMY: Hey, Max.

Cammy?

(STAMMERING) What

are you doing here?

I was just...

I wanted to check out

your haunted house.

But you couldn't

wait till it was open?

It's scarier this way.

I love a good scare.

So, what's in the box?

Oh, just some stuff for

a project I'm working on.

What are you doing here?

Oh, I just came back

because I left my phone.

You know, it's pretty

weird that you're here.

Most people would be really

scared here alone at night.

Not me.

Nothing scares me.

(YELLING)

(SHRIEKS)

(LAUGHS)

(INAUDIBLE)

(STAMMERING BREATHLESSLY)

Except for wood rot.

Which those cross-beams

are full of.

With their dampness

and moisture.

You're, uh...

You're a pretty

interesting guy there, Max.

Can I take that as a compliment?

If you want.

I'll see you tomorrow.

TARA: Let's see.

NICKY: Okay, this was

everything he was working on.

There's so much I don't

even know where to start.

(YAWN S)

You'll have to start without me.

I'm exhausted.

I have to get some sleep.

I have that stupid rope-climbing

test tomorrow in PE.

If I flunk this, I'll have

after-school PE for a month!

Wait, I have an idea.

What if Nicky and I show up in gym class

tomorrow and help you up the rope?

What?

All you have to do is make it look like

you're climbing and we'll fly you up.

I mean, it's the least

we could do for you.

You know,

that would work.

Mmm-hmm.

And not only will I pass, but Cammy

Cahill will be totally stoked.

Oh, no, maybe this

was a bad idea.

Anything for a friend, Max.

Whoo!

Whoo!

Hey, Cammy.

Great seeing you last night.

Oh, um...

Yeah, that...

That was pretty random, huh'?

Uh...

Just wondering if...

Maybe you wanna

come over tonight

and maybe do some extra

credit for science class?

(LAUGHS) Um...

Urn...

You love him.

I...

The thing is tonight, Max,

I'm just so busy, um...

Plus my science grades

are pretty good.

MAXI Oh.

Okay.

Can't wait for our

haunted house date.

Hmm?

BOY: Hey, Max!

Look what we got!

The Nocturnal

and Dawn of Angels.

Is that awesome?

Yeah, it is!

And you're the first

guy we want to play with.

Yeah, you are!

MAX: Uh, guys?

BOY: It's full HD.

1080p.

Guys?

Multi-player with connectivity!

Up to 32 outside

challenge games!

BOY: With our dedicated T3

line, we'll be flying tonight.

Yeah, baby!

Guys! No...

BOY: Yeah, yeah, yeah...

You guys have fun tonight.

No. No. No, wait!

Please, wait.

Or maybe we can do it tomorrow?

BOY: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

We know,

you want to be the first guy to

open the box and unlock the cheats.

BOY: Okay. Go ahead.

Go ahead. Go ahead! Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Go ahead!

BOY: Come on, man! Thirty-two

outside challenge games?

Why didn't you tell me before?

Okay, meet me at my house tonight.

We are gonna beat this game!

Bam! All right see you boys after school.

Okay? We'll see you later, dude.

BOY: It's gonna be awesome!

FREELEY: Fall in!

All right, listen up!

If any of you d*adbeats

expects to pass my class,

you're gonna have

to get past Lester.

Uh, Lester?

Yeah, Lester.

The rope.

I'm on a first-name basis

with all of my apparati.

Side horse is Jimmy.

Medicine ball is Eric.

And the high bar is Tiffany.

Good times.

Why?

Why do you name all

your gym equipment?

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

I have my reasons.

All right, the men are up first.

Atherton! Stevens!

Doyle!

Brinkman, Freeman,

Hardy, Willis!

Move it. Move it. Move it!

Move it. Move it!

Are you waiting for a printed

invitation, Atherton?

Move it!

(RINGS BELL)

Could've been better.

Pass!

Stevens, come on.

Let's go.

Ring my bell, Stevens.

Ring my bell.

(RINGS BELL)

(STUDENTS MURMURING)

You make it look easy,

my friend.

Pass.

(SIGHING) Doyle.

All right, Doyle.

Show me what you got.

Glad you're here.

I'm so glad I'm here too!

To watch you fail!

So, how do you want to do this?

Hand over hand! What do you

mean, "How you want to do it?"

Nicky, you grab him

under his arms.

Oh, uh...

No way, I'm ticklish!

What's being ticklish got to

do with climbing a rope'?

Maybe I should grab

him by his gym shorts.

What are you trying to do?

Give me a wedgie?

First of all, that's disgusting.

Second, I don't want

to give you a wedgie.

I grab his arms and

you push his butt.

No girl is pushing my butt.

Have you lost what is

left of your tiny mind?

Get up the rope!

(BELL RINGING)

Doyle!

I have other students waiting!

Doyle, get down here!

Okay, Max, let's go down now.

Oh, no, wait,

just a little bit longer.

Cammy's digging it.

TARA: Okay, Max, this is

just getting ridiculous.

You're trying to

impress her with a lie.

"Work with what you've

got," I always say.

You know what? I'm not

gonna be a part of this.

Tara! Tara!

Tara!

(MAX SCREAMING)

(THUDS)

Oh!

(CLEARS THROAT)

(WHISTLING)

(STUDENTS LAUGHING)

(GROANS) Get off me.

Get off me!

Get off me.

CAMMY: Max.

It's just my neck.

You okay?

That was so cool,

but are you okay, Max?

Is Max okay? Oh...

He just dropped from the ceiling

and used me like an airbag

and you want to

know if Max is okay?

I just had to get up

the rope to pass, right?

Yeah. So?

Then I'm way more than okay.

(THUDS)

PHOTOGRAPHER:

Once this class picture

goes into the yearbook,

it's gonna haunt you

forever, all right?

So, let's see some big

smiles on those faces.

(STUDENTS CHATTERING

INDISTINCTLY)

BOY: Hey, dweeb.

(CLATTERING)

I can't deal with this anymore!

This is ridiculous.

I've had it! I've had

it with you people!

BOY: This is too good.

Hey, Doyle, your brother's almost

as big a loser as you are.

Up top!

Oh, yeah'?

Yeah.

Excuse me...

Mr. Doyle,

please sit down.

Well, check this out.

TEACHER: Not you, Mr. Doyle.

You...

Mr. Doyles!

BOY: Oh, man.

(SPEAKING MADE-UP LANGUAGE)

"Oh, what a dweeb I am."

"Oh, what a dweeb I am."

(STUDENTS LAUGHING)

BOY: Wow!

You're a dweeb, all right.

A much bigger one

than your brother.

Boom!

Max!

Mr. Doyle!

Max!

Mr. doyle!

Mr. Doyle!

(SIGHS) Okay, um...

I think we're done here.

We are not done yet!

So, Max, how'd you do

on the dreaded rope test?

MAX: Uh...

Well, guess you could say

it ended with a big bang.

But I passed.

There you go;

Atta boy!

Proud of you!

Aren't you proud of

your brother, Colin?

I don't know if

I'd say "proud."

And Colin, how was

the photo sh**t?

Did everyone enjoy it?

Yeah.

A little too much.

Well, guess it was a memorable

day for both you boys, huh?

Well, the day is not over yet is it, Dad?

(BOTH LAUGHING)

(CAT MEOWING)

Is that a cat?

Wait.

You can hear that?

Well, of course we can hear it.

It sounds like it's coming

from one of your rooms.

Oh, come on, you guys didn't bring

a cat in the house, did you?

I don't know

anything about a cat.

Uh, me neither.

(MEOWING CONTINUES)

(BARKING)

Boys!

You know how allergic I am.

Whoa, whoa, Mom, don't look at me, okay?

I hate cats, you know that.

It's probably, monkey-face

Max, who loves cats.

You know, just a couple

of days ago, Max said

that he thought he heard

a cat in his bedroom.

Well, I better not find a cat

when I go up there, Max!

Or you're gonna be grounded

and that includes Halloween.

Mom, trust me, there is

no cat in the house.

(SNEEZING)

(WHIMPERING)

Max, how could you?

(GRUNTING)

COLIN: Mom, please,

lemme help you.

(GROANING)

Max!

(SCREAMS)

Little warning, please?

Sorry, man,

we're just so excited.

Look at this. We found a

book of spells. Yeah.

Can any of them make an

older brother disappear?

As an older brother

I certainly hope not.

Uh, speaking of which,

where is your family?

They all went upstairs. They think

there's a cat in the house.

(MAX SCOFFS)

There is a cat in the house.

Yeah.

It's Mauler.

Mauler?

TARA: Yeah.

Yes, Phears' cat.

I mean, he got stuck here when you

condemned Phears back to the cemetery.

Man, he'll do anything for that cat.

It's his pride and joy.

Yeah.

(SIGHS)

Great. A ghost cat.

Next I'll be haunted by the spirit of

the goldfish I flushed when I was four.

JOHN: Max. Now!

Coming.

Anyway, if everyone can hear him,

I don't think that's Mauler.

Let's go.

I'm warning you, Max. You'd

better be telling us the truth.

Dad, I told you. I don't

have a real cat up here.

(MEOWING)

Whoa!

Put that...

(HARRIET SCREAMING)

JOHN: Geez.

Guys, it's just Charlie

from next door.

Keep it away from me, because I'm gonna

have hives for a week. (SNEEZES)

See, Dad, told you nerdy

boy had a cat up here.

I had nothing to do with it.

Oh, right. Max, then how did

he get into the dresser then?

(SNEEZES)

It was Colin.

He walked in, went straight to

the dresser... Oh, stop it!

Because he knew the cat was in there.

Max, stop, stop it!

How obvious could he get?

Hey!

You wanna disobey us?

Fine, you're grounded.

Congratulations.

That means you come straight home

from school right into this room.

And that includes Halloween.

Let's go, honey.

(SNEEZES)

And no computer.

And that's what you get for trying to

make me look stupid in front of my class.

Trying?

(CAT MEOWS)

(GROANS)

(DISTANT HOWLING)

I've already told you

where the Doyles' house is.

Max's room is upstairs.

First door on the right.

Emma, Emma.

I can%leave the

graveyard in this form.

So it's very important that you

get this all correct. All right'?

Now when you find the brat,

you'll take him over

and control his every move.

Make his life a living nightmare

until he has no choice

but to give up that ring.

Then he'll be powerless

to protect Tara and Nicky.

And I can capture

them and use them

to force their father

to give me what I need

to complete my plan to rule the

realm of the living and the dead.

Okay, that's right.

I do this.

But only for a little while.

I get sleepy.

Emma, you can nap yourself

silly, when this is over.

But now our little plan is about to begin.

So wake up.

(CACKLES)

Go ahead.

Oh, and...

Emma! Emma!

(GRUNTS)

Don't forget my cat, please.

(MELLOW ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

Morn, Dad, about that cat.

Hey, I'm surprised your mother

got any sleep at all last night,

after that stunt you pulled.

And by the way, she got to her

allergy medication just in time.

(SNEEZES)

I'm sorry you had to go

through any of that, Mom.

But I didn't bring that cat in here.

Oh, just save it, Max.

You're so grounded, young man.

But Mom, Halloween's

the best night of the year.

You heard me.

Oh, and did you clean up the mess

that cat made in Colin's room?

Not only did I clean it,

Colin took my room

and made me sleep in his

because of the smell.

This behavior is not like you.

And for your information, your brother is

a great... Hey. Great role model for you.

He's disciplined.

He always applies himself.

And what is with the pajamas?

Have you been eating a lot

of cheese or something?

Here, have some breakfast.

MAX: Whoa!

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

(STAMMERING)

What are you doing?

We don't play games

at the table.

Come on, here.

Colin!

HARRIET: Colin!

(CHEWING LOUDLY)

(HARRIET EXCLAIMS)

(SCREAMING)

(CIRCUS MUSIC PLAYING)

Whoa!

Oh!

Oh! Oh!

(GIGGLING)

No, not on my couch.

Get off my couch.

JOHN: Colin!

HARRIET: This isn't funny, Colin.

What are you doing?

JOHN: Whoa, whoa, whoa! No!

WOW!

Whoa, but that was

really good though.

(SPEAKING NONSENSE LANGUAGE)

Oh!

Whoa! Whoa!

(HARRIET GASPS) Aah!

(WIND HOWLING)

Oh! Oh, oh, oh!

(BARKING)

JOHN: Do what?

HARRIET: I don't know!

JOHN: Get something. Get...

HARRIET: Call 9-1-1?

(STAMMERING) And say what?

From the light of Earth,

the dark descends.

Should they return?

That all depends.

Son?

Colin, honey.

What's wrong with you?

JOHN: It's like Cirque

du Sole-i! In here.

What are you talking about?

What are we talking about?

Take a look at the house.

(SMACKING LIPS)

Is that syrup?

Can I have some pancakes?

(THUNDER BOOMING)

(HUMMING)

Ah! There you are.

Did you get my cat?

It's exhausting being berserk.

(GROANS) I dead tired.

Pardon pun... Pardon pun...

It's a fine pun.

So did it work? Did you get the

ring off that brat's finger?

I go inside brat.

I get him to go crazy.

Good. Then I make him

tear up kitchen.

Cause his parents much much worry.

Good, good.

Then other boy use ring, say

chant and scare me away.

What? What other boy?

There's only one boy who has the ring and

knows that chant and that's Max Doyle.

Well, this boy is

stupid-looking with red hair.

(YELLS) It's not Max.

It's his worthless,

goof brother Colin.

You weren't even

in the right victim.

Hey. Hey. Hey, hey!

What do you want from me?

I... No.

I don't know...

I go into first bedroom

on the right for you.

You tell me to haunt that goof.

Get your goof room straight.

Well, you'll have to try again.

Today at that brat's school.

I need to get that ring off his finger.

Halloween is coming.

My army of ghosts awaits

my command to arise

and take over

the bodies of the living.

There's no time to lose.

No, it's time to snooze.

I always thought dying

would make things easier.

But that's not how it works.

So why, then, almost four centuries

after it was hypothesized,

is Newton's law of

gravity disproven?

Miss Cahill.

Because Newton's theory

only applied to the

gravitational force field

up to 97,000 feet.

Past that point, when gravity

is incrementally disbursed,

the old law doesn't stand up.

Correct.

And who can tell me why

that's important to NASA?

Mr. Doyle.

Because as gravity decreases,

inertia increases,

affecting weight disbursement,

fuel efficiency and speed

and thrust guidelines.

Excellent. Both of you should

put in for extra credit.

Now moving on to water

oxidation as energy...

Hey, maybe since the midterm

assignment is a team

we could partner up?

I'd be extremely okay with that.

Is present, there will be an

electrical spark that happens.

Hydrogen will appear at the...

Ah!

And oxygen will...

This is the right goof.

Okay, I go now.

Then the electrode will begin to spark

and cause a chemical reaction...

(SHOUTING LOUDLY)

Mr. Doyle!

(SHOUTING LOUDLY)

What are you doing?

(SHOUTING LOUDLY)

(THUDS)

(STUDENTS GASPING)

Mr. Doyle, that will

be quite enough.

(SHOUTING LOUDLY)

(THUDS)

(STUDENTS MUTTERING

INDISTINCTLY)

(SHOUTING LOUDLY)

Mr. Doyle!

(IN RUSSIAN ACCENT) Now I use

water oxidation as energy.

TEACHER: Excuse you.

Mr. Doyle, what do

you think you're doing?

That is a great abuse

of school property.

(STUDENTS SCREAMING)

Mr. Doyle, please,

just stop...

(SCREAMING CONTINUES)

Yea-haw.!

Get down from there.

Mr. Willis, Mr. Freeman, please,

restrain Mr. Doyle immediately.

Excuse you!

TEACHER: Did you not take

your medication today?

Oh, and now you're

asleep, that's great.

Max, are you okay?

I don't know what that little

stunt was supposed to prove,

but you can get straight

to the Principal's office

where I'm going to recommend

detention for a month.

But I don't even

know what I did.

Ms. Cahill,

get me a towel.

Oh, man, this is bad.

Really bad.

Max, we went looking

for you in class.

Look, you guys,

I'm in big trouble.

Phears sent this spirit or ghost

or whatever it is to possess me.

And it makes me act all crazy

and gets me in trouble.

I have no control over it.

You mean it's like

in you right now'?

I guess.

Lemme check it out.

Yeah.

Whoa!

Uh, yep, there is

someone inside you.

It's a woman.

And she's sleeping.

Great.

Maybe she's sleeping now,

but when she wakes up, I go berserk and

there's nothing I can do about it.

This is gonna get me expelled.

Worse, it's gonna make me

look crazy in front of Cammy.

Maybe Phears put her

into you to get to us.

How does that work?

How do I know?

But if this keeps up...

(DOOR OPENS)

Sit down.

So, Mr. Doyle,

you're aware that your actions

today not only disrupted class,

but also caused considerable

monetary damage to this school.

Yes, ma'am.

And you do understand that you'll

have to pay the school back

with your own time and money.

Tell her it wasn't your fault.

I'm not doing that.

What do you mean

you're not doing it?

You'll do what you're told.

NICKY: Man, she's got

bad breath.

Now, Mr. Doyle.

If it weren't for that fact

that you have a high GPA,

and your mother is head of the

PTA and a good friend of mine,

I'd put you on

permanent suspension.

As it is, I'll have to think

of a proper punishment.

(SPRAYS)

(SHRIEKS)

(CLATTERING)

Hmm.

(GROANS)

What was that?

I didn't do anything.

I'm just sitting here.

So you think school is just

one big play yard, huh'?

You wanna play?

Oh, you're gonna play.

(GROANS)

Max, how long are you

gonna be doing this?

We need to get back

to my father's journal.

Can't you tell that coach lady you have

more important things to be doing?

Oh. Sure, Tara.

I'll just tell her that I don't

have time for her punishment.

I'm sure she won't give me

more laps or push-ups

or mountain climbers

or anything.

Okay, great.

I guess sarcasm doesn't

exist in the afterlife.

You guys have done nothing

but get me in trouble.

Could you just go away?

Please, leave me alone.

(GIRLS LAUGHING)

Hey, Max, how are you?

Pretty crazy

in science class, huh?

Yeah. Don't know

what got into me.

No, it was interesting.

Interesting'? That's a

good thing, right'?

So you play soccer now?

Yeah, just gettin' some laps in.

Keeping things interesting.

Doyle!

(GROANS)

(GRUNTS)

(COUGHING)

Doyle, nobody told you

you could slack off.

When you're on this field,

your butt is mine. Let's go.

Can't I just... Can't I just...

Take a two minute break?

The next time you

decide to goof off in class

or attack the Principal

or squash me like a bug,

it's gonna get even worse.

(STUDENTS CHEERING)

Carlyle!

Stand in front of him

and block the pass. Wake up!

All right, now get in there

and play some soccer.

(IN RUSSIAN ACCENT)

Soccer? I am loving soccer.

You're a little freak,

is what you are.

(STUDENTS MUTTERING

EXCITEDLY)

Coach Freeley, is that Max out there?

Yeah. (CHUCKLES)

Did you know about this?

No.

Whoa!

(STUDENTS MUTTERING

EXCITEDLY)

(ALL CHEERING)

Max!

(STUDENTS CLAMORING)

EMMA: Okay, I'll sleep now.

BOY 1: What happened?

BOY 2: Here.

Hey, let's get him.

Help him up.

Get some help over here.

Pick him up.

Grab him tight.

Get him, all right.

Yeah, stand up.

Come here.

Are you all right?

Max. Max. Why didn't you tell

me you were a soccer star?

Huh?

It's you, Max.

You can lead us to victory in

tomorrow's championship game.

You can finally

bring me... Us...

Can bring us that city-wide

championship trophy.

Max, you're my secret weapon.

Well, okay, I guess.

Okay, you guess.

(CHUCKLING)

Oh, my plum.

I just wanna pinch your

cheeks but you're so sweaty.

The rest of you, calisthenics!

(STUDENTS GROANING)

Hey, Max, you dropped this.

(GASPS)

My ring. Oh, thank God you found it or

there would have been serious trouble.

So, wow... I mean, that was really

something. I'm kind of surprised.

Not as much as I am.

Remember when you

asked me out on Halloween?

Well, I was thinking

maybe tonight you could

meet me at the courthouse

at 8:00.

For the big grand opening.

I could show you around and

give you a private tour. Cool?

Cooler than cool.

Okay.

Halloween.

All Hallows' Eve.

Tonight, my powers

finally return to me,

and I'll be stronger than ever.

Soon, in just a matter

of a few short hours,

I will be free

to unleash my undead army

from their terrible prison.

And nothing will stop me

from ruling everything on Earth.

Dead or alive.

(LAUGHS MANIACALLY)

(CHILDREN GIGGLING)

(GROWLING)

(ALL SCREAMING)

(HISSES)

Amateurs.

GIRL: Thank you.

BOY: Happy Halloween.

Happy Halloween.

Max, there you are.

Finally, I really need you on door duty.

Where've you been?

I was just playing

soccer after school.

Soccer?

Son, considering how much

trouble you're in,

don't lie to me about

suddenly liking sports, okay?

Don't get my hopes up.

But I was.

Oh, here they come.

Would you get upstairs,

get in costume okay?

Come down and work

the door? Please.

I love you, Dad.

Thank you!

Trick or treat?

Trick or treat?

(EXCLAIMS)

(SIGHS)

Max, we got some

exciting news for you.

Wow.

This is turning out to

be the best day ever.

What've you got? We took a

look at that video you shot

of Colin's freak-out this morning.

Let me show you.

Watch.

(CIRCUS MUSIC PLAYING)

(ALL LAUGHING)

MAX: Look at this guy.

(SPEAKING NONSENSE LANGUAGE)

NICKY: All right, stop it.

All right, play that back.

Okay, listen.

(SPEAKING NONSENSE LANGUAGE)

Emma“

(MUFFLED VOICE ON RECORDING)

(MUTTERING)

(MUFFLED VOICE ON RECORDING)

Twitchel?

Yes.

We think that's her name and we

think we can talk her out of you.

Seriously?

Yeah.

Oh, that would be awesome.

I was totally worried

that she would ruin my date

with Cammy tonight.

Date with Cammy.

Tara, relax.

Look, we talked about this.

Emma will most likely

respond to a female voice.

You have to do this.

Max, lay down.

Okay.

Okay, (SIGHS)

Ready?

Yeah.

Emma, Emma.

Wake up, Emma.

Emma, wake up.

Come on, Emma.

Okay, it's okay.

Stay with us, Max.

Emma, listen to me.

NICKY: We almost got it.

TARA: You can do it,

Emma, come on.

Come on, Emma, wake up.

(BOTH SCREAMING)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

Where am I?

Why am I not in goof boy?

Excuse me?

Because we set you free.

And that made you young again.

And we're setting Max free too.

Max is done with ghosts.

We're all gonna

leave him alone now.

Yeah, Max.

We know you're sick of us, so...

We're gonna go away,

forever.

What? Nicky, Tara...

Nicky? Tara?

I know these names.

I hear goof boy talk about you.

He says he will always help you,

because you are his friends.

No matter what.

You said that?

Of course.

It might get

frustrating at times,

but I'll never

give up on you guys.

You're my friends.

Oh, Max, thank you.

Aw, Max.

(LAUGHING)

Okay. Okay, Nicky.

That's what I'm talking about.

You are good, goof boy.

Not evil.

Evil?

Why would you say that? Yeah.

Phears.

Phears tells me that goof...

I mean... That Max

was keeping me from moving

on to see my loved ones.

(SIGHS)

Max, I'm so sorry, I...

I should not have

trusted Phears.

He is a most wicked ghoul.

Yeah. I won't argue

with you on that one.

Max!

For the love of Pete, would you

suit up and get downstairs

and work the door?

Those kids, they're like a marauding

horde of candy-crazed g*ons.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

They're relentless.

(DOORBELL CONTINUES RINGING)

He has berserker in him too?

He was born that way.

(GROANS)

So your family was

Russian circus acrobats?

Oh, yes. They were the most renowned

performers in all of the land.

We were on a tour of America

for our first time,

and our bus crashed outside

the town, many years ago.

We were all buried here.

Trick or treat?

Whoa! Cool trick.

How did you do that?

Oh, a good magician never tells.

Thank you.

Happy Halloween.

Now, because of Phears' dark

magic, I cannot be with my family.

Just like us.

No.

No, you are not like me.

But we can't see our family

because of Phears either.

No, when I say that

you are not like me,

it's because you are not dead.

But we're ghosts.

Yeah.

TARA: Yeah.

Not real ones.

Phears made you like this.

And your parents too.

You're ghosts, but not dead.

Prisoners.

Your parents are still alive.

Nicky.

Wait, if our parents are prisoners,

do you know where they are?

No, only Phears knows this.

I do not know. I can only feel that

they are alive, like I feel you,

but I do not know

where they are.

Then do you know why Phears

wants Nicky and Tara so badly?

Because they are Rolands,

Roland blood.

He must capture all the Rolands

and find the antidote

your father created

before he can move

forward with his plan

and unleash his undead army

into living bodies.

Maybe you can find them.

Warn them.

Tell them we're okay,

where we are...

How we love them.

Please.

I would love to,

but I do not know how.

I think I found a spell

that could help.

Right there.

EMMA: What will it do?

Well, it says,

we have to go to the cemetery

and return you to your grave

and say this spell.

Well, we must go tonight.

Go where?

To the cemetery.

To the cemetery.

Oh, no, no, this is

a really bad idea.

It's Halloween and this is the night

where Phears will be at his strongest.

Max, all magic is at its

strongest tonight, even yours.

Yes.

And if we go tonight maybe

I can be with my family again.

Please Max, come on.

We have to help her.

And if we have another

ghost by our side,

we can probably find

Mom and Dad quicker.

Come on, man.

You have to do it.

Remember what you

said about friends.

No matter what...

Trick or treat?

Urn...

Just help yourself to the candy.

I'm still grounded, but

let me see what I can do.

(CAT MEOWING)

Ugh.

Colin's back up to his

cat tricks again. Great.

Hey, hey, hey,

what're you doing in here?

No one is manning the candy bowl.

We're gonna get tricked.

Mom, you look great.

Flattery will get you nowhere.

But thanks.

Mauler.

What did you call me?

Mauler.

Mauler?

I like it.

But flattery will

get you nowhere.

I'm telling you,

that cat... Oh, no.

What's up? Wow! Mom, you look amazing.

What's up, Dad?

Max, shouldn't you be getting

to that special soccer practice

that Coach Freeley wants you at?

What? What're you talking about?

He's not part of a team.

Well, he is now.

Max kicked butt

at practice today.

He's their star player.

Freeley was freaking out.

And get this.

Tomorrow, he's starting at

the game against Dylan High.

So, he's got to get going.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Wait a minute!

My son is a starter

in the city finals?

It gets even better. Coach Freeley

called him their secret weapon.

When were you planning

on telling us this?

Well,

I was gonna surprise you.

(LAUGHS)

Well, we're surprised.

Wow, my son's a starter.

I told you you could do it.

Didn't I say he could do it, honey?

Of course, dear.

But we should get going, I

mean, we don't wanna be late

and be kicked off

the team, right?

Oh, no. Right, right, right. No.

No son of mine is ever gonna

be late for practice.

Go, fight.

Go.

No, wait.

What time is the game?

Two o'clock.

Two o'clock?

COLIN: Yep.

Two o'clock.

Two o'clock. Two o'clock.

Two o'clock.

I'm gonna call Eddie, I'm

gonna cancel that golf game,

and I am gonna be there.

(WHOOPING)

Yeah, you are.

I better call Joan.

Yeah.

Go call Eddie.

(LAUGHING)

Look, Mom and Dad told me about

how I freaked out this morning.

But you helped me,

calmed me down

and kept me from hurting myself.

I don't even know what happened,

but you helped me, so,

(EXHALES)

thank you.

I owe you one.

Do you know what happened to me?

You were possessed

by a berserker ghoul.

Right, I said I owe you one.

That doesn't mean I have

to believe your stories

about ghosts and magic. You know

I don't believe that stuff.

Well, maybe someday you will.

Dude, just get out of here.

Go do your nerd stuff.

COLIN: Dad, I need the phone.

EMMA: Come on,

my grave, further ahead.

Okay, now what do we do?

Okay, Emma must

return to her grave

and Max will say his chant

while holding the ring.

That should break the spell

and you can be dead again.

Okay, great, then all

I have to do is...

(GASPING)

My ring!

I don't have it.

I took it off and stuck it in my

pocket after soccer practice.

You mean you came

out here, on Halloween,

with no protection from Phears?

Don't worry. I'll run

back and get it right now.

Did I just hear someone say

that they forgot to bring the

ring to our little party?

(TUTTING) How careless.

Looks like you all fell

for my little plan.

Even you, Emma. You look

lovely, by the way.

You see, I knew you would be good

to get the ring off his finger

but how would I capture

all of them together?

Easy, you tell them

the story about your family.

How you want so

badly to be reunited,

just like Tara

and Nicky want to be

with their parents, and presto!

You all end up back

at your graveside.

You see, I didn't just

pick you by accident.

I knew nothing of this

plan, little ones.

I swear it.

Don't worry, Emma.

We believe you.

Phears just used you.

Oh. Oh, yes. Did I use you?

I'm so sorry.

Finally, the end of the

Roland brats and Max Doyle.

This is gonna be fun.

No, leave Max out of it.

He didn't do anything to you and he

has nothing to do with our parents.

On the contrary,

he's had plenty to do

with disrupting my plans.

And now all of you

are going to pay for it.

(CRACKLING)

(WIND HOWLING)

(GRUNTS)

TARA: Max!

Tara, run. Come on.

Not so fast, tough guy.

(CRACKLING)

(CACKLES)

And as for you, missy...

(CRACKLING)

(STRAINING) Max, run.

Get the ring.

EMMA: Yes, Max.

I will help you.

Oh, you're not going anywhere.

(CRACKLING)

Ah, yes, but of course.

When in need, ask your

friends for help.

(CRACKLING)

Catch that boy and destroy him.

(RAP MUSIC PLAYING)

(GASPS)

(GROANS)

Wow! Cool costume.

I'm totally getting

one of those next year.

(CLANGS)

(DISTANT HOWLING) Ghouls!

Look out.

Move.

Ghoul chase!

(GHOULS CLAMORING)

Hey, bro.

What's up'?

Max?

My bro.

My bro right there.

Is that Max?

Max, this is awesome.

How are you doing all this?

Well, my minor in college

is gonna be in makeup

and special effects.

(GHOUL GROWLING)

Good. That's good.

MAX: You fight

like a ghoul.

(ALL CHEERING)

(WHOOPS)

Max!

How cool was that?

EMMA: Max.

Max.

There are too many people here.

These ghouls will

destroy them all.

I'm sleepy-

MAX: No, no, don't fall asleep now.

I need you.

Yeah, you nerds go all

out for Halloween.

What's up?

Those aren't nerds and

they're not going anywhere,

except after me.

Dude, not cool.

Dude!

Not dudes. Ghouls.

Oh, you wanna play, huh?

Max, follow me.

BOY 1: Yeah.

BOY 2: Yeah, yeah.

(GHOULS GROWLING)

(CROWD EXCLAIMING)

(CROWD APPLAUDING)

Do you believe me

about ghouls now?

Yeah, I'm getting there.

Stop it.

It's nothing.

What's up?

(PANTING)

Ah!

Come to papa.

(CAT MEOWING)

Mauler, of course.

(MEOWING CONTINUES)

Bed.

Oh.

Here, kitty, kitty.

What? Cat got your tongue?

(ROARS)

Emma. Emma,

Emma, you awake?

Got any ideas what

to do with this cat?

EMMA: Just catch him, Max.

I'm too sleepy.

Swell.

Okay, Mauler.

Come on, boy.

Take it easy.

(ROARS)

EMMA: Okay, Max.

I will help you.

Okay, Mauler.

Maybe this will get you.

Check this out.

(ROARS)

(MEOWS SOFTLY)

(ROARS)

(MAULER MEOWING)

(MAULER MEOWING ANGRILY)

Oh, man! I hope

we're not too late.

EMMA: Me too.

'Cause I must go sleep now.

No, I still need your help.

EMMA: Use the ring, Max.

And mangy cat.

That is all you need.

Good night.

Tara! Nicky!

Where are you guys?

TARA: Max!

NICKY: Over here. Phears locked us in this

creepy, old crypt with his dark magic.

Yeah, well,

we'll see about that.

(EXHALES)

From the light of Earth,

the dark descends.

Should they return?

That all depends.

When hands point up to moonlit

skies, on ten, three, one

the darkness dies.

PHEARS: Not the funnel!

Oh! That bratty kid

and his ring again!

Enough!

Tough luck, you little dweeb.

If I get dragged into that

funnel, she goes with me

and you'll never see her again.

Now cough up that ring.

Yeah, well, let's see who

else gets dragged into this.

One second.

Not Mauler, my most

beautiful wicked cat!

Bye, Mauler. Too bad no one

will ever see you again.

Don't hurt him.

Then let Tara go.

You promise not to destroy

him if I release her?

Don't listen to him, Max. Don't

trust Phears. It's a trick.

I got a few of those

up my sleeve myself.

Okay, I promise.

Now let her go.

(SCREAMS)

What do we do now?

Now we let the cat

out of the bag.

(MEOWING ANGRILY)

He's got Mauler.

My beautiful, evil kitty.

You tricked me,

you two-faced brat!

No! Mauler, don't be afraid.

Mauler, Daddy's coming. Be brave.

Be brave for Daddy!

My God!

He would do anything

for that cat.

Okay, come on Tara,

we promised to help Emma and help her

get her back to her resting place.

Okay, you ready?

Emma?

Come on, Emma, wake up.

You can do it, Emma,

can you hear me?

Oh!

Whoo! Emma?

Oh, thank you.

Thank you all so much.

You're very, very kind.

Now, I must go home.

(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)

TARA: Oh, Emma, if you see our

parents, can you tell them that...

Well, I'm happy for her.

If she didn't have friends

in Plover before,

she does now.

Yeah.

Phears is gone for a while.

Yeah, now if I can just convince

Cammy I'm not a total weirdo.

Well, you never know.

Stranger things have happened.

Yeah.

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

JOHN: Let's go, Orange!

(AIR HORN BLOWING)

(CROWD CHATTERING

INDISTINCTLY)

Let's go, Orange!

Don't let him have it.

Take the ball!

No! No! No!

What are you, asleep?

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

Come on, come on.

(CROWD GROANING)

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

(SCOREBOARD BUZZES)

All right, Freeley. Three minutes left.

Tie game. You got any more substitutes,

put them in.

Thomas, you're out!

ALL: Max! Max! Max! Max! Max!

Max! Max! Max! Max! Max!

Max! Max!

Max! Max! Max!

Max! Max! Max! Max! Max!

FREELEY: Okay, Secret Weapon.

You're up.

Listen, it's all for you.

Okay? Take forward. Go.

CROWD: Max!

Come on, hustle up.

Max. Come on.

Let's do it.

(CROWD CHEERING)

What's going on?

Ready?

Come on.

Where's right forward?

It's over here.

FREELEY: Good hustle.

You can do it! Here!

You'll be fine.

Good.

All right.

You got this, Max.

TARA: Go.

TARA: Yes.

BOY: Back away, loser.

Max. What are you doing?

Dude, that way.

Max. I think this

will work better.

All right.

Oh!

COLIN: Yeah!

Do you think that hurt his head?

Hurt his head?

Mom?

Honey, come on. When you're

making all-star plays like that,

you just lay it out there.

You don't worry

about getting hurt.

COLIN: Yeah!

That's my boy!

Go Max! (WHOOPS)

Go Max!

(GASPS)

Oh, ref, come on!

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

Nicky!

Are you okay?

(GROANS)

I'll be all right. What about Max?

Are you sure?

Stay down, stay down.

He's fine. He's over there.

(GRUNTS)

What are you guys doing?

Max, you've got this!

Just believe in yourself.

Come on, Max, you can do it!

(BUZZING)

(SHOUTING)

We got the cup!

We got the cup!

Never had a doubt.

Never had a doubt.

Good job.

I'm so proud of you!

Boom, huh!

So proud of you.

Nice game there, Beckham.

Thanks.

That was, I mean, crazy.

Thanks.

Look, about last night...

I really wish you

would have stayed.

I just wanted to thank you for everything

you did for the haunted house.

That was really cool.

But I guess, you were just

getting good and

rested up for the game.

Yes. That's exactly

what it was.

Well, the haunted house

is still there.

I may not be as good with

effects and stuff as you are,

but I can still give you a

really cool exclusive tour.

Now?

As good a time as any.

Okay.

HEY-

Way to go, Bro.

What's up?

We should follow him.

No.

Let him go.

Okay.

So, we totally blew away our

whole fund-raising goal and I am

pretty sure it's because of the awesome

show you and your friends put on.

So, thank you.

Oh. Yeah, my pleasure.

Are you okay?

You seem nervous.

Oh.

You know, haunted house.

Scary stuff.

Something tells me

you've seen scarier.

What tells you that?

I don't know, I mean,

it's a feeling I have.

You seem mysterious.

But in a totally good way.

What would you say if I told you

I was friends with two ghosts

that were trying to find their parents

that were kidnapped by an evil spirit?

I'd say...

I... You better

call me next time.

(POP DANCE MUSIC PLAYING)

Hey, great game today, Max.

Thanks, Mrs. Hepplewhite.

So, how was it?

Boring, right?

Tara?

Hey, there he is.

Ha-ha!

Son, I can't tell you how

proud I was of you today.

But I can show you.

Head upstairs to your room.

I got a little surprise

waiting for you.

Mr. Secret Weapon.

Shall we go up?

Oh!

Computer's back.

Sweet!

Now I can finally get back to

researching our dad's journal.

We're closer than ever to

finding our morn and dad.

But how will we know if

Emma was able to find them?

You gotta be patient, Tara.

I mean, there's

no telling how vast

or complex the afterlife

may be. It...

(GASPS)

MAX: "Nicky. Tara."

"We cannot tell you

how relieved we are

"to know that you're okay.

"Emma tells us that

you're looking for us.

"And I know that we will

all be together again soon.

"Don't ever lose hope.

"We'll get through this.

"We're closer than ever,

"Thanks to your friend Max."

"We love you more than anything."

"Mom and Dad."

ALL: Whoa!

(POP DANCE MUSIC PLAYING)

(DISTANT HOWLING)

(DISTANT MANIACAL LAUGHTER)

(LAUGHS)

CAMMY: Max.

(SCREAMS)

(CLATTERING)

Uh... (LAUGHS)

You ran so fast.

Why do I taste syrup?

(LAUGHS) I'm sorry.

That's a lot of syrup.

(LAUGHS)

(HARRIET SNEEZES)

MAX: through any of that, Mom.

(LAUGHS)

HARRIET: Sorry.

No. That was great.

But that was great.

I was going with it.

This time I know his secret.

It's that ring...

(MUTTERING)

I can snatch the two Roland

brats and we'll both be free.

Simple.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I forgot my last line.

I don't believe you have one.

Well, that solves the problem.

MAN: Echo, take one.

(ROARS)

(GROANS)

Oh, I tore the other side.

TARA: Do we keep looking?

Right, Max!

I totally forgot my line, Max.

Oh, right, Max.

Like, how did he get in the

dresser then? (SNEEZES)

Bye, Mauler. Too bad no one...

(GROANS)

(MUTTERING)

It's hard.

I wanna do it more.

MAX: Oh!

Oh, hey!

Guys, it's just Charlie

from next door.

HARRIET: Well, keep it away from me,

because I'll be in hives for a week.

(HARRIET SNEEZING)

Come here, boy.

Come here, Charlie.

Come here, Charlie.

What are you doing here?

You're supposed to be next...

(HARRIET SNEEZES)

All right. Come here.

Come here, Charlie.

WOMAN: Just pick him up.

Just pick him up.

Is he good?

Yeah, yeah, just pick him up.

Come here, Charlie.

What are you doing here? You're

supposed to be next door.

See, Dad.

I told you nerdy boy

had a cat up here.

MAX: You're dead.

What? How do you

wanna disappear?

Oh, we're disappearing.

Oh, sorry.

How do you wanna do it?

Um... High five.

(LAUGHS)

I don't know. That's all we have.

What do you want?