R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015) Movie Script
MAN: This way, guys.
KIDS: Trick or treat.
BOY: Okay, wait up.
GIRL: Yeah, I'll be
right there. Hang on.
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)
(GRUNTING)
(STRAINING)
(GROANING)
(GROANING CONTINUES)
(GROWLING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)
Hey, Kellen!
Gummi bears and churros.
Combo bite.
Mmm.
That's gross.
What's so gross about it?
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)
Mmm. Who are you talking to?
Who are you texting?
Oh! Emoticon? Emoticon?
Dude. Yeah? What?
Jeez!
Hurry up, Nicole.
They're waiting on us.
Come on, Beth.
You know it's always better
to make the boys wait.
(CACKLING)
Come on, spaghetti arms!
Throw it!
Ha! I curse your lousy aim.
Hey, listen, um,
when Beth gets here,
maybe you can sort of not
hang around for a little bit.
What do you mean,
not hang around?
Throw it, bozo!
(CACKLING)
Dude.
Are you kidding me? What?
You've been planning
on making a move
ever since she moved next door to you,
and that was 10 years ago.
Every time, you chicken out.
Well, maybe this time,
I won't chicken out.
Throw it! Before it hatches!
I bet you can't do that again!
Sorry, Ms. Sarkosian.
Hey, guys. LUKE: What's up?
Hi, Kellen. KELLEN: Hi.
Um, I know you like these.
Oh!
That is so
incredibly sweet of you.
Thank you.
Is that one for me?
Uh, sure.
I don't eat sweets.
Okay.
Uh, I'll take it.
Fine, here.
I shall go find
the candy apple-eating area.
(CHUCKLING)
I was thinking for Halloween
maybe we can get
a bunch of scary movies
and do, like, a marathon.
Yeah, that could be
really, really fun.
I'll start, like, an event page.
We can make it a party.
Yeah. I'm down.
(LAUGHS)
What?
This just reminded me.
Do you remember when we
were trick-or-treating?
I think we were, like, seven.
You were sitting on the curb,
and you were just crying,
because this big kid stole your little
pumpkin full of Halloween candy.
No, no, no. I was...
You were crying!
I was not crying!
You sure you don't want some?
No.
It doesn't bite.
Ha! KELLEN: Oh, great, you...
You have a picture of me
crying on your phone.
Yeah, my mom just scanned,
like, a bunch of old photos.
So, tons.
Well, I'm glad my humiliation has
been preserved in the digital age.
Blackmail for days.
Oh, gosh, I know. I know.
(LUKE YELLING INDISTINCTLY)
(SOFTLY) Help me.
I better go save Nicole.
Yeah.
MAYOR OVER SPEAKERS:
Attention, everyone.
Uh, right this way, please.
Come on over.
(FEEDBACK) Oh!
Oh.
That's in the teeth.
Good evening, guys and ghouls.
Because it sounds like "girls."
Moving on.
"I want to
officially welcome everyone"
"to our annual Harvest and Halloween
festival here in Old Town."
(ALL CHEERING AND APPLAUDING)
"Now, I'm going to hand the
mic over to Nora Fishbean."
Fishbine.
Fishbine,
of Nora's Ballet
and Dance Academy,
(IMITATING DRACULA) who
will be the spooky mistress
of the very spooky Halloween
dance contest. Bleh!
Dracula.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
Count Dracula.
Yes, that was clear.
Well, may I invite you all,
all of our participants,
to make their way to
the dance floor? Yes.
Should we?
Oh, come on, don't be so shy.
Oh!
It's about time everyone
got to see my dance moves.
Come on, come on, come on.
Okay, everyone,
in keeping with
the Halloween spirit,
I'll call out
different Halloween themes,
and the dancers
will have to improvise.
Now, there's no right or wrong.
Just get creative.
All right? Everybody ready?
Let's dance!
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
LUKE: Come on!
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
Dance like a zombie!
Dance like a skeleton!
Oh, that's good. I like that.
Now, everyone,
dance like a banshee!
(SQUEAKS)
(LAUGHING)
(MUSIC STOPS)
What a fun festival this is.
But there is
plenty more to come.
Scary Halloween fun.
Dr. Hysteria's Hall of Horrors
is not for the faint of heart
but for those who crave
the shake and shiver,
the thrill and chill of
a fearsome dark journey
into the wretched black heart
of pure evil itself!
But fun.
(SCATTERED LAUGHTER)
(SIGHS)
Yes, but fun.
Fun for your whole family,
or your main squeeze
or just yourself.
All are welcome to join us
if you dare to walk
through the grim, black gates
into the Hall of Horrors.
We open right here,
tomorrow night.
Close on the stroke of
midnight, on Halloween.
(LAUGHS)
Everything you need to know
is on the flyer.
(WHISTLES)
(HORSE NEIGHING)
(ALL MURMURING INDISTINCTLY)
Wow.
Impressive.
Hyah!
Okay, I wanna go. We need to go.
(KELLEN BEATBOXING)
Yo,
I'm strolling with my posse Yo
'Cause we got the moxie.
Yo, yo.
Beth and Kellen won the contest Yo,
yo.
Why don't you give it a rest?
Oh! Oh!
Whatever.
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
KELLEN: I'm sorry, man.
That's the parents. I gotta go.
Okay. Mwah. All right.
LUKE: Hey, tomorrow night,
get our scare on? Yes.
Whoo! Yes, yes, yes.
LUKE: Yeah. Good night.
All right. See you guys.
Bye. Sweet dreams. Bye.
Uh, hey, do you wanna come
over for a little bit?
Uh...
I really would, but I really can't.
I have a lot of homework.
Oh.
You can keep this, if you want.
(STUTTERS)
Kellen.
You would part with this
example of fine craftsmanship?
I actually think this is cheaper
than my Peewee soccer trophy,
which I think I won for,
like, second place.
We were good together, huh?
Yeah.
Yeah, I think we rocked it.
See you in school tomorrow.
Wait! What?
Oh, ah!
Do I have a bug on me?
No, no, no.
It's just... It's just that
I wanna tell you something.
Ooh. (LAUGHS)
Yeah, sure. What's up?
Remember, we have that...
That...
That English quiz
tomorrow in school.
The...
Yeah! Okay. Yeah, yeah.
Um, yeah. Whoo! Thank you.
Yeah. Good looking out.
Thanks.
Okay, bye. All right.
(EXHALES)
FEMALE REPORTER ON TV:
The Halloween season reminds us
that it was around
this time last year
that 15-year-old Andrea Payton
mysteriously disappeared
from Federson township.
She was last seen by friends
wearing a maroon
Federson High School
pullover hoodie and blue jeans.
Her family remains hopeful
that someone, somewhere,
will come forward with information
as to her whereabouts.
When we return,
all the latest weather updates.
Hey.
Hi.
I... I guess I just, uh...
I just wanted to tell you that...
(CAR APPROACHING)
Who is that?
Hey, um, you guys were at that
dance contest yesterday, right?
You guys are great together.
How long have you been dating?
What, was that your, like,
super subtle way of asking
if he's my boyfriend?
Maybe it was.
It wasn't that subtle.
No.
He's not my boyfriend.
Um...
We are... We're just, you know...
We're... We're pals.
Right, partner?
Right.
Well, I'm Hunter.
I just moved here.
Maybe you'd be interested in hanging
out with the new guy sometime.
Um...
Okay.
I mean, the...
Uh...
A few of us were planning
on going to the Hall of Horrors
tomorrow night,
if you want to join.
I don't know.
Haunted houses
aren't really my scene.
Too scary?
Maybe.
Although I surfed
in a monsoon once
and outran an avalanche
with a broken snowboard, so...
I wouldn't say I scare easy.
Yeah.
I mean, who hasn't done those things?
I think that you should
definitely come with us.
All right. I'll go.
If you let me take you.
Okay.
In the meantime,
can you point me to the office?
Yes. Yeah, I can take you.
Sweet.
BETH: Oh! Hold on just a second.
Kel?
Kellen, did you want to
talk to me about something?
Oh, uh, never mind.
Okay. All right.
Hey, maybe we'll see you tomorrow,
too, partner?
BETH: So, the office is
right over there.
Kel-man. Let's snag a smoothie?
No, I'm good.
LUKE: Who's that guy?
KELLEN: Some new kid.
His name's Hunter.
Hmm. It looks like
Hunter's found his prey.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
Dude, what happened
to your sense of humor?
(SIGHS)
All right, well, uh,
I'll see you later, right?
Uh, maybe. Maybe?
Snap out of it.
I'll call you tonight.
LILITH: So.
Who won the dance contest?
Uh, yesterday,
the dance contest?
Um, I won.
I mean, Beth and I won.
Beth.
Is she that really pretty
girl you were dancing with?
Pretty? Mmm-hmm.
Uh, yeah. I guess she's pretty.
I noticed this other guy
who kept checking her out,
a super good-looking guy.
I mean, like,
really good-looking.
I could see his muscles
through his shirt.
Yeah, that would be Hunter.
I think she sort of likes him.
Maybe she's just trying
to make you jealous.
No, Beth's not like that.
She doesn't play games.
(CHUCKLES)
You don't know
much about girls, do you?
Well, if you're right,
I think your Beth is
making the wrong choice.
I'm Lilith, by the way.
Um...
I'm Kellen.
Well, Kellen,
I have to get back to work,
but I hope you come to the show.
(BELL RINGING)
(MAN LAUGHING)
(GROANING)
(GROWLING)
(SCREAMING)
(YELPS) (GROWLING)
Oh, my, gosh, that's...
That's really real.
This place is so awesome.
Do you think they sell churros?
You and your churros, man.
Yo, I like a churro.
Lights up my neuro.
Yo, I got one in my home, yo.
It's in my bureau.
What?
(ALL SCREAMING)
(HISSING)
Hey. Yo, yo, yo,
Nicole, watch out.
Watch out. Watch out.
Hey, back off worm face.
Don't be messing with my lady.
Hey, Kellen. Hey.
NICOLE: We should go in together.
LUKE: All right, all right.
Just remember,
it's all special effects and make-up, okay?
Okay. It's not real.
KELLEN: Hey. Hey.
Hey, everyone.
This is great, huh?
I love all these characters.
Yeah.
BETH: Ooh, look at that one.
Hey, I'll get the tickets.
Do not feed the zombies.
Beware the ghouls.
Do not look the witches
in the eye.
What are you doing?
Well, you said not to look
the witches in the eye.
Don't worry. I'm not a witch.
I'm an enchantress.
Then I should
definitely look away.
If you can.
Do not feed the zombies.
Beware the ghouls.
Do not look the witches
in the eye.
MAN: Get a ticket.
Get your hand stamped.
(EERIE SOUNDS)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
NICOLE: Kellen,
I don't want to do this.
BETH: You're fine.
(GASPS) LUKE: Oh, my God!
(EERIE LAUGHTER)
(GASPS)
(MOANING)
Take her. Take her.
Quiet down. I'm trying to sleep!
(CACKLING)
Hey, Kellen, I didn't know
your mom worked here.
Could you just cool it?
(RUMBLING)
Honored guests, or should I say,
unfortunate victims.
(CHUCKLES)
I invite you to journey
to Zombie Boulevard.
(LAUGHS)
(SCREAMS)
Jeez.
(NICOLE SCREAMS)
NICOLE: Kellen, I can't do this!
KELLEN: You're okay.
Brains on a stick.
Get your brains on a stick.
(GASPS)
And...
ALL: A...
G...
Z...
B...
Perfect.
(LAUGHING)
ZOMBIE STUDENTS: A...
G... Z...
B...
(BELL RINGING)
I'll be right back.
Hey. Cool show, right?
Yes, yeah, totally.
Can I talk to you
for a sec? Alone?
I'll just go ahead, okay?
You so don't have to.
You'll catch up.
What's up? Nothing.
I mean, um...
So you and Hunter are...
What?
You're like...
We're like, what?
I don't know.
I mean... (STAMMERING)
I see you guys are,
like, um, holding hands,
and I was...
Kellen, were you watching us
through binoculars or something?
No. It's all good. Okay.
I'm just...
You know, never mind, all right?
Brains? (GASPS)
BETH: Hello? (HINGES CREAKING)
Where is everybody?
(WOMAN SCREAMING)
Did you leave this door open?
(SOFT GRUNTS)
What if someone saw?
Idiot!
(GRUNTING)
(HISSING)
Get 'em.
Come with me.
What was that?
(SNIFFING)
Fleshy.
Flesh?
(SNIFFING)
(ALL SCREAMING)
(ALL SCREAM)
Good night.
Join us again soon for more scary fun.
Sleep with one eye open.
(WHIMPERS LOUDLY)
Sweet pumpkin fritter.
That was kind of fun, huh, kids?
Wow.
That felt really real.
Hey, you know when I was crying,
I was just pretending.
I wasn't really crying.
We should find
the bathroom really quick.
That was awesome.
You jumped about seven times.
Mmm-hmm.
You okay?
Me? Yeah, I'm fine.
Okay, well, I'm starving, so.
Yeah.
We should get something to eat.
You know, you just go.
I think I'm gonna take off.
Kellen.
Beth's not the only girl
in the world.
Yeah, I know.
I just feel like
going for a walk.
Hey, hey.
Hey, Hunter.
I'm so happy I found you.
(GROANING)
Me, too. Come on.
I just want to get out of here.
FEMALE REPORTER: Andrea Payton
mysteriously disappeared
from Federson township.
Hi.
Oh, it's you. Uh, I didn't...
Recognize me out of costume?
The real me?
I like to ride around after the show,
just to chill out, you know?
I saw you wandering
around aimlessly,
and I thought one of our
zombies had escaped.
Sorry to disappoint.
You didn't.
Uh...
So what's it like?
Working in the show? I love it.
I was born into it,
but you'd be great in it.
Me? Why not?
Most of our performers
started working with us
when they were about your age,
and, uh, well, I started
when I was a little girl.
Yeah, I just...
I don't think I'm the show business type.
Are you sure?
I've seen your wicked dance moves.
That was all Beth.
You've got charisma.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
I'll take you home.
It's not on fire. Get on.
Wrap them around, stud.
Good night.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
BETH: Kellen!
Hey. Can I talk to you?
You saw the zombie
eat a live rat.
No.
No, I didn't see,
but I heard it.
And the vampire.
I know that I saw that.
Because he was standing
right in front of the mirror.
Come on, Beth.
It's a haunted house.
It's full of trick mirrors.
Well, then, what about
the missing girl?
Andrea Payton went missing from
Federson township the exact same week
the Hall of Horrors was there.
That doesn't prove anything.
What about this?
Have you tried washing this off your hand?
I mean, I took a shower.
Mine will not come off.
So it's strong ink.
Hey. Hey.
So you gonna help us? Us?
Yeah, Beth thinks there's something
weird about the Hall of Horrors.
And let me guess.
You believe her.
We'll see. I just know
I'm here for Beth.
Well, looks like
he's got you covered.
(ALL CHEERING)
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Hey.
Dude, where are you?
Nowhere. Just home.
Okay, well, get over here.
No, I'm just gonna chill.
Man, this is all
about Beth, isn't it?
No. No, it's not.
I'm looking at them right now.
Oh, my God, they're kissing.
They are?
With tongues.
Oh, man, it's sloppy.
There's tongues everywhere.
What, really?
Psych!
(SIGHS)
You're so not funny, man.
Like, I'm serious, dude.
It gets old.
You know what I mean?
Hello? Fine.
Cool, whatever.
Have a nice night.
Yo, churro!
Hey, paying customer here!
Whoa!
Uh, one-man show.
So you sell the churros.
You run the place.
What, you probably
sweep up, too, right?
(LAUGHS)
On the house.
All right. Thanks.
Are you all by yourself
this evening?
Um, yeah, I guess so.
And where might be
all of your friends?
Um...
Well, we kind of had a little...
Had a falling out?
Yeah.
Come with me.
You can bring the churro.
Okay.
I've been watching you.
Oh, good. I was afraid that following
the weird carnie wouldn't be creepy.
(LAUGHS)
You see, it's that exactly.
You're funny,
but your friends don't laugh.
They don't appreciate you.
It's because they're jealous.
Yesterday, you made a joke when
the banshee flew overhead,
and you said,
"I didn't know your mom worked here."
It's not funny when I say it.
It was just one of those
"yo' mama" type jokes.
You're far too modest.
It may be just one of those
"yo' mama" type jokes,
but it's your delivery,
your timing.
Say it. Um.
Yo, Kellen, I didn't know
your mom worked here.
(LAUGHS)
I love the "Yo, Kellen."
Do it again.
The whole thing.
Yo, Kellen, I didn't know
your mom worked here.
(CRACKLING)
All right, I get big yuks and megabucks,
to pay me my money,
you're gonna need dump trucks.
I can do slapstick,
I can be pretty, can make a face,
don't need to be witty.
You're very entertaining.
I got my clown on, no frown on.
That's no sass, 'cause I get laughs,
like matter gets mass.
Very clever.
Laughing gas ain't funnier,
ain't got nothing on me.
I got more lines than the DMV.
I got more jokes
than a forest got trees.
You'll come undone, man.
Your sides will split.
Ain't exaggeratin'
I can guarantee it.
Where am I?
You seemed to have wandered
through an exit door.
I... I don't remember.
Let me show you out.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
(BEEPS)
(SIGHS)
Kellen should pay
more attention to you.
You know Kellen?
Young lady, tonight,
I shall give you
a very special treat.
The VIP entrance?
Anything less
would be an insult.
You are a very important person,
are you not?
After you.
(CRACKLING)
Fetch my man-servant.
(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)
How may I serve you, my darling?
Wow.
My feet are tired.
Allow me.
Hmm.
(ALL SCREAMING)
What exactly are we looking for?
I'm not sure.
I just know that
there's something
that they don't want us to see.
Let's go.
DR. HYSTERIA: Nicole.
Nicole?
Now you are mine.
(YELLS)
I gotta say this is one of the
weirdest dates I've ever been on.
I'm not complaining.
(FAINT GROANS)
Did you hear that?
Yeah.
Oh.
This is pretty creepy.
It's probably, like,
a prop for one of their bits, right?
Maybe this is what
we're not supposed to see.
"The Cabinet of Souls."
Yeah, isn't there,
like, a saying, you know,
"Never open a cabinet of souls
in a Hall of Horrors"?
I don't think that's a saying.
It should be.
Hunter.
Hunter?
(DOOR CREAKING)
(INDISTINCT WHISPERINGS)
Who are you?
Can you hear me?
It stopped at midnight?
Andrea?
(DOOR OPENS)
(GROANING)
(GASPS)
No! No, no!
HUNTER: Beth!
There you are. I...
I thought I lost you.
Where'd you go?
I was inside of that.
We have to get out of here.
Okay.
Can I help you?
Do we have a problem?
You look frightened.
But then, this is
the Hall of Horrors,
so I suppose
that's quite the point.
You saw the Cabinet of Souls?
That's a pity.
It's not ready for viewing.
It is to be one of
our best attractions,
but there are still
some technical issues.
See, I told you.
Did you see it, too, young man?
No, sir.
It's a cool park, by the way.
Theme park quality.
I'm sorry if I sounded harsh,
but this area
is for employees only.
Yeah, we... We totally get it.
We'll go. Okay.
(ENGINE DIES)
You don't believe me.
I believe that you believe.
Okay, it's just...
That place is
all about illusion.
The stuff they can do these days?
Smoke and mirrors?
The mind plays tricks on itself.
Maybe, but that
missing girl from Federson...
Andrea Payton?
I really think that I saw her.
You sure?
(SIGHS)
Beth, I admire you
for caring so much.
Thank you for
coming with me tonight.
Good night. Good night.
(KEYS CLACKING)
(KNOCKING)
Hey. Hey.
Can I talk to you for a second?
Sure, come in. Okay.
Um...
I saw something tonight.
Is it the Cabinet of the Souls?
Yeah, how did you know that?
Lilith.
Dr. Hysteria has been working
on that trick for years.
Was it cool?
Was it cool? No.
Why... Why is she here?
She stopped by.
I told you she's cool.
What did Hunter think?
He thinks it's just all smoke and mirrors,
but that's because
he didn't see what I saw.
Do you, uh, see this coin, Beth?
Yes.
Oh, that's funny,
because I see...
A bird.
That's awesome.
Yeah, well,
what do you see here?
Look. I found this on the web.
And this is from the year 1832.
I know.
That's the inspiration
for the Hall of Horrors.
Dr. Hysteria copied
that character's looks,
but he thought that
Hall of Horrors sounded
more modern than
Carnival of Creeps,
so he changed that.
KELLEN: Oh, that makes sense.
So he isn't almost
200 years old.
Well, between you and me,
sometimes he smells like it.
Have something...
Sweet.
Good night.
Hmm.
Bye, Kellen.
Okay, that was really good.
Kellen, if she knows
about the Cabinet of Souls,
then she's obviously in on it.
In on what?
I mean, what are you talking about?
You know what? I know.
You could start going
with this Hunter guy,
but the second another girl
pays any attention to me,
she's part of some evil plot.
This is so not about that!
I mean, this thing
was really scary.
And I'm not positive,
but I think that I saw
that missing girl in there,
from... From Federson?
Andrea Payton?
You're really tripping, Beth.
Kellen, that girl,
that Lilith girl, I...
I'm really worried about you.
Yeah.
It's like this new person
comes to town.
And all of a sudden,
I start acting all crazy.
Oh, wait, that's not me.
Wow.
Okay.
You know, I know
a disappearing act, too.
(SIGHS)
Beth?
Beth?
(GASPS)
You've met Andrea.
Andrea, tell Beth
what you told me.
ANDREA: You can't save me!
Tell her to her face.
Please, save me!
(SIGHS)
(WIND HOWLING)
Must feed.
Oh.
You're almost empty.
You were a good worker.
But tonight, we get fresh souls.
Chop-chop, let's get to work.
(DR. HYSTERIA LAUGHING)
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING) Nicole!
Hey, Nicole? What?
Have you been getting my texts?
Yeah. About 500 of them.
It's annoying.
I turned off my phone.
Queen Beth says
there's an emergency,
and everyone's supposed to jump.
Get real.
BETH: What's going on
with your hand?
Hey, Nicole!
Good morning.
Oh. Hi.
So I spoke to
Dr. Hysteria about you.
Told him I knew a guy who might
want to work in the show.
Me? Are you interested?
You'd get to be a character
in our Halloween finale.
Really? Cool.
Then let's go.
Now? I have school.
And school will be here tomorrow
but I won't.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
That's the warning bell.
I'm gonna be late for class.
And if you don't
follow your heart,
you're going to
be late for life.
Let's go.
BETH: Sorry.
BETH: Hi.
Have you guys been to Dr.
Hysteria's Hall of Horrors yet?
Yeah. Yeah, it was awesome.
Not that scary.
Some of it was funny.
By any chance,
did they stamp your hand?
Yeah, they did,
but it just washed off, so...
GIRL: I can kind of
still see mine.
Not anymore.
Ew! Gross.
BOYS: Oh!
LUKE: That hairdo
is a hair-don't.
Did you stick your finger
in a lightbulb socket?
Brillo pad,
puffball, poodle-head.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
Hey, uh, nice perm.
1980 called.
They want their hairdo back.
(BOYS LAUGHING) Whoo, whoo.
Dude, that was really mean.
Yeah, so who cares?
I was getting laughs.
(SCOFFS)
What happened to your hand?
What happened
to your face? Score.
Whoo.
(LAUGHING)
DR. HYSTERIA: Now, you are mine.
Oh, yeah!
(MIMICS PUNCHING SOUND)
Hai-ya!
(WHOOPING)
Yeah!
Wanna drive?
Yeah.
Hello, handsome.
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
(DOOR OPENS)
Hello, everyone.
Has everyone made
their Halloween plans?
Today, we are going to
work on our history packets
so, please get them out and
work quietly at your desks.
Has anyone seen Luke?
Is he in school today?
I saw him when I was
in the hallway earlier.
How about Kellen?
(HISSING)
Ms. Sarkosian,
may I use the hall pass?
Go ahead.
Ms. Sarkosian, may I go, too?
No. One at a time.
(CACKLING)
Get him into costume.
LUKE: Yes, yes, a costume.
DR. HYSTERIA:
Tailored just for you.
Take him away.
LUKE: Ooh, that's a big mouth.
Good lad.
LUKE: Oh, get inside. Whoo!
Yes?
Nicole's just been gone
a really long time now.
Do you think that I
could go check on her?
Go ahead.
(YELLING)
(COUGHS)
(YELLS)
Nicole?
(GROANING)
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
It's Dr. Hysteria.
He's turning teenagers into monsters,
and he's taking their souls,
and he collects
them in this... This...
This... This cabinet,
this Cabinet of Souls,
which, according to my research,
probably makes him
some kind of minor demon,
which means that he's
keeping them for later
so that he can feed off of them.
And now he has my friends,
and I think
that he's gonna
take their souls, too,
if I don't stop them
by midnight tonight.
Right.
Beth is my most steady student,
straight A's,
the good citizenship award,
and there are kids missing...
(SIGHS)
He's really, really dangerous.
A gun isn't gonna do you
any good against a demon.
Okay, then how am I
supposed to stop a demon?
I don't know.
Right. Then you stay here
and Google that,
and I'll go have a look around.
Hello, Sheriff.
How may I be of service?
Well, the girl
says that you're a...
Uh...
She says that there may be
some missing kids up here.
Really? She said that?
So I was wondering if I
could have a look around.
By all means.
Thank you.
Did you want to
look at my permits?
The originals are
all filed at City Hall.
No, no, that... That's okay.
Showbiz magic.
It's amazing what it can do
to the imagination.
Oh!
(GROWLS)
Wow.
I get your point.
Indeed.
After you. Yeah.
Kellen!
Hey! Kellen!
This one of the missing boys?
This is Kellen. Missing?
I'm not missing.
I'm... I'm right here.
You said I was missing?
Well, he's not himself.
I'll show you. Wait. No!
Oh, my.
I really don't like
her running around back here.
She could get hurt.
Boy, this is quite
a maze you've got here.
It's all modular.
We move it around
during the show.
Sometimes even I get lost.
BETH: I found it!
This is what I
was talking about.
Andrea Payton is in here.
This is an expensive prop,
and it's not ready.
Don't go near it.
(CHUCKLES)
Right.
Please, don't.
(CREAKING)
(GASPS)
(SIGHS)
Oh.
There's no reason to make
a legal case out of it.
I believe the young lady just got
wrapped up in the spirit of the season.
That's very decent of you.
I'll get her back
to her parents now.
I'm calling Beth.
I feel bad for her.
I do, too, but we can't fix
everyone's problems.
Come on.
I wanna show you something.
Do you know why trapeze
artists are able to perform
such death-defying tricks?
No.
They practice with a safety net.
People are more
willing to take risks
if they have something
to fall back on.
So I'm curious, Kellen.
Are you Beth's safety net?
No.
Then I think you're ready.
Ready for what?
What's so magic about it?
It's where you'll see
what truly feeds your soul.
And once you've seen that, well,
then you're under my spell.
I think I already am.
Enter.
Now, watch.
(CRACKLING)
There you are.
That's me.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
Hey, she's mine.
You dare challenge me?
Bring it.
Run.
(GROANS)
What just happened?
Where am I?
You're in my father's power now.
DR. HYSTERIA: Mine.
Now you are mine.
(LAUGHS)
He's your father?
No.
You tricked me.
Ah!
Beth was right.
Oh, hush, dear heart.
There's nothing you can do now.
I gotta get out of here.
(SCREAMING)
It does my heart good
to see the friends together.
Now, get him into costume.
We still have a show to do.
(DOORBELL RINGS)
Hey. Hey.
Come in.
I'm telling you,
she turned into a real live witch.
Um...
Wow, Beth, are you sure Nicole
wasn't wearing make-up or something?
I was sure.
Well, there's only
one way to find out.
We're gonna have to go back
to the Hall of Horrors.
But you don't believe me.
Like I said before...
I'm here for you.
LILITH: Do not feed the zombies.
Beware of the ghouls.
Do not look the witches in the eye.
Do not feed the zombies.
You're okay. You're okay.
Ah! (SCREAMS)
The first thing that we're gonna
need to do is find my friends.
And if they're okay?
Then I guess
I'm gonna have to admit
that this whole thing
has been in my mind.
(GROWLS) (ALL SCREAMING)
Did we take a wrong turn?
I don't know.
Let's try down here.
(CRACKLING)
Come to this side.
It's wonderful.
Join me.
I will.
You can't go over there.
You can't leave us.
We need you.
HUNTER:
You're free without them.
This is where you belong.
It's who you really are.
No, that's not who I am.
This isn't right.
Your friends are
holding you back.
I would never betray
my friends like that.
I'm gonna get out of here.
Beth!
We should go back in there.
No.
I mean, what's going on
in there is obviously
some kind of sorcery,
and it's wrong.
It's showing us
what we could be,
the two of us together.
Who are you?
Don't be stupid, Beth.
Showing loyalty to my friends
is not stupidity, Hunter.
What about your loyalty to me?
I don't owe you loyalty!
What's wrong, brother?
Isn't she cooperating?
Brother?
No, she's not cooperating.
She's being
a stubborn little fool.
LILITH: Calm down, Hunter.
He didn't mean that.
He cares about you, Beth.
We all do.
Get away.
Where's my broomstick?
Who stole my broomstick?
Wait a minute!
You stole it.
No, I didn't.
I curse you!
(CACKLING)
Here's your boy!
(CROAKING)
(GASPS)
Nicole. You have to
get out of here.
Clear the way!
(CACKLING)
DR. HYSTERIA: Beth.
Beth, you belong with us.
I hate balloon animals.
No, no, not the pin!
Shut up.
You're getting the pin.
No, no, no!
Too late!
Yeah!
(BOTH GROANING)
(GROWLING)
Kellen!
It's Beth.
Come on, you know me.
Look into my eyes.
I know that's you.
It's Beth.
Okay.
No trying to tame
the monsters, folks.
Kellen, please!
Please?
DR. HYSTERIA:
Ladies and gentlemen... Okay, Kellen.
The Hall of Horrors
will be closing in five minutes.
Okay, come on. Come on.
Please proceed to the exits.
We hope you had a fun
and gripping experience.
(GROANING)
Okay, Kellen.
Okay.
Kellen?
We have to find Nicole and Luke.
Weak.
Stand up for me.
I know you can stand up.
I know you have it in you.
I need you to stand
up for me right now.
Leave me.
Save yourself.
No!
Please try.
Kellen, please try for me.
Just try for me.
Come on. Please try for me.
I need you to do this for me.
Okay.
(WHIMPERING LOUDLY)
Wow, that seems real.
I mean, it just seems so real.
Oh, Sheriff.
What did you think?
It was outstanding.
I'm gonna talk to them
about coming back next year.
It has been great for this town.
Well, it's almost midnight,
so I should probably be
getting these kids home.
(IMITATES DRACULA) Good night.
Dracula.
Count Dracula. Oh, okay.
Good, Kellen.
Kellen!
Okay.
(HINGES CREAKING)
He was stronger than we thought.
And that's good, Father.
That's good.
His soul will provide
nourishment for a long time.
(CHUCKLES)
Yes.
Hurry. It's almost midnight.
(COUGHS)
Bring her inside.
Oh, Kellen.
Luke, Nicole.
You guys, wake up!
HUNTER: They can't hear you.
They exist now
only to feed us.
That one was strong.
He resisted more than usual.
But you're the strongest, Beth.
HUNTER: You're special.
It would have been easy for you
to give in to temptation,
to deny your friends for the
sake of your own happiness,
but you resisted.
It's that strength
that we look for,
not in our food,
but in our family.
What?
I don't want to be
a part of your sick family.
Beth, you'll live forever.
Nothing can save your friends.
But you can save yourself.
(TICKING)
It's almost time.
Join us.
BETH: No!
Take that!
(SIZZLING)
(SCREAMING)
BETH: Guys!
Wake up, you're free now!
(DR. HYSTERIA LAUGHS)
It's too late!
You and your friends
are all doomed!
Guys, there's not much time!
We have to get out of here!
KELLEN: Beth!
BETH: Kellen!
KELLEN: Beth, grab my hand!
BETH: Andrea!
Help me save my friends.
KELLEN: Almost there!
ANDREA: Come on!
Okay.
(BELL TOLLING)
(ALL SCREAMING)
(SIGHS)
Okay. Is everyone okay?
The next time you try to
convince me that someone's evil,
I'm just gonna
take your word for it.
DR. HYSTERIA: You'll never
get away with this.
You're mine!
You're all mine!
You can't just... Ahhh!
(DR. HYSTERIA CHOKING)
What is that?
This is some holy water,
some sage, some vinegar
and a couple of other things.
And how'd you know
how to do that?
I just googled
how to stop a demon.
(ALL LAUGHING)
(RUMBLING)
KELLEN: Whoa!
It's all gone.
(LAUGHS)
Um, who's she?
This is Andrea Payton.
I'm free!
Here.
Why don't you give
your parents a call?
I think they're probably
looking for you.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
You know, I never would've
thought that my love of churros
would've led me this close
to the gates of hell.
(ALL LAUGHING)
You laughed.
Okay, yeah, I laughed.
The posse is back.
It's all because of you, Beth.
It was because
of our friendship.
I mean,
it was stronger than evil.
As corny as that sounds,
it's true.
I know.
Let's go back to my house.
Let's find my little brother's Halloween
candy and eat all of it, right?
Okay, that's what
I'm talking about.
All right, okay, let's go.
I'm starving. I'm starving.
NICOLE: You can't take
all my brother's candy.
Cute.
Beth.
I forgot one thing.
What's that?
Well, it's about time.
(RUMBLING)
(MUSIC PLAYING)
KIDS: Trick or treat.
BOY: Okay, wait up.
GIRL: Yeah, I'll be
right there. Hang on.
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)
(GRUNTING)
(STRAINING)
(GROANING)
(GROANING CONTINUES)
(GROWLING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)
Hey, Kellen!
Gummi bears and churros.
Combo bite.
Mmm.
That's gross.
What's so gross about it?
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)
Mmm. Who are you talking to?
Who are you texting?
Oh! Emoticon? Emoticon?
Dude. Yeah? What?
Jeez!
Hurry up, Nicole.
They're waiting on us.
Come on, Beth.
You know it's always better
to make the boys wait.
(CACKLING)
Come on, spaghetti arms!
Throw it!
Ha! I curse your lousy aim.
Hey, listen, um,
when Beth gets here,
maybe you can sort of not
hang around for a little bit.
What do you mean,
not hang around?
Throw it, bozo!
(CACKLING)
Dude.
Are you kidding me? What?
You've been planning
on making a move
ever since she moved next door to you,
and that was 10 years ago.
Every time, you chicken out.
Well, maybe this time,
I won't chicken out.
Throw it! Before it hatches!
I bet you can't do that again!
Sorry, Ms. Sarkosian.
Hey, guys. LUKE: What's up?
Hi, Kellen. KELLEN: Hi.
Um, I know you like these.
Oh!
That is so
incredibly sweet of you.
Thank you.
Is that one for me?
Uh, sure.
I don't eat sweets.
Okay.
Uh, I'll take it.
Fine, here.
I shall go find
the candy apple-eating area.
(CHUCKLING)
I was thinking for Halloween
maybe we can get
a bunch of scary movies
and do, like, a marathon.
Yeah, that could be
really, really fun.
I'll start, like, an event page.
We can make it a party.
Yeah. I'm down.
(LAUGHS)
What?
This just reminded me.
Do you remember when we
were trick-or-treating?
I think we were, like, seven.
You were sitting on the curb,
and you were just crying,
because this big kid stole your little
pumpkin full of Halloween candy.
No, no, no. I was...
You were crying!
I was not crying!
You sure you don't want some?
No.
It doesn't bite.
Ha! KELLEN: Oh, great, you...
You have a picture of me
crying on your phone.
Yeah, my mom just scanned,
like, a bunch of old photos.
So, tons.
Well, I'm glad my humiliation has
been preserved in the digital age.
Blackmail for days.
Oh, gosh, I know. I know.
(LUKE YELLING INDISTINCTLY)
(SOFTLY) Help me.
I better go save Nicole.
Yeah.
MAYOR OVER SPEAKERS:
Attention, everyone.
Uh, right this way, please.
Come on over.
(FEEDBACK) Oh!
Oh.
That's in the teeth.
Good evening, guys and ghouls.
Because it sounds like "girls."
Moving on.
"I want to
officially welcome everyone"
"to our annual Harvest and Halloween
festival here in Old Town."
(ALL CHEERING AND APPLAUDING)
"Now, I'm going to hand the
mic over to Nora Fishbean."
Fishbine.
Fishbine,
of Nora's Ballet
and Dance Academy,
(IMITATING DRACULA) who
will be the spooky mistress
of the very spooky Halloween
dance contest. Bleh!
Dracula.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
Count Dracula.
Yes, that was clear.
Well, may I invite you all,
all of our participants,
to make their way to
the dance floor? Yes.
Should we?
Oh, come on, don't be so shy.
Oh!
It's about time everyone
got to see my dance moves.
Come on, come on, come on.
Okay, everyone,
in keeping with
the Halloween spirit,
I'll call out
different Halloween themes,
and the dancers
will have to improvise.
Now, there's no right or wrong.
Just get creative.
All right? Everybody ready?
Let's dance!
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
LUKE: Come on!
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
Dance like a zombie!
Dance like a skeleton!
Oh, that's good. I like that.
Now, everyone,
dance like a banshee!
(SQUEAKS)
(LAUGHING)
(MUSIC STOPS)
What a fun festival this is.
But there is
plenty more to come.
Scary Halloween fun.
Dr. Hysteria's Hall of Horrors
is not for the faint of heart
but for those who crave
the shake and shiver,
the thrill and chill of
a fearsome dark journey
into the wretched black heart
of pure evil itself!
But fun.
(SCATTERED LAUGHTER)
(SIGHS)
Yes, but fun.
Fun for your whole family,
or your main squeeze
or just yourself.
All are welcome to join us
if you dare to walk
through the grim, black gates
into the Hall of Horrors.
We open right here,
tomorrow night.
Close on the stroke of
midnight, on Halloween.
(LAUGHS)
Everything you need to know
is on the flyer.
(WHISTLES)
(HORSE NEIGHING)
(ALL MURMURING INDISTINCTLY)
Wow.
Impressive.
Hyah!
Okay, I wanna go. We need to go.
(KELLEN BEATBOXING)
Yo,
I'm strolling with my posse Yo
'Cause we got the moxie.
Yo, yo.
Beth and Kellen won the contest Yo,
yo.
Why don't you give it a rest?
Oh! Oh!
Whatever.
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
KELLEN: I'm sorry, man.
That's the parents. I gotta go.
Okay. Mwah. All right.
LUKE: Hey, tomorrow night,
get our scare on? Yes.
Whoo! Yes, yes, yes.
LUKE: Yeah. Good night.
All right. See you guys.
Bye. Sweet dreams. Bye.
Uh, hey, do you wanna come
over for a little bit?
Uh...
I really would, but I really can't.
I have a lot of homework.
Oh.
You can keep this, if you want.
(STUTTERS)
Kellen.
You would part with this
example of fine craftsmanship?
I actually think this is cheaper
than my Peewee soccer trophy,
which I think I won for,
like, second place.
We were good together, huh?
Yeah.
Yeah, I think we rocked it.
See you in school tomorrow.
Wait! What?
Oh, ah!
Do I have a bug on me?
No, no, no.
It's just... It's just that
I wanna tell you something.
Ooh. (LAUGHS)
Yeah, sure. What's up?
Remember, we have that...
That...
That English quiz
tomorrow in school.
The...
Yeah! Okay. Yeah, yeah.
Um, yeah. Whoo! Thank you.
Yeah. Good looking out.
Thanks.
Okay, bye. All right.
(EXHALES)
FEMALE REPORTER ON TV:
The Halloween season reminds us
that it was around
this time last year
that 15-year-old Andrea Payton
mysteriously disappeared
from Federson township.
She was last seen by friends
wearing a maroon
Federson High School
pullover hoodie and blue jeans.
Her family remains hopeful
that someone, somewhere,
will come forward with information
as to her whereabouts.
When we return,
all the latest weather updates.
Hey.
Hi.
I... I guess I just, uh...
I just wanted to tell you that...
(CAR APPROACHING)
Who is that?
Hey, um, you guys were at that
dance contest yesterday, right?
You guys are great together.
How long have you been dating?
What, was that your, like,
super subtle way of asking
if he's my boyfriend?
Maybe it was.
It wasn't that subtle.
No.
He's not my boyfriend.
Um...
We are... We're just, you know...
We're... We're pals.
Right, partner?
Right.
Well, I'm Hunter.
I just moved here.
Maybe you'd be interested in hanging
out with the new guy sometime.
Um...
Okay.
I mean, the...
Uh...
A few of us were planning
on going to the Hall of Horrors
tomorrow night,
if you want to join.
I don't know.
Haunted houses
aren't really my scene.
Too scary?
Maybe.
Although I surfed
in a monsoon once
and outran an avalanche
with a broken snowboard, so...
I wouldn't say I scare easy.
Yeah.
I mean, who hasn't done those things?
I think that you should
definitely come with us.
All right. I'll go.
If you let me take you.
Okay.
In the meantime,
can you point me to the office?
Yes. Yeah, I can take you.
Sweet.
BETH: Oh! Hold on just a second.
Kel?
Kellen, did you want to
talk to me about something?
Oh, uh, never mind.
Okay. All right.
Hey, maybe we'll see you tomorrow,
too, partner?
BETH: So, the office is
right over there.
Kel-man. Let's snag a smoothie?
No, I'm good.
LUKE: Who's that guy?
KELLEN: Some new kid.
His name's Hunter.
Hmm. It looks like
Hunter's found his prey.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
Dude, what happened
to your sense of humor?
(SIGHS)
All right, well, uh,
I'll see you later, right?
Uh, maybe. Maybe?
Snap out of it.
I'll call you tonight.
LILITH: So.
Who won the dance contest?
Uh, yesterday,
the dance contest?
Um, I won.
I mean, Beth and I won.
Beth.
Is she that really pretty
girl you were dancing with?
Pretty? Mmm-hmm.
Uh, yeah. I guess she's pretty.
I noticed this other guy
who kept checking her out,
a super good-looking guy.
I mean, like,
really good-looking.
I could see his muscles
through his shirt.
Yeah, that would be Hunter.
I think she sort of likes him.
Maybe she's just trying
to make you jealous.
No, Beth's not like that.
She doesn't play games.
(CHUCKLES)
You don't know
much about girls, do you?
Well, if you're right,
I think your Beth is
making the wrong choice.
I'm Lilith, by the way.
Um...
I'm Kellen.
Well, Kellen,
I have to get back to work,
but I hope you come to the show.
(BELL RINGING)
(MAN LAUGHING)
(GROANING)
(GROWLING)
(SCREAMING)
(YELPS) (GROWLING)
Oh, my, gosh, that's...
That's really real.
This place is so awesome.
Do you think they sell churros?
You and your churros, man.
Yo, I like a churro.
Lights up my neuro.
Yo, I got one in my home, yo.
It's in my bureau.
What?
(ALL SCREAMING)
(HISSING)
Hey. Yo, yo, yo,
Nicole, watch out.
Watch out. Watch out.
Hey, back off worm face.
Don't be messing with my lady.
Hey, Kellen. Hey.
NICOLE: We should go in together.
LUKE: All right, all right.
Just remember,
it's all special effects and make-up, okay?
Okay. It's not real.
KELLEN: Hey. Hey.
Hey, everyone.
This is great, huh?
I love all these characters.
Yeah.
BETH: Ooh, look at that one.
Hey, I'll get the tickets.
Do not feed the zombies.
Beware the ghouls.
Do not look the witches
in the eye.
What are you doing?
Well, you said not to look
the witches in the eye.
Don't worry. I'm not a witch.
I'm an enchantress.
Then I should
definitely look away.
If you can.
Do not feed the zombies.
Beware the ghouls.
Do not look the witches
in the eye.
MAN: Get a ticket.
Get your hand stamped.
(EERIE SOUNDS)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
NICOLE: Kellen,
I don't want to do this.
BETH: You're fine.
(GASPS) LUKE: Oh, my God!
(EERIE LAUGHTER)
(GASPS)
(MOANING)
Take her. Take her.
Quiet down. I'm trying to sleep!
(CACKLING)
Hey, Kellen, I didn't know
your mom worked here.
Could you just cool it?
(RUMBLING)
Honored guests, or should I say,
unfortunate victims.
(CHUCKLES)
I invite you to journey
to Zombie Boulevard.
(LAUGHS)
(SCREAMS)
Jeez.
(NICOLE SCREAMS)
NICOLE: Kellen, I can't do this!
KELLEN: You're okay.
Brains on a stick.
Get your brains on a stick.
(GASPS)
And...
ALL: A...
G...
Z...
B...
Perfect.
(LAUGHING)
ZOMBIE STUDENTS: A...
G... Z...
B...
(BELL RINGING)
I'll be right back.
Hey. Cool show, right?
Yes, yeah, totally.
Can I talk to you
for a sec? Alone?
I'll just go ahead, okay?
You so don't have to.
You'll catch up.
What's up? Nothing.
I mean, um...
So you and Hunter are...
What?
You're like...
We're like, what?
I don't know.
I mean... (STAMMERING)
I see you guys are,
like, um, holding hands,
and I was...
Kellen, were you watching us
through binoculars or something?
No. It's all good. Okay.
I'm just...
You know, never mind, all right?
Brains? (GASPS)
BETH: Hello? (HINGES CREAKING)
Where is everybody?
(WOMAN SCREAMING)
Did you leave this door open?
(SOFT GRUNTS)
What if someone saw?
Idiot!
(GRUNTING)
(HISSING)
Get 'em.
Come with me.
What was that?
(SNIFFING)
Fleshy.
Flesh?
(SNIFFING)
(ALL SCREAMING)
(ALL SCREAM)
Good night.
Join us again soon for more scary fun.
Sleep with one eye open.
(WHIMPERS LOUDLY)
Sweet pumpkin fritter.
That was kind of fun, huh, kids?
Wow.
That felt really real.
Hey, you know when I was crying,
I was just pretending.
I wasn't really crying.
We should find
the bathroom really quick.
That was awesome.
You jumped about seven times.
Mmm-hmm.
You okay?
Me? Yeah, I'm fine.
Okay, well, I'm starving, so.
Yeah.
We should get something to eat.
You know, you just go.
I think I'm gonna take off.
Kellen.
Beth's not the only girl
in the world.
Yeah, I know.
I just feel like
going for a walk.
Hey, hey.
Hey, Hunter.
I'm so happy I found you.
(GROANING)
Me, too. Come on.
I just want to get out of here.
FEMALE REPORTER: Andrea Payton
mysteriously disappeared
from Federson township.
Hi.
Oh, it's you. Uh, I didn't...
Recognize me out of costume?
The real me?
I like to ride around after the show,
just to chill out, you know?
I saw you wandering
around aimlessly,
and I thought one of our
zombies had escaped.
Sorry to disappoint.
You didn't.
Uh...
So what's it like?
Working in the show? I love it.
I was born into it,
but you'd be great in it.
Me? Why not?
Most of our performers
started working with us
when they were about your age,
and, uh, well, I started
when I was a little girl.
Yeah, I just...
I don't think I'm the show business type.
Are you sure?
I've seen your wicked dance moves.
That was all Beth.
You've got charisma.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
I'll take you home.
It's not on fire. Get on.
Wrap them around, stud.
Good night.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
BETH: Kellen!
Hey. Can I talk to you?
You saw the zombie
eat a live rat.
No.
No, I didn't see,
but I heard it.
And the vampire.
I know that I saw that.
Because he was standing
right in front of the mirror.
Come on, Beth.
It's a haunted house.
It's full of trick mirrors.
Well, then, what about
the missing girl?
Andrea Payton went missing from
Federson township the exact same week
the Hall of Horrors was there.
That doesn't prove anything.
What about this?
Have you tried washing this off your hand?
I mean, I took a shower.
Mine will not come off.
So it's strong ink.
Hey. Hey.
So you gonna help us? Us?
Yeah, Beth thinks there's something
weird about the Hall of Horrors.
And let me guess.
You believe her.
We'll see. I just know
I'm here for Beth.
Well, looks like
he's got you covered.
(ALL CHEERING)
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Hey.
Dude, where are you?
Nowhere. Just home.
Okay, well, get over here.
No, I'm just gonna chill.
Man, this is all
about Beth, isn't it?
No. No, it's not.
I'm looking at them right now.
Oh, my God, they're kissing.
They are?
With tongues.
Oh, man, it's sloppy.
There's tongues everywhere.
What, really?
Psych!
(SIGHS)
You're so not funny, man.
Like, I'm serious, dude.
It gets old.
You know what I mean?
Hello? Fine.
Cool, whatever.
Have a nice night.
Yo, churro!
Hey, paying customer here!
Whoa!
Uh, one-man show.
So you sell the churros.
You run the place.
What, you probably
sweep up, too, right?
(LAUGHS)
On the house.
All right. Thanks.
Are you all by yourself
this evening?
Um, yeah, I guess so.
And where might be
all of your friends?
Um...
Well, we kind of had a little...
Had a falling out?
Yeah.
Come with me.
You can bring the churro.
Okay.
I've been watching you.
Oh, good. I was afraid that following
the weird carnie wouldn't be creepy.
(LAUGHS)
You see, it's that exactly.
You're funny,
but your friends don't laugh.
They don't appreciate you.
It's because they're jealous.
Yesterday, you made a joke when
the banshee flew overhead,
and you said,
"I didn't know your mom worked here."
It's not funny when I say it.
It was just one of those
"yo' mama" type jokes.
You're far too modest.
It may be just one of those
"yo' mama" type jokes,
but it's your delivery,
your timing.
Say it. Um.
Yo, Kellen, I didn't know
your mom worked here.
(LAUGHS)
I love the "Yo, Kellen."
Do it again.
The whole thing.
Yo, Kellen, I didn't know
your mom worked here.
(CRACKLING)
All right, I get big yuks and megabucks,
to pay me my money,
you're gonna need dump trucks.
I can do slapstick,
I can be pretty, can make a face,
don't need to be witty.
You're very entertaining.
I got my clown on, no frown on.
That's no sass, 'cause I get laughs,
like matter gets mass.
Very clever.
Laughing gas ain't funnier,
ain't got nothing on me.
I got more lines than the DMV.
I got more jokes
than a forest got trees.
You'll come undone, man.
Your sides will split.
Ain't exaggeratin'
I can guarantee it.
Where am I?
You seemed to have wandered
through an exit door.
I... I don't remember.
Let me show you out.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
(BEEPS)
(SIGHS)
Kellen should pay
more attention to you.
You know Kellen?
Young lady, tonight,
I shall give you
a very special treat.
The VIP entrance?
Anything less
would be an insult.
You are a very important person,
are you not?
After you.
(CRACKLING)
Fetch my man-servant.
(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)
How may I serve you, my darling?
Wow.
My feet are tired.
Allow me.
Hmm.
(ALL SCREAMING)
What exactly are we looking for?
I'm not sure.
I just know that
there's something
that they don't want us to see.
Let's go.
DR. HYSTERIA: Nicole.
Nicole?
Now you are mine.
(YELLS)
I gotta say this is one of the
weirdest dates I've ever been on.
I'm not complaining.
(FAINT GROANS)
Did you hear that?
Yeah.
Oh.
This is pretty creepy.
It's probably, like,
a prop for one of their bits, right?
Maybe this is what
we're not supposed to see.
"The Cabinet of Souls."
Yeah, isn't there,
like, a saying, you know,
"Never open a cabinet of souls
in a Hall of Horrors"?
I don't think that's a saying.
It should be.
Hunter.
Hunter?
(DOOR CREAKING)
(INDISTINCT WHISPERINGS)
Who are you?
Can you hear me?
It stopped at midnight?
Andrea?
(DOOR OPENS)
(GROANING)
(GASPS)
No! No, no!
HUNTER: Beth!
There you are. I...
I thought I lost you.
Where'd you go?
I was inside of that.
We have to get out of here.
Okay.
Can I help you?
Do we have a problem?
You look frightened.
But then, this is
the Hall of Horrors,
so I suppose
that's quite the point.
You saw the Cabinet of Souls?
That's a pity.
It's not ready for viewing.
It is to be one of
our best attractions,
but there are still
some technical issues.
See, I told you.
Did you see it, too, young man?
No, sir.
It's a cool park, by the way.
Theme park quality.
I'm sorry if I sounded harsh,
but this area
is for employees only.
Yeah, we... We totally get it.
We'll go. Okay.
(ENGINE DIES)
You don't believe me.
I believe that you believe.
Okay, it's just...
That place is
all about illusion.
The stuff they can do these days?
Smoke and mirrors?
The mind plays tricks on itself.
Maybe, but that
missing girl from Federson...
Andrea Payton?
I really think that I saw her.
You sure?
(SIGHS)
Beth, I admire you
for caring so much.
Thank you for
coming with me tonight.
Good night. Good night.
(KEYS CLACKING)
(KNOCKING)
Hey. Hey.
Can I talk to you for a second?
Sure, come in. Okay.
Um...
I saw something tonight.
Is it the Cabinet of the Souls?
Yeah, how did you know that?
Lilith.
Dr. Hysteria has been working
on that trick for years.
Was it cool?
Was it cool? No.
Why... Why is she here?
She stopped by.
I told you she's cool.
What did Hunter think?
He thinks it's just all smoke and mirrors,
but that's because
he didn't see what I saw.
Do you, uh, see this coin, Beth?
Yes.
Oh, that's funny,
because I see...
A bird.
That's awesome.
Yeah, well,
what do you see here?
Look. I found this on the web.
And this is from the year 1832.
I know.
That's the inspiration
for the Hall of Horrors.
Dr. Hysteria copied
that character's looks,
but he thought that
Hall of Horrors sounded
more modern than
Carnival of Creeps,
so he changed that.
KELLEN: Oh, that makes sense.
So he isn't almost
200 years old.
Well, between you and me,
sometimes he smells like it.
Have something...
Sweet.
Good night.
Hmm.
Bye, Kellen.
Okay, that was really good.
Kellen, if she knows
about the Cabinet of Souls,
then she's obviously in on it.
In on what?
I mean, what are you talking about?
You know what? I know.
You could start going
with this Hunter guy,
but the second another girl
pays any attention to me,
she's part of some evil plot.
This is so not about that!
I mean, this thing
was really scary.
And I'm not positive,
but I think that I saw
that missing girl in there,
from... From Federson?
Andrea Payton?
You're really tripping, Beth.
Kellen, that girl,
that Lilith girl, I...
I'm really worried about you.
Yeah.
It's like this new person
comes to town.
And all of a sudden,
I start acting all crazy.
Oh, wait, that's not me.
Wow.
Okay.
You know, I know
a disappearing act, too.
(SIGHS)
Beth?
Beth?
(GASPS)
You've met Andrea.
Andrea, tell Beth
what you told me.
ANDREA: You can't save me!
Tell her to her face.
Please, save me!
(SIGHS)
(WIND HOWLING)
Must feed.
Oh.
You're almost empty.
You were a good worker.
But tonight, we get fresh souls.
Chop-chop, let's get to work.
(DR. HYSTERIA LAUGHING)
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING) Nicole!
Hey, Nicole? What?
Have you been getting my texts?
Yeah. About 500 of them.
It's annoying.
I turned off my phone.
Queen Beth says
there's an emergency,
and everyone's supposed to jump.
Get real.
BETH: What's going on
with your hand?
Hey, Nicole!
Good morning.
Oh. Hi.
So I spoke to
Dr. Hysteria about you.
Told him I knew a guy who might
want to work in the show.
Me? Are you interested?
You'd get to be a character
in our Halloween finale.
Really? Cool.
Then let's go.
Now? I have school.
And school will be here tomorrow
but I won't.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
That's the warning bell.
I'm gonna be late for class.
And if you don't
follow your heart,
you're going to
be late for life.
Let's go.
BETH: Sorry.
BETH: Hi.
Have you guys been to Dr.
Hysteria's Hall of Horrors yet?
Yeah. Yeah, it was awesome.
Not that scary.
Some of it was funny.
By any chance,
did they stamp your hand?
Yeah, they did,
but it just washed off, so...
GIRL: I can kind of
still see mine.
Not anymore.
Ew! Gross.
BOYS: Oh!
LUKE: That hairdo
is a hair-don't.
Did you stick your finger
in a lightbulb socket?
Brillo pad,
puffball, poodle-head.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
Hey, uh, nice perm.
1980 called.
They want their hairdo back.
(BOYS LAUGHING) Whoo, whoo.
Dude, that was really mean.
Yeah, so who cares?
I was getting laughs.
(SCOFFS)
What happened to your hand?
What happened
to your face? Score.
Whoo.
(LAUGHING)
DR. HYSTERIA: Now, you are mine.
Oh, yeah!
(MIMICS PUNCHING SOUND)
Hai-ya!
(WHOOPING)
Yeah!
Wanna drive?
Yeah.
Hello, handsome.
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
(DOOR OPENS)
Hello, everyone.
Has everyone made
their Halloween plans?
Today, we are going to
work on our history packets
so, please get them out and
work quietly at your desks.
Has anyone seen Luke?
Is he in school today?
I saw him when I was
in the hallway earlier.
How about Kellen?
(HISSING)
Ms. Sarkosian,
may I use the hall pass?
Go ahead.
Ms. Sarkosian, may I go, too?
No. One at a time.
(CACKLING)
Get him into costume.
LUKE: Yes, yes, a costume.
DR. HYSTERIA:
Tailored just for you.
Take him away.
LUKE: Ooh, that's a big mouth.
Good lad.
LUKE: Oh, get inside. Whoo!
Yes?
Nicole's just been gone
a really long time now.
Do you think that I
could go check on her?
Go ahead.
(YELLING)
(COUGHS)
(YELLS)
Nicole?
(GROANING)
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
It's Dr. Hysteria.
He's turning teenagers into monsters,
and he's taking their souls,
and he collects
them in this... This...
This... This cabinet,
this Cabinet of Souls,
which, according to my research,
probably makes him
some kind of minor demon,
which means that he's
keeping them for later
so that he can feed off of them.
And now he has my friends,
and I think
that he's gonna
take their souls, too,
if I don't stop them
by midnight tonight.
Right.
Beth is my most steady student,
straight A's,
the good citizenship award,
and there are kids missing...
(SIGHS)
He's really, really dangerous.
A gun isn't gonna do you
any good against a demon.
Okay, then how am I
supposed to stop a demon?
I don't know.
Right. Then you stay here
and Google that,
and I'll go have a look around.
Hello, Sheriff.
How may I be of service?
Well, the girl
says that you're a...
Uh...
She says that there may be
some missing kids up here.
Really? She said that?
So I was wondering if I
could have a look around.
By all means.
Thank you.
Did you want to
look at my permits?
The originals are
all filed at City Hall.
No, no, that... That's okay.
Showbiz magic.
It's amazing what it can do
to the imagination.
Oh!
(GROWLS)
Wow.
I get your point.
Indeed.
After you. Yeah.
Kellen!
Hey! Kellen!
This one of the missing boys?
This is Kellen. Missing?
I'm not missing.
I'm... I'm right here.
You said I was missing?
Well, he's not himself.
I'll show you. Wait. No!
Oh, my.
I really don't like
her running around back here.
She could get hurt.
Boy, this is quite
a maze you've got here.
It's all modular.
We move it around
during the show.
Sometimes even I get lost.
BETH: I found it!
This is what I
was talking about.
Andrea Payton is in here.
This is an expensive prop,
and it's not ready.
Don't go near it.
(CHUCKLES)
Right.
Please, don't.
(CREAKING)
(GASPS)
(SIGHS)
Oh.
There's no reason to make
a legal case out of it.
I believe the young lady just got
wrapped up in the spirit of the season.
That's very decent of you.
I'll get her back
to her parents now.
I'm calling Beth.
I feel bad for her.
I do, too, but we can't fix
everyone's problems.
Come on.
I wanna show you something.
Do you know why trapeze
artists are able to perform
such death-defying tricks?
No.
They practice with a safety net.
People are more
willing to take risks
if they have something
to fall back on.
So I'm curious, Kellen.
Are you Beth's safety net?
No.
Then I think you're ready.
Ready for what?
What's so magic about it?
It's where you'll see
what truly feeds your soul.
And once you've seen that, well,
then you're under my spell.
I think I already am.
Enter.
Now, watch.
(CRACKLING)
There you are.
That's me.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
Hey, she's mine.
You dare challenge me?
Bring it.
Run.
(GROANS)
What just happened?
Where am I?
You're in my father's power now.
DR. HYSTERIA: Mine.
Now you are mine.
(LAUGHS)
He's your father?
No.
You tricked me.
Ah!
Beth was right.
Oh, hush, dear heart.
There's nothing you can do now.
I gotta get out of here.
(SCREAMING)
It does my heart good
to see the friends together.
Now, get him into costume.
We still have a show to do.
(DOORBELL RINGS)
Hey. Hey.
Come in.
I'm telling you,
she turned into a real live witch.
Um...
Wow, Beth, are you sure Nicole
wasn't wearing make-up or something?
I was sure.
Well, there's only
one way to find out.
We're gonna have to go back
to the Hall of Horrors.
But you don't believe me.
Like I said before...
I'm here for you.
LILITH: Do not feed the zombies.
Beware of the ghouls.
Do not look the witches in the eye.
Do not feed the zombies.
You're okay. You're okay.
Ah! (SCREAMS)
The first thing that we're gonna
need to do is find my friends.
And if they're okay?
Then I guess
I'm gonna have to admit
that this whole thing
has been in my mind.
(GROWLS) (ALL SCREAMING)
Did we take a wrong turn?
I don't know.
Let's try down here.
(CRACKLING)
Come to this side.
It's wonderful.
Join me.
I will.
You can't go over there.
You can't leave us.
We need you.
HUNTER:
You're free without them.
This is where you belong.
It's who you really are.
No, that's not who I am.
This isn't right.
Your friends are
holding you back.
I would never betray
my friends like that.
I'm gonna get out of here.
Beth!
We should go back in there.
No.
I mean, what's going on
in there is obviously
some kind of sorcery,
and it's wrong.
It's showing us
what we could be,
the two of us together.
Who are you?
Don't be stupid, Beth.
Showing loyalty to my friends
is not stupidity, Hunter.
What about your loyalty to me?
I don't owe you loyalty!
What's wrong, brother?
Isn't she cooperating?
Brother?
No, she's not cooperating.
She's being
a stubborn little fool.
LILITH: Calm down, Hunter.
He didn't mean that.
He cares about you, Beth.
We all do.
Get away.
Where's my broomstick?
Who stole my broomstick?
Wait a minute!
You stole it.
No, I didn't.
I curse you!
(CACKLING)
Here's your boy!
(CROAKING)
(GASPS)
Nicole. You have to
get out of here.
Clear the way!
(CACKLING)
DR. HYSTERIA: Beth.
Beth, you belong with us.
I hate balloon animals.
No, no, not the pin!
Shut up.
You're getting the pin.
No, no, no!
Too late!
Yeah!
(BOTH GROANING)
(GROWLING)
Kellen!
It's Beth.
Come on, you know me.
Look into my eyes.
I know that's you.
It's Beth.
Okay.
No trying to tame
the monsters, folks.
Kellen, please!
Please?
DR. HYSTERIA:
Ladies and gentlemen... Okay, Kellen.
The Hall of Horrors
will be closing in five minutes.
Okay, come on. Come on.
Please proceed to the exits.
We hope you had a fun
and gripping experience.
(GROANING)
Okay, Kellen.
Okay.
Kellen?
We have to find Nicole and Luke.
Weak.
Stand up for me.
I know you can stand up.
I know you have it in you.
I need you to stand
up for me right now.
Leave me.
Save yourself.
No!
Please try.
Kellen, please try for me.
Just try for me.
Come on. Please try for me.
I need you to do this for me.
Okay.
(WHIMPERING LOUDLY)
Wow, that seems real.
I mean, it just seems so real.
Oh, Sheriff.
What did you think?
It was outstanding.
I'm gonna talk to them
about coming back next year.
It has been great for this town.
Well, it's almost midnight,
so I should probably be
getting these kids home.
(IMITATES DRACULA) Good night.
Dracula.
Count Dracula. Oh, okay.
Good, Kellen.
Kellen!
Okay.
(HINGES CREAKING)
He was stronger than we thought.
And that's good, Father.
That's good.
His soul will provide
nourishment for a long time.
(CHUCKLES)
Yes.
Hurry. It's almost midnight.
(COUGHS)
Bring her inside.
Oh, Kellen.
Luke, Nicole.
You guys, wake up!
HUNTER: They can't hear you.
They exist now
only to feed us.
That one was strong.
He resisted more than usual.
But you're the strongest, Beth.
HUNTER: You're special.
It would have been easy for you
to give in to temptation,
to deny your friends for the
sake of your own happiness,
but you resisted.
It's that strength
that we look for,
not in our food,
but in our family.
What?
I don't want to be
a part of your sick family.
Beth, you'll live forever.
Nothing can save your friends.
But you can save yourself.
(TICKING)
It's almost time.
Join us.
BETH: No!
Take that!
(SIZZLING)
(SCREAMING)
BETH: Guys!
Wake up, you're free now!
(DR. HYSTERIA LAUGHS)
It's too late!
You and your friends
are all doomed!
Guys, there's not much time!
We have to get out of here!
KELLEN: Beth!
BETH: Kellen!
KELLEN: Beth, grab my hand!
BETH: Andrea!
Help me save my friends.
KELLEN: Almost there!
ANDREA: Come on!
Okay.
(BELL TOLLING)
(ALL SCREAMING)
(SIGHS)
Okay. Is everyone okay?
The next time you try to
convince me that someone's evil,
I'm just gonna
take your word for it.
DR. HYSTERIA: You'll never
get away with this.
You're mine!
You're all mine!
You can't just... Ahhh!
(DR. HYSTERIA CHOKING)
What is that?
This is some holy water,
some sage, some vinegar
and a couple of other things.
And how'd you know
how to do that?
I just googled
how to stop a demon.
(ALL LAUGHING)
(RUMBLING)
KELLEN: Whoa!
It's all gone.
(LAUGHS)
Um, who's she?
This is Andrea Payton.
I'm free!
Here.
Why don't you give
your parents a call?
I think they're probably
looking for you.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
You know, I never would've
thought that my love of churros
would've led me this close
to the gates of hell.
(ALL LAUGHING)
You laughed.
Okay, yeah, I laughed.
The posse is back.
It's all because of you, Beth.
It was because
of our friendship.
I mean,
it was stronger than evil.
As corny as that sounds,
it's true.
I know.
Let's go back to my house.
Let's find my little brother's Halloween
candy and eat all of it, right?
Okay, that's what
I'm talking about.
All right, okay, let's go.
I'm starving. I'm starving.
NICOLE: You can't take
all my brother's candy.
Cute.
Beth.
I forgot one thing.
What's that?
Well, it's about time.
(RUMBLING)
(MUSIC PLAYING)