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[owl hooting]

[leaves rustling]

[clock ticking]

[wind howling]

[creaking]

[gasps]

[whimpers]

[creaks]

Mom!

Max, please, go to sleep.

This is the fourth time

you've called me in here.

Third.

This is the fifth time

your mother's had

to come in here tonight.

It's the fourth time, Jack.

Third!

What's the problem?

He's staring at me!

There you go.

Now I can't tell

what he's thinking.

-How's that?

-Better.

Good night, sweetie.

Wait! The curtains!

I fixed the curtains

the last time I came in here.

You didn't like

the shadows, remember?

The shadow's worse.

-[Jack] It's just the trees.

-[Max] I don't like trees.

Look, is this better?

Will you lie down with me?

Honey, when I do that,

you don't go to sleep.

You just want to talk.

I won't. I promise. Please!

[Jack] Here's the deal.

Max, if you can get to sleep

without calling us

into the room again,

I'll get you that video game

you've been wanting,

Ultra Gorgonzola or--

-Ultimate Gonzago?

-Right!

-Jack!

-I'm out of ideas, Eileen.

Okay, Mom. I love you.

We love you, too, sweetie.

Good night, Dad.

Good night, buddy boy.

[chuckles]

[door creaking]

[Max breathing heavily]

[creaking]

[growls]

[screams]

[laughs]

That's what you get

for wrecking my DVD player,

-you little brat!

-It was an accident!

Yeah, and I was accidentally

hiding in your closet.

I'm not scared of that thing.

It's just rubber.

True, but the real one

is out there.

-[screams] Mom!

-Goodbye, video game.

He's fine. I reassured him.

-Liar!

-Did you scare him again?

-[Cassie] No!

-Yes!

You know, you're gonna go

too far one of these days.

Tell him to stay out

of my room.

Oh, he's just trying

to be closer to you, Cassie.

Look, this is a new

adjustment for him.

It's a new neighborhood.

It's a new home.

Why is everything

always about him?

-What...

-Cass...

[voice whispering]

[voices whispering]

[wind howls]

Cassie? You're gonna be

late for school.

Do you have to

dress like that every day?

[Cassie sighs]

Get out of my room.

Fangs? What's it about?

If I told you,

you'd have nightmares.

All right, now,

how about that outfit

that I bought for you, hmm?

[chuckles] Now, this would

look darling on you.

Yuck!

You know, you might

make new friends

if you didn't try

so hard to be different.

I liked my old friends.

Honey, I know it's awkward to

be dropped into a new school,

especially after

the semester has started,

but look, listen,

just give it some time.

It'll get better.

Right.

[Eileen] Hey--

Cassie?

["Still Alright" playing]

[school bell rings]

♪ When everything you have

Goes away ♪

♪ You realize that

Nothing means a thing ♪

♪ And everything you thought

Was a big deal ♪

♪ Now you see it all

And what is real ♪

♪ When all you have

Just falls apart ♪

♪ Nothing seems

To work out right ♪

♪ You're tryin' ♪

♪ And you're still

Alright... ♪

-[Ralph] Hey, Sean!

-Hey, what's up, man?

[both snap fingers]

Hey, write down

your address, dude.

My mom needs it

for some list thing.

Oh, all right, sure.

-[zapping noise]

-[both laugh]

The shocker pen!

[Sean] Oh, cool!

-[zapping]

-[laughs]

[Sean exclaims]

Dude, you're not

supposed to like it.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah, really.

Well, how do you

like it, huh? How...

Here, take it back.

All right, here, man.

[bell ringing]

[McKibble on P.A.]

Attention students.

This is Principal McKibble

reminding you

that today is the last day

to cast your ballots

for this year's Pumpkin Queen.

Remember, your vote counts.

I know we're gonna win.

Don't worry. You can't lose.

-[Tanya] Good luck!

-I don't need luck.

Okay, about the party,

good idea with our costumes,

and I think we should match.

[Priscilla]

I'll e-mail you a list of

what you guys can wear

because fashion is important,

so I'll pick your outfits.

I think my daddy's

gonna get me a limo.

-He is?

-A pink one.

-Are you serious?

That's so cool!

-I know! [chuckles]

-Hi, Sean.

-What's up, Priscilla?

-[Ralph] Hey, Priscilla.

-He's so hot.

I wonder who he's taking

to the dance.

Who do you think?

He asked you?

He will.

[Ralph] Whoo, I'm hungry!

[Ralph] Mmm.

Ain't you gonna eat that?

-What's wrong, bro?

-I'm toast.

My English paper

is due next Friday,

and I'm only this far

in this stupid book.

Why'd you pick

such a thick book?

[sighs] The cover looked cool.

I don't know.

See, I never pick a book

bigger than this.

So you're not gonna eat that?

If I get another D,

my dad's not gonna

let me play ball.

[Ralph] That's harsh.

He's on my case 24/7.

He called me an idiot.

-[Ralph] Dang!

-Look at this thing.

That would be like

ten books for me.

I've read that book.

What?

I said I've read that book.

-I've read all of Poe's work.

-Really? Cool.

[Sean] Here. Take it.

Poe, of course,

is a seminal figure

in horror literature.

He was a master at creating

the intense atmosphere

of poetic dread.

And, of course,

Poe's self-torture

protagonists have become

a horror convention.

Oh, I've never been

to a horror convention.

Hey, Pris, you got competition.

That new girl?

The Living Dead reject?

-[Erin chuckles]

-I don't think so.

Hey, aren't you in

one of my classes?

I'm in your English class.

I sit right in front of you.

My name's Cassie.

Sean. Yeah, I've seen you.

Maybe if you're having trouble,

you know, getting through

the book, I could--

-Hi.

-What's up?

Yeah, what's up?

What are you guys

talking about?

Sean's flipping over

some term paper.

Oh, poor baby.

-I'll help you.

-Really?

I'll be your tutor

after school all next week

at, um, my house.

[Sean sighs]

Cool.

And we'll talk about it

more at the dance if...

you'll take me.

Sure, okay.

Great, okay!

Pick me up at 7:00.

Don't be late.

Oh! And by the way,

didn't anyone tell you?

The Halloween dance

isn't until next Friday.

[all laughing]

Oh, my God!

Wait! Leave it.

It's an improvement.

[all laughing]

Oops. [chuckles]

["Tell Me" playing]

♪ Come sit down

There's plenty of room ♪

♪ There's room for you

Right here ♪

♪ Next to me ♪

♪ Here by my side ♪

♪ There's nothing that

You should hide ♪

♪ From a friend

Or is there? ♪

♪ You just look at me ♪

♪ Don't smile just stare ♪

♪ Too hard, too long ♪

♪ Now I know, I know that ♪

♪ Something's wrong with you ♪

♪ We can talk it out

We can figure out ♪

[laughing]

♪ What's going on inside ♪

♪ What are you running from? ♪

[all laughing]

♪ What do you have to hide? ♪

♪ Tell me what's on your mind ♪

♪ What you feel

What do you believe ♪

♪ What is inside you

That makes you scream? ♪

Cassie, look what I got!

It's a pirate costume,

a real pirate costume!

-And--

-The word is "knock."

I'm gonna go try

the rest of it on!

[chuckles]

Would you tell him

to stay out of my room?

He's excited.

How was school?

Sucks.

Isn't there a Halloween dance

on Friday?

I guess.

Oh, right, sweetie.

Don't worry because a boy

didn't ask you to go.

Who cares?

Boys your age are shy.

I remember not wanting

to go to a dance

because no one

asked me. [sighs]

I was the same age you are now.

But my mother

insisted that I go,

and I ended up

having so much fun.

I can unpack my own stuff.

Well, just give

what I said some thought, okay?

[Max exclaims]

[Jack] Max, you're supposed

to be helping me.

So that's how

it's gonna be, huh?

I'm going down to the library.

Anyone need anything?

Starbucks? Something else?

[Jack] No, I'm fine.

Oh, before I forget,

uh, Monday night,

Halloween, your father

and I have a party

we have to go to,

so we need you

to take Max trick-or-treating.

What? That's my favorite

night of the year!

Aren't you getting a little old

for trick-or-treating?

It's my boss's party, Cass.

Gotta go.

Great. I get to tote

the little baby around.

I'm not a baby,

you stupid head!

Hey, we don't ask

that much of you.

[Cassie] Thanks a lot.

Hey, you know,

come to think of it,

I could go for a non-fat latte.

I'm not going that way.

["Evil Santa" playing]

♪ If you see me walking down

The street all alone ♪

♪ It's because I'm headed for

The white-pointed dome ♪

♪ So check the windows ♪

♪ The lights are out

And nobody's home ♪

♪ And everything that

I ever loved ♪

♪ Somehow is gone, gone, gone ♪

♪ If you see me walking down

The street all alone ♪

♪ It's because I'm headed for

The white-pointed dome ♪

[man whispering] Cassie.

[child whispering] Cassie.

[voices whispering]

[chuckles softly]

[faint whisperings continue]

May I help you?

[man] May I help you?

Um...

Well, I've never seen

this store before.

We're only here for Halloween.

I see.

You like scary things,

don't you?

[chuckles]

Usually.

It's fun to scare people,

isn't it?

Come on, you love it.

So where do you

get all this stuff?

I'm a collector.

[chuckles]

Well, thank you.

I think I have to--

I see you like to read.

I do.

Let me show you

the book section.

Actually, I have to go.

Hello again.

Feel free to browse.

[Cassie]

This is the book section?

Did you want

quality or quantity?

The sign says,

"Books," not, "Book."

I'll have the "S" removed.

Please.

The Evil Thing.

Sounds scary.

May I see it?

Certainly.

It's locked.

When you buy, you get the key.

-Perhaps it's not for you.

-How much is it?

How much would you pay?

Um...

-Five dollars?

-Sold.

The Evil Thing is yours.

The key.

Not here.

[voices whispering]

[wind howling]

[thunder rumbling]

[wind howling]

[McKibble on P.A.]

Attention students.

We have the election results

for our new Pumpkin Queen,

but first, a reminder.

When you're at the dance,

remember to practice

safe dancing

and not dance too close.

I wouldn't want

to have to separate any of you.

And now

for the election results.

The enthusiasm of the entire

student body was wonderful.

Who says you don't care?

The winner and new

Pumpkin Queen is...

Priscilla Wright!

[cheering]

Whoo! Whoo! Whoo!

Guess that makes you

Mr. Pumpkin Queen.

Oh, man!

So what's the big deal about

being Pumpkin Queen, anyway?

[gasps]

Oh, it's a beautiful tradition.

The poetry,

the music, the pinata.

My date. My date.

-Pinata?

-Yes, the pumpkin pinata.

Oh, it's so festive.

Only the Queen

is allowed to hit it open.

Queen Priscilla?

Her Majesty.

[video game beeping]

[Max] Turn it off! It's scary.

Ooh.

Turn it off!

[Eileen] Honey, you wanted

Ultimate Gonzago.

I want a different game.

It's scary.

Max, it's a squirrel

who throws nut bombs.

-I don't care!

-[Jack] Oh, yes! Yes!

-[Eileen] All right, that's it.

-Yeah, that's right.

[doorbell ringing]

[Cassie] It's for me.

-[man] Hi, delivery.

-Thanks.

-[man] Have a good day.

-[Eileen] What is it?

UPS. Stuff for the dance.

I thought you weren't

going to the dance.

Remember you said

to give it some thought?

So I did.

Okay. Oh!

[girls screaming]

[rock music playing]

♪ Do you want a revolution? ♪

♪ Or an institution? ♪

♪ And how about

A big black car? ♪

♪ Honey, I don't know

Who you are ♪

♪ I know it's hard to believe ♪

♪ I want the same thing

As you want ♪

♪ I want the same things

You want ♪

♪ Don't say

I'm trying to be mean ♪

♪ I don't dig being

Down the road ♪

♪ Pretty baby

It's time to go ♪

♪ Let's put your shoes on ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Pretty baby ♪

♪ It's time to whirl now ♪

♪ What's wrong with you? ♪

♪ What's wrong with you? ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I know it's hard to believe ♪

♪ I want the same thing

As you want ♪

♪ I want the same thing

As you ♪

♪ Don't say

I'm trying to mean ♪

[Cassie] Hey, guys, uh,

Mr. McKibble wants you

at the main gate

-to help unload some equipment.

-The main gate?

Yeah, not sure.

Some audio-visual stuff,

I think.

I thought we were only

on pinata duty.

Get in there. Go! Go! Go!

[rock music continues playing]

♪ What's wrong with you? ♪

[boy] What was that about?

Mr. McKibble

did not want us. Bogus.

♪ What's wrong with you? ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

How about those skeletons, huh?

How about a round of applause

for The Skeletons?

[cheering and applause]

Great job! Good job!

Great job!

Happy Halloween, everybody.

You know, as your principal,

I am proud that, tonight,

we are going to carry on

-a very special tradition.

-[girl] Oh, yeah!

-[boy] All right!

-Tonight, are you ready for it?

[cheering]

I'm sorry. I didn't hear you.

Are you ready for it?

[all screaming louder]

Yes! May I present to you

this year's Pumpkin Queen,

Priscilla Wright!

Come forth and be crowned!

Here is your glory.

And here is your power.

[cheering]

I command a mighty pumpkin

to feed my loyal subjects.

[students chanting] Smash it!

Smash it! Smash it!

Smash it! Smash it!

Smash it! Smash it!

Smash it! Smash it!

Smash it! Smash it! Smash it!

Smash it! Smash it!

Smash it! Smash it! Smash it!

Smash it! Smash it!

Smash it! Smash it!

Smash it! Smash it! Smash it!

Smash it! Smash it!

Smash it! Smash it!

[screams]

[boy 1] Roaches!

[boy 2] They're crawling

all over the place!

[Priscilla] Help me! Help me!

Just get them! Kill them!

Ew!

[boy 1] She fell in the cake!

[all laughing]

[bell ringing]

[girl 1] Hey, Priscilla,

I heard you're opening

your own motel!

[laughing]

[boy 1 laughing]

It's the Cockroach Queen!

-[girl 2] Where is she going?

-[boy 2] Quick! Step on her!

Hey, Priscilla,

what are you using

for hairspray, Raid?

Hey, don't hurt her feelers.

[girl 3] Where are you going,

Priscilla? Behind the stove?

I know it was you.

-Prove it.

-You are so dead.

[exclaims sarcastically]

[bell ringing]

Tonight is Halloween.

Who knows

when Halloween started?

I thought I might see

your hand, Cassie.

[students snickering]

Halloween started

with the Celts

in what is now Ireland

around, like, 2,000 years ago.

[teacher] Go on, Cassie.

[Cassie] The Celts celebrated

the end of the harvest

and the beginning

of the days getting shorter

and the nights getting longer.

These long, dark nights

made people think about death

as they do today.

[teacher] Yes. Yes,

I suppose that's true.

But does anyone know

where the custom

for dressing up

for Halloween--

Yes, Cassie?

The Celts believed

that on the night

of October 31st,

the boundary between the living

and the dead became blurred.

They thought that

on this night,

the ghost of the dead

came back to Earth.

[wind blowing]

They would build big bonfires

and dress up in animal masks

and skins

to frighten away the spirits,

but then, over time,

it changed into All Hallows

because the Church taught

that you were supposed

to hallow the dead.

[teacher] That's very

impressive, Cassie.

Okay, get out your notebooks.

Let's talk about...

term papers.

[students groan]

["October 31st" playing]

♪ I can't wait

Till October 31st ♪

♪ I'm so excited that

My sweet tooth's gonna burst ♪

♪ I'll be the one ♪

♪ With the chocolate

In my eye ♪

♪ I can't wait

Till October 31st ♪

♪ It's the Halloween song ♪

♪ I can't wait

Till October 31st ♪

♪ It's the Halloween song ♪

♪ I can't wait

Till October 31st ♪

♪ It's the Halloween song ♪

This thing itches.

You're barely wearing

a costume anymore.

Can you hold my bag?

It's heavy.

Let's go.

You have enough stuff.

Hey, guys, look,

they're giving away

wax lips with fangs!

Wax lips! I love wax lips!

[Cassie grumbles]

[woman screaming in distance]

Go on.

[skeleton laughing]

[eerie cries]

[evil laughter]

[spooky music playing]

-Go on.

-I don't like that music.

Then let's go.

I have homework to do,

and you have enough candy.

I don't have wax lips.

They're my favorites.

Then go up there.

It's just music.

Look, toddlers are

going up there.

Go on!

-I can't!

-[Cassie]

Then we're going home.

-[Max] I want wax lips.

-Then go!

[Max] I can't!

Look, a ladybug

is going up there.

Are you a bigger chicken

than a ladybug?

Maybe.

Think how good it'll feel

when you're brave.

You'll go, "It wasn't so hard."

Won't that be good to say,

"It wasn't so hard"?

-I can't!

-Do you want me to go for you?

No, everyone will see me

and know I'm scared.

Then you go! See you later.

[eerie sounds]

Wait!

[woman cackling]

-Can you breathe?

-No.

Okay, that works for me.

[both laughing]

-Mom! Dad!

-[Eileen and Jack] Hey!

Cassie left me alone!

You what?

I just started walking.

I didn't "leave him alone."

Liar! You left me,

and I didn't get wax lips

with fangs.

All right, we'll get you

wax lips, all right?

Look, uh, just go.

Fine, let's go.

Why can't we just

do this tomorrow, buddy?

-No, I really want them now!

-All right, let's go.

[Max] Oh, my gosh!

Let's go! Let's go! Here!

Come on! Hurry up!

[Jack] Hold on! Don't...

I don't know what it will take

to get you to be nice

to your brother.

A miracle?

Can I count on you

for one simple thing?

I'm leaving this roast

out to defrost for tomorrow.

In a couple of hours,

please put it

in the refrigerator, okay?

Okay.

All right, now,

we're gonna be out late,

but I want Max in bed by 9:00.

Please, Cassie,

try to get along.

-I'll try.

-And no scary stories for Max.

-Do you understand?

-Whatever.

[car engine starting]

[muffled] Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad.

Have a great time!

Excellent.

This will be even better.

[Sean sighs]

Is this gonna take a long time?

John Carlucci's having a party.

-Forget John Carlucci.

-[zapping]

Put that stupid

shocker-pen thing away!

It's retarded.

Why don't we just forget this?

Well, why don't we forget me

writing your term paper?

-You promised.

-Then get with the program,

and let me do the thinking.

[scoffs] I can think.

I'm not stupid.

Doesn't matter.

You're cute. Let's go.

[typing]

You're supposed to be in bed.

Give me that.

-Read me that story.

-No, it's too scary.

I like scary stuff.

You do not.

On Halloween, I do. Honest.

Get in bed,

and I'll read you

The Berenstain Bears.

-I hate those stupid bears.

I want this book.

-Forget it!

Hey.

[computer powers down]

What?

-What did you do?

-Nothing.

-What did you do?

-It was an accident!

You turned this off?

You did it on purpose.

It was an accident!

Do you know what you did?

You made me lose everything

I wrote tonight!

Hours of work!

I'll never remember

exactly what I wrote!

What are you gonna do?

You wanted me to read you

this book, right?

You're not mad anymore?

[scoffs] Accidents happen.

[Cassie] "The Evil Thing.

The Evil Thing

is a gruesome beast.

On living flesh,

it loves to feast.

It's a two-headed thing

whom you don't wish to greet.

One head sucks your blood.

One head chews your meat.

It carries its babies

in slimy eggs on its back.

The babies are hungry,

when they hatch, for a snack,

so the Evil Thing traps

some poor victim alive

for the babies to eat

when their birthdays arrive.

But don't worry. Don't cry.

Please don't have a fit.

The Evil Thing is not real

unless you think about it.

Remember,

don't think about it."

Good night.

[door closes]

Don't think about it.

Don't think about it.

Don't think about it.

[wind blowing]

I thought about it!

I thought about it!

Cassie, I thought about it!

I thought about it!

I couldn't help it!

Now it's alive!

The Evil Thing is alive!

Uh-oh.

You shouldn't have done that.

Now it's gonna get you.

[breathing heavily]

[sobbing]

I'm just kidding you, Max.

It's not gonna get you.

-Yes, it is!

-No, it's not. Stop crying.

It's gonna trap me

and feed me to its babies!

-It's not.

-It's gonna put me in a sac!

No, it's not.

It's just a made-up story.

The Evil Thing isn't real.

Honest. I just wanted

to scare you.

[keyboard clacking]

Really?

I swear.

[keyboard clacking]

[crackling]

Here's your pizza.

All right, let... Oh, yeah.

-Here you go.

-Thank you.

All right, you have

a good night. Yeah.

Happy, happy Halloween! Yeah.

Thanks for the candy corn.

Great tip.

Where to next?

-[growls]

-[gasps]

Hey, guy, great costume, yeah.

You scared me.

Um... Could you

get off the car?

Thank you, yeah.

Have a good Halloween.

[thudding footsteps]

That was a good costume.

[Evil Thing growling]

[exclaims]

Here, take the pizzas.

[screams]

[honking]

[typing]

[growls]

[footsteps]

[breathing heavily]

[buzzing]

[groans]

-Not again.

-[Max] Cassie!

-Don't go, Cassie! Don't go!

-It's just a blown fuse.

-It's the Thing,

the Evil Thing!

-Quiet.

[deep growl]

Cassie, it's the Evil Thing!

Let's go, Cassie!

Cassie, let's go!

It's gonna get us!

Cassie, let's go! Come on!

Let's get back in the house!

[growling continues]

Cassie, let's go! Come on!

[both screaming]

What...

[Priscilla] "Don't worry.

Don't cry.

Please, don't have a fit.

The Evil Thing isn't real

unless you think about it."

Everyone at school is gonna

want to see this video.

-Don't you think so, Sean?

-I guess.

Are you okay, buddy?

[Max] But, wait,

you mean it's all fake?

The Evil Thing.

What about the growls?

[tape clicks]

[growling on speakers]

That's cool.

And now on video,

Cassie Keller

does the dance of fear.

[imitating Cassie screaming]

It's an instant classic.

You were so scared.

Give me that tape. Right now!

Not likely.

Next time, loser,

remember who

you're messing with.

I would have been scared, too.

-Cassie's a chicken!

Cassie's a--

-Get in the house!

[low growling]

I can't believe

how scared you were out there.

You were like the world's

biggest chicken ever.

Oh, my gosh,

you are so annoying!

Yeah, whatever,

you almost wet your pants,

you big baby!

You were even worse than that.

You're such a big baby.

Stop eating that,

and go to bed!

Ha!

-And don't forget

to brush your teeth.

-Whatever!

[door creaking]

[spits]

[gargles]

[wind blowing]

[buzzing]

[creaking]

[breathing rapidly]

[creaking]

Cassie, I know it's you.

Cassie, quit or I'm telling

Mom and Dad!

Quit what?

Go to sleep, you big baby.

[gasps]

[Max] Cassie!

Knock it off!

[guttural sounds]

[creaking]

-[footstep thuds]

-[breathing heavily]

[gasps]

[objects clattering]

[gasps]

[growling]

[glass shattering]

[growling]

Throw a fit.

Go ahead. See if I care.

Little brat!

[bed creaking]

[screams]

[screaming]

[laughing] I love this.

Okay, I think

you've watched it enough.

-I'm going

to John Carlucci's party.

-It gets better every time.

Let me see.

[Cassie screaming on video]

What are you doing?

I don't like it, okay?

It's too mean.

-You better

give that back to me!

-I don't think so.

If you don't put that tape

in my hand right this instant,

I will not write

your term paper,

and you will fail!

I don't care.

Your dad's gonna kill you!

Sean! You loser!

Well, who's supposed

to carry this stuff, huh?

God!

[rustling]

[rustling]

Sean? Is that you?

Sean, quit fooling around!

[growling]

Sean, I mean it.

Cut it out.

Sean, stop it right now.

-Sean, stop!

-[growling]

[shrieks]

Such a bad actress.

[breathes shakily]

[whimpering]

[sniffling]

[growls]

[screaming]

[continues screaming]

[growling]

[Max] Help me!

Help me! Help!

[gasping]

[Priscilla screaming]

[Evil Thing growling]

[Max] Somebody help!

Somebody help me! Help!

Somebody help!

[screams]

[rapid knocking on door]

Open up! It's me, Sean!

It's an emergency!

[rapid knocking]

Open up! It's me, Sean!

Back for an encore?

It's got your brother

and Priscilla!

Look, okay, you got me.

You scared me.

You have it on tape.

Why don't you call it a night?

Wait, wait, no. No, wait!

No, this is no joke, okay?

That Evil Thing, it's real,

the whole deal!

It's got your brother!

Well, it can't be because

this is my brother right here.

I killed him, and we'll be

eating him for dinner later.

No, I'm not kidding, okay?

It's got Priscilla, too!

Well, I guess

it's not totally evil.

[grunts] Gosh!

I'm telling the truth.

It's out in the woods!

[Sean breathing heavily]

Why don't you believe me?

Okay, where do you think

your brother is?

-Sleeping.

-Well, go take a look!

I'm being punk'd, right?

Where's his room? Up here?

Hey, you can't--

Where do you think

you're going?

What are you doing?

-What--

-See?

Max!

Is he in on this?

It must have dragged him

out through here.

[Cassie] Ugh.

You are telling

the truth, aren't you?

Your brother

is gonna be toast!

I ignored the warning.

I read the book out loud.

-I just wanted to scare him.

-Well, good job.

We've got to call the cops.

On Halloween?

They'll never believe us,

and by the time

we can convince them,

it'll be too late.

We have to do something now.

We have to kill that thing.

What?

[groans]

[indistinct whispers]

[wind howling]

[water dripping]

[muffled screaming]

[pizza man groaning]

[Evil Thing growling]

[Priscilla] Ow! What is that?

Let me out!

[Priscilla sobbing]

[Max] Cassie! Cassie!

[pizza man] Hello?

Is anybody else in here?

[roaring]

[Max] Help!

Somebody help me! Help!

Priscilla's shoe.

It was right here.

It had your brother

in its, uh...

I don't know what you call it.

The slimy and--

Are you sure it was Max?

Pretty sure.

He was whimpering.

-A whiny, irritating whimper?

-Yeah.

That's Max.

Look.

[owl hooting]

Ugh. Come on,

I think it went this way.

A walking stick?

Are you sure your dad doesn't

have a shotgun or something?

[Sean] Max? Where are you?

-What do you think?

-[Cassie] I think it could

use a tissue.

-[Sean] You're a weird girl.

-[Cassie] I know.

I'm sure the Priscillas

of the world are more

your type.

[Sean] I don't know.

She's Priscilla,

but, dang, I don't think

she deserves to die.

That cockroach deal,

I mean, that was kind of

over the top.

-She deserved that.

-I don't know.

I mean... Ugh.

So she dissed you?

Be cool. Whatever.

What are you so ticked-off

about, anyway?

And your brother, I mean,

what did he do to you?

He annoys me.

Ouch.

[sighs]

So you think I'm weird, huh?

[hesitates] No, I mean,

in a good way.

-Different.

-Yeah, but not pretty

like Priscilla.

I don't know.

Well, you know,

'cause she's all...

[imitating Priscilla giggling]

And all...

Yeah, but you're...

nasty!

Ugh.

[Cassie gasps]

For a minute, I forgot

we were in the middle

of a nightmare.

Sean, listen,

you don't have to do this.

I mean it.

None of this was your fault.

No biggie.

John Carlucci's parties

suck anyway.

[rodents squeaking]

[Cassie whispers] Come on.

This way.

[Sean] Uh... Are you sure?

-[Cassie] Ow. Sean!

-[Sean] Sorry. Big shoes.

[Cassie groans]

-[Cassie] Gosh!

-[Sean] I hate these webs.

-[rodents squeaking]

-[Sean exclaims]

-What? What?

-Something just ran over

my foot.

Just keep moving.

[Cassie] There's no more slime.

Which way?

This way.

[Sean] Where are we?

[rodents squeaking]

[Sean exclaiming in disgust]

Oh, my.

[Sean] Oh, my gosh!

Maybe it's out.

Foraging?

[Cassie] Well, I doubt

it went to the market.

Come on, let's make this fast.

[Cassie] Max?

Max? Max?

[Max] Cassie! Help!

Somebody help me!

Help! Please! Help!

-Max?

-[Max] Help! Help!

-Max, are you okay?

-[Max] Help!

-[Sean] Max?

-[Cassie] Oh, my gosh!

Max, just calm down.

We'll get you out.

[grunts]

[Cassie] Come on. Oh, my gosh!

[Sean] Here. Here. Pull this.

[Cassie] Ugh.

Sean? What did

you have for dinner?

I was just about to ask you

the same thing.

[thudding]

[Evil Thing growling]

[whimpering]

[growls]

[Cassie grunts]

[Sean] I think we're gonna need

bigger sticks.

[yelps]

[exclaims]

Run!

[Cassie whimpering]

This way! This way!

[screams]

-Come on!

-[Sean] Go! Go! Go!

Faster! Faster!

[Cassie] Sean, watch behind!

[Sean groans] He's got my leg!

[growls]

[Cassie] Sean!

Come on!

[Sean] Shocker pen!

[Evil Thing screaming]

-That was a fiasco.

-Yeah, and it didn't work,

either.

Why did you have

to read that book out loud?

I've got issues, okay?

I mean, what is that book?

-Where did it come from?

-The Halloween store.

The Halloween store, of course!

Wait. Wait.

What Halloween store?

He knew all along

it would happen!

Well, who knew

what would happen?

The weirdo

who sold me the book!

What weirdo?

He knows the magic.

He has to! Come on!

[knocking]

[Cassie] Hello? Hello?

Open! Open up, please!

He's not here.

Wait... Oh, come on!

Come on! Come on!

[Cassie] Hey, wait!

-Sorry, no refunds.

-You knew the book was magic.

As I recall,

there's a warning

plainly printed

on the first page.

But the Evil Thing is alive,

and it has my brother!

Aren't you the girl

who likes to scare people?

It's a powerful feeling,

to watch others cringe in fear.

I bet you can't wait

to see the frightened

expression

on your brother's face

when he, uh, sees

those babies hatch.

Yes! No, I can wait.

I don't want to see

that expression.

Well, you should have thought

of that before.

Oh, well. Buyer's remorse.

Happens all the time

in the retail trade.

[chuckles]

But there has to be

something you can do.

No, there has to be

something you can do.

You brought the Evil Thing

from the darkness.

Now you must figure out

how to return it there.

But you sold me the book.

But you brought me

to this town.

-You did?

-I did not.

But you did.

It was your wish

to scare people

that summoned me.

Every Halloween,

I choose the one who wants

to scare people the most.

This year, it was between

you and a nine-year-old

in Detroit. You won.

Congratulations.

But there has to be

something you can sell me,

something from the store.

Store?

What store?

[wind howling]

[Sean] It's gone.

It was just right here.

What...

There has to be

some way to kill it.

Two heads

are better than one.

That's the way

to get the bloody job done.

Happy Halloween.

[laughs]

[yelling] Well,

what does that mean?

[Sean] Huh?

What he said.

"Two heads are better than one.

That's the way to get

the bloody job done."

-I don't know.

-Well, it's a riddle.

Maybe it means our heads,

like, uh, the expression.

"Two heads

are better than one."

Like, um,

two heads can think better.

That's the obvious meaning,

but in a riddle,

you look for the meaning

that's not obvious.

Sorry, I wasn't in class

that day.

For example,

the Evil Thing has two heads.

Well, how can that

be better for us?

I know. That's the problem.

Unless they fought each other.

Say that again.

Unless they fought each other?

-Yes! You're brilliant!

-I am?

But how do we get them

to do that?

-Do what?

-Fight each other!

-How?

-I don't know.

Bloody job. Bloody job.

What would you need

for a bloody job?

Blood?

[gasps]

And I know where

to get some. Come on!

[Max] Cassie!

[straining] Cassie! Cassie!

Help! Help!

[muffled grunting]

[growling]

[Sean] Okay, here's the plan.

We lure the Evil Thing

toward us.

When it gets close,

we throw the blood on it.

That will cause

the sucking head

to attack its own body.

When it draws its own blood,

the other head will go

into a frenzy.

And then

it will devour itself.

Two heads are better than one.

-That's really smart.

-I know!

I don't know

what's gotten into me.

But how do we lure it

into our trap?

Uh...

I don't know.

[Cassie] Um, uh...

I know. With its mate.

-It has a mate?

-Doesn't everything?

Forget I said that.

[hissing]

[Max] Help! Somebody help me!

Help! Help! Help!

Help me! Help, please! Help!

[Cassie] Max, please don't be

baby food.

[Sean growls]

Help!

[breathing heavily]

Help! Help!

Help! Help! Help!

[growls]

[Cassie straining]

Come on.

[shushing]

Sorry.

[Max] Help!

Somebody help me! Help!

Oh, no!

The babies have hatched.

[Max] Help! Help!

Hurry.

But I don't see the Evil Thing.

As long as it doesn't see us.

Just start the mating call.

How do we know

that this is the mating call?

It showed up before.

It better not try

to mate with me.

Shh, shh, careful.

[recorded growling sounds]

[recorded growling sounds

continue playing]

[Evil Thing growling]

[Sean] Sounds like love to me.

[growls]

[both exclaim]

[approaching footsteps]

Keep coming, big mama.

Come on. Come on.

There we go.

Come on.

[growls]

Get ready.

[hip hop music playing]

What?

Oh, no.

[both gasp]

Here, the blood!

No, you do it! You do it!

Yeah, but you're

supposed... No, you...

[Cassie] No!

[growls]

[both screaming]

Help me! Help! Please, help!

[growling]

[Sean] Max! Max!

[Cassie] Max, watch out!

On the ground!

-Max, the pitcher!

-[Max] What pitcher?

[Cassie] Max!

[Sean] Oh, no!

Max, grab the pitcher!

The pitcher

right in front of you!

Grab it! The pitcher!

[Cassie and Sean]

Pick it up! Pick it up!

-What is it?

-[Cassie] It's blood.

Blood!

[both] Pick it up! Pick it up!

[growling]

-[Cassie] Throw it

on the Evil Thing!

-What?

Throw it on the Evil Thing!

I'm scared!

You're not!

[Max] I can't! I'm too scared!

No, you're not.

You can do it. Throw the blood.

I can't!

Look at me.

I love you, Max.

You can do it.

Help me!

[screeching]

[Max exclaiming]

[Cassie] It's working.

It's attacking itself.

-[growling]

-[Max whimpering]

[exclaiming]

[growling]

[yelps]

Yes!

Ew.

You did it, Max!

-Way to go, little dude!

-Yes!

It wasn't so hard.

Ew.

[chuckles]

[Priscilla crying]

[screaming]

Get off of me!

Calm down. It's just me.

She's a witch!

I'm sorry. I didn't want

any of this to happen.

Get away from me!

My dad's a lawyer.

Let's go, Sean.

Sean, are you coming?

Sean!

I think I'll walk Cassie home.

[Priscilla] You will?

I am disgusted!

I'm the Pumpkin Queen!

[pizza man] Hello?

Is anybody else in here?

[grunting]

Hear me and hear me good.

I've got

a complimentary large pizza

with two toppings,

your choice, coming at you.

I'm serious.

Could you get me

down from here?

[chuckles]

[Sean] Yeah. Yeah, sure. Here.

[Cassie] Come on.

Oh, right here.

-[Sean] Be careful.

-Grab my hand. Here.

[car horn honking]

-[pizza man] Hey, wait up.

-[car backfiring]

Hey, uh, you need a ride?

In your dreams!

[pizza man] Is it the car?

I mean, the slime

can come right off.

[Sean] Looks good. I'm hungry.

Mmm. This is yummy.

-Pizza dude was cool.

-Mmm-hmm.

Here you go.

Monster-stain free.

Thank you.

Hey, you don't look so bad

in my dad's clothes.

Yeah, I'll grow into them.

Ready?

[Sean sighs]

Okay.

Do it.

Can I do it?

Careful.

[voices whispering]

[sighs in relief]

What a night.

[clock chiming]

Oh, dang.

I gotta jet.

My dad is gonna kill me.

Hey, Max, uh,

thanks for saving my life.

You're a brave kid.

Oh, but you got

some pepperoni on your shirt.

[chuckles]

[sighs]

I can't believe I still have

to write that term paper.

And I haven't even started yet.

I'll write it for you.

Oh, thanks, but, you know,

I should probably finally write

-my own term paper.

-I'll tutor you.

At my house. [chuckles softly]

All right, cool.

Stay weird.

Cassie, will you read me

The Berenstain Bears

Go to Camp?

[chuckles softly]

You got it.

Come on.

[vehicle approaching]

[Jack] So did you think

I made a good impression?

Yeah, I'm sure we can replace

that helmet collection.

[sighs]

Looks like the house

is still standing.

Yeah, it's a good sign.

I wonder if the kids got along.

This is itchy.

Yeah, well, let's not hold

our breath. After you, sir.

[Eileen laughing]

-[Jack] Toro.

-[Eileen] Yeah.

[Eileen sighs]

Eileen, come on. Come on.

-Oh, my!

-Now, there's a sight, hmm?

Looks like the kids

started a fire.

Oh, good.

Put another log on there.

Honey, what happened

to all the fireplace tools?

I have no idea.

[voices whispering]

[Jack] Hmm.

Look at this.

Look what I found in the fire.

I could have sworn

I left a roast out.

Hmm.

-Look at this.

-What? Look at what?

What is that?

I'm trying to tell you.

A strange little book

I found in the fireplace.

-What's it doing there?

-You got me. [scoffs]

Wait a minute. You know what?

I know I left a roast out.

[chuckles] Listen to this.

"Do not read aloud."

[both laughing]

Read it.

"The Evil Thing

is a gruesome beast.

On living flesh,

it loves to feast."

-Grr.

-[chuckles]

"It's a two-headed thing

whom you don't wish to greet.

One head sucks your blood.

One head chews your meat."

-[Eileen] Oh, God.

-This is great.

"It carries its babies

in slimy eggs on its back.

The babies are hungry,

when they hatch, for a snack,

so the Evil Thing traps

some poor victim alive

for the babies to eat

when their birthdays arrive.

But don't worry. Don't cry.

Please don't have a fit.

The Evil Thing is not real

unless you think about it."

How can you not think about it?

[creaking]

[stranger] Happy Halloween.

[laughing wickedly]

-Sounds good.

-Yeah, let's do it.

Let's do it.

Emily Osment.

"I Don't think About It."

Tapes rolling.

♪ I don't think about it ♪

♪ I don't think about it ♪

[upbeat music playing]

♪ Misunderstood ♪

♪ Everybody feels

That way sometimes ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I wish I could ♪

♪ Fit in with

All the rest but I ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Got my own style ♪

♪ Got my own way ♪

♪ I don't care

What people say ♪

♪ Yeah, 'cause ♪

♪ I don't think about it ♪

♪ I don't think about it ♪

♪ I don't think about it ♪

♪ Being myself there

Ain't no doubt about it ♪

♪ I won't cry any tears ♪

♪ I'll just live without fear ♪

♪ I'm so happy

'Cause I'm living my life ♪

♪ And I don't think about it ♪

♪ A shooting star ♪

♪ Twinkling across

The sky at night ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Near or far ♪

♪ I'm wishin' everything

Would be all right ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Got my own dreams ♪

♪ Got my own plans ♪

♪ Gonna get there

Anyway I can ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't

Think about it ♪

♪ I don't think about it ♪

♪ I don't think about it ♪

♪ Being myself there

Ain't no doubt about it ♪

♪ I won't cry any tears ♪

♪ I'll just live without fear ♪

♪ I'm so happy 'cause ♪

♪ I'm living my life

And I don't think about it ♪

[upbeat music playing]

♪ Got my own style ♪

♪ Got my own way ♪

♪ I don't care

What people say ♪

♪ Yeah, 'cause

I don't think about it ♪

♪ I don't think about it ♪

♪ I don't think about it ♪

♪ Being myself there

Ain't no doubt about it ♪

♪ I won't cry any tears ♪

♪ I'll just live without fear ♪

♪ I'm so happy 'cause ♪

♪ I'm living my life

And I don't think about it ♪

♪ I don't think about it ♪

♪ I don't think about it ♪

♪ I don't think about it ♪

♪ Being myself there

Ain't no doubt about it ♪

♪ I won't cry any tears ♪

♪ I'll just live without fear ♪

♪ I'm so happy 'cause ♪

♪ I'm living my life

And I don't think about it ♪

♪ Think about it ♪

♪ Think about it ♪

♪ Oh, I don't

I don't think about it ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm living my life

And I don't think about it ♪

Yeah, I think there was

a bug in the room. [chuckles]

[upbeat music continues]