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Nice!

Looks just like your mom.

Hmm.

I was thinking more along the lines of your brother Mike.

Or, it could be you

before your morning coffee.

Yeah? Mmm-hmm.

Well, speaking of which, you want a refill?

Sure, thank you.

What's up, Dad? Hey.

I'm going to Art's for a four-on-four hoop sesh.

Mind if I take the car?

No, go ahead. Yes! Thanks.

Bye, hon.

Oh, hey, Grandma's coming!

Hey, and...

Fill up the tank this time.

Please!

Hey, where's Max?

I thought he was all into this Halloweeny stuff.

He is. But tonight's his turn to walk Buster.

Oh.

Good.

You're such a good dog.

Come on.

Oh, come on, Buster. You do this every time!

There's nothing to be afraid of in an old cemetery.

All right.

Maybe it is a little scary.

But look, nothing's gonna hurt us.

I'm still wearing the magic ring.

This baby is like kryptonite to ghouls.

Even Phears, if he even still exists,

is afraid of this bad boy.

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

That brat, Max Doyle!

Still hiding Nicky and Tara Roland from me.

Well, it won't be for long!

Emma Twitchel,

star of The Moscow Circus.

Come forward!

Forward!

I command it!

Ah!

Emma!

It's nice to see you,

kind of.

Your father and I used to play together as children.

Ah! Memories.

I have called you, the great Emma Twitchel,

the biggest star of The Moscow Circus... Yes.

Back from your sleep... Yes.

To perform a sacred duty.

Ooh! All right.

You can never find good help.

Now, pay attention.

I am Phears,

the most powerful, dark spirit in existence.

I command all the spirits laid to rest in this cemetery.

Even you.

You understand?

Yes!

Yes, I very much understand!

Of course you do. Now, listen carefully.

Several years ago,

a research parapsychologist by the name of Michael Roland

came across an urn of ashes

which contained the remnants of, well, me.

It was left there for him in his laboratory.

Thinking that it might be just another artifact for his collection,

he decided he would examine it more closely later and placed it on a shelf.

He, of course, had no idea at all of the power

he held in his two little hands.

And through his own carelessness, he released me back into this world.

It gave me an opportunity to achieve my ultimate goal,

create an army of the dead.

An army that would do my bidding...

And possess the bodies of the living

so that I would ultimately become

the most powerful force on Earth.

Even among the living.

This plan is no good.

What?

Souls, when they die, they want to go to afterlife.

They want to see their parents, their relatives.

They don't want to linger with you!

What fun is that?

Fun?

We're not talking about fun!

We're talking about the power to create

a new breed of ghost among the living.

It's a completely different... No!

This plan is... How you say...

Bonkers!

Well, it's not up to you to prove I'm bonkers, so...

I mean, you have no choice but to obey me!

And that's what I thought about Michael and Michelle Roland.

But they discovered my plans.

So, Roland created a ring and a magic spell

that could fight off my ghosts and keep me trapped here in this cemetery.

Ugh.

So, I decided to make them more like us,

ghosts.

That way, they could never interfere with my plans again.

The two little Rolands got away and as long as they were free,

I couldn't get the parents to tell me where they hid the ring!

When Max Doyle's family moved into the Roland house

my cat Mauler was stuck there, lost without me, his master.

And to top it off,

that snotty little Max recovered the ring

and now uses it to protect those kids!

That brat, Max, foiled my plans before,

but this time I know his secret.

It's that ring he wears on his right hand.

I've got to get that ring off his finger

so I can snatch those kids!

Otherwise, my plan is useless.

What this have to do with Emma?

Oh, don't you get it?

Max Doyle is keeping your spirit

from moving on to see your loved ones.

How dare he?

That evil boy! Exactly.

So, I'm going to give Max a little present.

Something that will make him all warm and cuddly.

Ah!

A sweater!

No, not a sweater.

You!

You're going to climb inside Max as a berserker ghoul.

Oh, the very sound of it makes me all tingly.

You're going to inhabit his body.

Get him into trouble with his school and with his parents.

And then get that ring off his finger!

Once he is powerless,

I can snatch the two Roland brats and we'll both be free!

It's a good plan.

This goes in the first room.

Aw! Look how cute he is.

Why, Cammy, I didn't know you felt that way.

Oh! Oh, uh...

I was talking about the dog.

I knew that!

Hey, Cammy.

I was thinking maybe we could work on our science midterm together?

Oh...

Yeah, I don't know, Max.

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

you know, the haunted house and stuff.

But it's on Halloween, so you should come by.

Um, it will be really scary.

I'm not scared of anything.

My best friends are ghosts.

I mean, my best friends are totally into ghosts.

Movies and video games and stuff.

If it's got ghosts, they love it.

Me too.

Yeah. So, like I said, you should come by.

Urn...

I'll show you around.

It's a date.

Just an expression!

Figure of speech!

Nailed it.

Max, where have you been?

I was just talking to a girl.

Who?

Cammy Cahill.

Whoa! Nice!

Guys, we don't have time for this.

It's been almost a year since we lost Mom and Dad.

I think I have a shot with her if she could just see the real me.

I just want her to think I'm normal

so I can be her date for Halloween.

Max, you don't have time to make people think you're normal.

You need to be helping us find our parents. Yeah.

I have a life, you know.

Okay, that was rude. I'm sorry.

We'll see you upstairs.

That never gets old.

Come on.

Mom! Dad!

I'm home!

Grandma!

So good to see you. Look how big you've gotten...

When you walked in I thought you were an adult in a Max Halloween costume.

Hi, cousin Shelly.

Hey. Oh...

We can only stay just a little bit,

but I have enough time to go like this...

Grandma! I'm too old for that.

"Never too old to be pinched" is a Grandma law!

So, how's school?

It's weird.

What do you mean, "weird"?

You seeing anybody?

Seeing?

You mean, like ghosts?

Like a girl.

Like a girl!

Just getting in the Halloween spirit.

Oh, and, um, speaking of school,

Chester called and apparently the PE test is on again for tomorrow.

Oh, great!

And I thought Friday would be an easy day at school.

Oh, come on, Max. It's no big deal!

Hey, P E is fun.

It helps with your coordination, your concentration...

Besides, it builds your body up for the babes.

Yeah, but it's the stupid rope-climb test.

I can't even get started on that thing.

I always fail.

Oh, and gym is graded!

It will totally dunk my whole GPA.

Well, it will if you go in with that attitude.

Hey, come on, Son.

You got to think like a winner.

You got to feel like a winner.

You know what? Get in there, stand at the bottom of that rope,

stare up and say...

When I get to the top I just hope nobody looks up my shorts.

I was very good-looking when I was younger.

Things change, darling. You'll learn.

Look, your brother, Colin, is really good at that.

So, go ask him for some pointers.

Colin?

The only pointers he has are the ones popping up on his forehead.

Max!

He's definitely from my side of the family.

Okay, why don't you go ask your brother for some pointers.

Okay, I will.

Bye, Grandma. Goodbye, sweetie.

- Bye, cuz. - Yeah.

Happy Halloween. Try to meet a nice ghoul.

You could bring her home to your mother.

You know, you would be so much better as a blonde.

Have you ever thought about that?

What's up, booger boy?

Wait.

Do you hear that?

Hear what?

That...

That cat meowing.

It sounds like it's coming from right here in the house.

Ha! You wish. Mom and Dad would never let you get one.

So, you don't hear anything?

No.

Just this...

Hey! Get off!

Ugh! I have to wear this.

Listen, here's the situation.

Tomorrow is senior photo day and I figure

since all the girls in my class will be in one place,

this is the perfect opportunity

for me to score some points, you know.

Put on a little show.

Oh. So, you want to do a magic act?

No, not a whole act, you doofus.

Just a trick, something big.

Something that will impress Jessica Rogers and her whole posse.

And you're gonna show it to me.

Right now.

Right now? Right now.

Uh...

You want me to show you a trick?

Yeah, I don't know. I'm kind of rusty right now.

Maybe I better think about it.

Well, you better think fast.

'Cause I'm not leaving until I see a good one.

Ow! Ow!

Well, you said you wanted to see something good.

Is this good enough?

Yeah, this is... This is great.

How do you do this?

Well, you just stand in front of your shoes and chant...

Got it.

Works every time.

Cool. Thanks, man.

Oh, hey, hey. Um, I have that rope climb test tomorrow. Any pointers?

Yeah, urn... Don't fall.

Okay, come here.

Good news.

I found a solid clue about your parents.

I went on the town's historical website and found this...

You know, I hate that they put "ghost hunter" in quotes.

He was a ghost hunter, obviously,

or none of this would be happening.

Okay, so...

Three years ago,

it says your dad was doing research at the old county courthouse.

Doesn't mention your mom.

Well, that was just two days before

both Mom and Dad disappeared for good.

And then we...

Ended up like this.

You know, like, that courthouse is the last place

Dad was before he disappeared.

We need to search there.

Tonight. Tonight.

Why tonight?

Well, Halloween is coming

and Phears will have the power to free his ghost army on that night,

if we don't stop him.

We need to go there. Now.

I liked Halloween a lot better

when I thought the ghosts were make-believe.

Let's go.

Maybe we should forget it. What?

You're not scared, are you?

Why wouldn't I be?

'Cause you're not a little tiny baby.

What did you say?

I'm gonna open the little tiny window.

Mmm-hmm.

Okay? Yeah.

on!

Max!

I'm good. He's good!

He's good.

Whoa!

This place is pretty cool.

Cammy did this with her friends.

She's so talented.

Of course she is.

Not now!

Okay, I'm a ghost and this is some scary stuff.

if I didn't have my ring to protect me,

I don't think I would be able to do this.

Seems Cammy has a thing for freaks and weirdoes, Max.

Maybe you do stand a chance!

Very funny.

Guys, let's start over there.

Of course.

Start in the scariest place.

Makes perfect sense.

Guys?

Note to self, not a ghost.

How did people get anything done before computers?

If I could just use a search function, this would take two seconds.

We're wasting time, we should be looking somewhere else.

Tara, it's okay. We're doing the best we can.

Don't beat yourself up.

We'll find something.

What if we don't?

Uh, Max? A little help, please.

Go.

Nick?

Oh, yes, that's it! It probably has everything we need to know about Dad.

Get it down!

I got it.

Let's get out of here and check this stuff out at my house.

Yes!

Hey, Max.

Cammy?

What are you doing here?

I was just...

I wanted to check out your haunted house.

But you couldn't wait till it was open?

It's scarier this way.

I love a good scare.

So, what's in the box?

Oh, just some stuff for a project I'm working on.

What are you doing here?

Oh, I just came back because I left my phone.

You know, it's pretty weird that you're here.

Most people would be really scared here alone at night.

Not me.

Nothing scares me.

Except for wood rot.

Which those cross-beams are full of.

With their dampness and moisture.

You're, uh...

You're a pretty interesting guy there, Max.

Can I take that as a compliment?

If you want.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Let's see.

Okay, this was everything he was working on.

There's so much I don't even know where to start.

You'll have to start without me.

I'm exhausted. I have to get some sleep.

I have that stupid rope-climbing test tomorrow in PE.

If I flunk this, I'll have after-school PE for a month!

Wait, I have an idea.

What if Nicky and I show up in gym class tomorrow and help you up the rope?

What?

All you have to do is make it look like you're climbing and we'll fly you up.

I mean, it's the least we could do for you.

You know,

that would work.

Mmm-hmm.

And not only will I pass, but Cammy Cahill will be totally stoked.

Oh, no, maybe this was a bad idea.

Anything for a friend, Max.

Whoo! Whoo!

Hey, Cammy.

Great seeing you last night.

Oh, um...

Yeah, that...

That was pretty random, huh'?

Uh... Just wondering if...

Maybe you wanna come over tonight

and maybe do some extra credit for science class?

Um...

Urn...

You love him.

I...

The thing is tonight, Max, I'm just so busy, um...

Plus my science grades are pretty good.

Oh.

Okay.

Can't wait for our haunted house date.

Hmm?

Hey, Max!

Look what we got!

The Nocturnal and Dawn of Angels.

Is that awesome? Yeah, it is!

And you're the first guy we want to play with.

Yeah, you are!

Uh, guys?

It's full HD.

1080p. Guys?

Multi-player with connectivity!

Up to 32 outside challenge games!

With our dedicated T3 line, we'll be flying tonight.

Yeah, baby! Guys! No...

Yeah, yeah, yeah... You guys have fun tonight.

No. No. No, wait! Please, wait.

Or maybe we can do it tomorrow?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We know,

you want to be the first guy to open the box and unlock the cheats.

Okay. Go ahead.

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

Come on, man! Thirty-two outside challenge games?

Why didn't you tell me before?

Okay, meet me at my house tonight. We are gonna beat this game!

Bam! All right see you boys after school. Okay? We'll see you later, dude.

It's gonna be awesome!

Fall in!

All right, listen up!

If any of you deadbeats expects to pass my class,

you're gonna have to get past Lester.

Uh, Lester?

Yeah, Lester.

The rope.

I'm on a first-name basis with all of my apparati.

Side horse is Jimmy.

Medicine ball is Eric.

And the high bar is Tiffany.

Good times.

Why?

Why do you name all your gym equipment?

I have my reasons.

All right, the men are up first.

Atherton! Stevens!

Doyle!

Brinkman, Freeman, Hardy, Willis!

Move it. Move it. Move it! Move it. Move it!

Are you waiting for a printed invitation, Atherton?

Move it!

Could've been better.

Pass!

Stevens, come on. Let's go.

Ring my bell, Stevens. Ring my bell.

You make it look easy, my friend.

Pass.

Doyle.

All right, Doyle. Show me what you got.

Glad you're here.

I'm so glad I'm here too!

To watch you fail!

So, how do you want to do this?

Hand over hand! What do you mean, "How you want to do it?"

Nicky, you grab him under his arms.

Oh, uh...

No way, I'm ticklish!

What's being ticklish got to do with climbing a rope'?

Maybe I should grab him by his gym shorts.

What are you trying to do?

Give me a wedgie?

First of all, that's disgusting.

Second, I don't want to give you a wedgie.

I grab his arms and you push his butt.

No girl is pushing my butt.

Have you lost what is left of your tiny mind?

Get up the rope!

Doyle!

I have other students waiting!

Doyle, get down here!

Okay, Max, let's go down now.

Oh, no, wait, just a little bit longer.

Cammy's digging it.

Okay, Max, this is just getting ridiculous.

You're trying to impress her with a lie.

"Work with what you've got," I always say.

You know what? I'm not gonna be a part of this.

Tara! Tara! Tara!

Oh!

Get off me.

Get off me!

- Get off me. - Max.

It's just my neck. You okay?

That was so cool, but are you okay, Max?

Is Max okay? Oh...

He just dropped from the ceiling and used me like an airbag

and you want to know if Max is okay?

I just had to get up the rope to pass, right?

Yeah. So?

Then I'm way more than okay.

Once this class picture

goes into the yearbook,

it's gonna haunt you forever, all right?

So, let's see some big smiles on those faces.

Hey, dweeb.

I can't deal with this anymore! This is ridiculous.

I've had it! I've had it with you people!

This is too good.

Hey, Doyle, your brother's almost as big a loser as you are.

Up top!

Oh, yeah'? Yeah.

Excuse me...

Mr. Doyle, please sit down.

Well, check this out.

Not you, Mr. Doyle. You...

Mr. Doyles!

Oh, man.

"Oh, what a dweeb I am."

"Oh, what a dweeb I am."

Wow!

You're a dweeb, all right.

A much bigger one than your brother.

Boom!

Max!

Mr. Doyle!

Max! Mr. doyle!

Mr. Doyle!

Okay, um... I think we're done here.

We are not done yet!

So, Max, how'd you do on the dreaded rope test?

Uh...

Well, guess you could say it ended with a big bang.

But I passed.

There you go; Atta boy!

Proud of you!

Aren't you proud of your brother, Colin?

I don't know if I'd say "proud."

And Colin, how was the photo shoot?

Did everyone enjoy it?

Yeah.

A little too much.

Well, guess it was a memorable day for both you boys, huh?

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

Is that a cat?

Wait.

You can hear that?

Well, of course we can hear it.

It sounds like it's coming from one of your rooms.

Oh, come on, you guys didn't bring a cat in the house, did you?

I don't know anything about a cat.

Uh, me neither.

Boys!

You know how allergic I am.

Whoa, whoa, Mom, don't look at me, okay? I hate cats, you know that.

It's probably, monkey-face Max, who loves cats.

You know, just a couple of days ago, Max said

that he thought he heard a cat in his bedroom.

Well, I better not find a cat when I go up there, Max!

Or you're gonna be grounded and that includes Halloween.

Mom, trust me, there is no cat in the house.

Max, how could you?

Mom, please, lemme help you.

Max!

Little warning, please?

Sorry, man, we're just so excited.

Look at this. We found a book of spells. Yeah.

Can any of them make an older brother disappear?

As an older brother I certainly hope not.

Uh, speaking of which, where is your family?

They all went upstairs. They think there's a cat in the house.

There is a cat in the house.

Yeah. It's Mauler.

- Mauler? - Yeah.

Yes, Phears' cat.

I mean, he got stuck here when you condemned Phears back to the cemetery.

Man, he'll do anything for that cat. It's his pride and joy.

Yeah.

Great. A ghost cat.

Next I'll be haunted by the spirit of the goldfish I flushed when I was four.

Max. Now!

Coming.

Anyway, if everyone can hear him, I don't think that's Mauler.

Let's go.

I'm warning you, Max. You'd better be telling us the truth.

Dad, I told you. I don't have a real cat up here.

Whoa! Put that...

Geez.

Guys, it's just Charlie from next door.

Keep it away from me, because I'm gonna have hives for a week.

See, Dad, told you nerdy boy had a cat up here.

I had nothing to do with it.

Oh, right. Max, then how did he get into the dresser then?

It was Colin.

He walked in, went straight to the dresser... Oh, stop it!

Because he knew the cat was in there. Max, stop, stop it!

How obvious could he get? Hey!

You wanna disobey us? Fine, you're grounded.

Congratulations.

That means you come straight home from school right into this room.

And that includes Halloween. Let's go, honey.

And no computer.

And that's what you get for trying to make me look stupid in front of my class.

Trying?

I've already told you where the Doyles' house is.

Max's room is upstairs. First door on the right.

Emma, Emma.

I can%leave the graveyard in this form.

So it's very important that you get this all correct. All right'?

Now when you find the brat,

you'll take him over and control his every move.

Make his life a living nightmare

until he has no choice but to give up that ring.

Then he'll be powerless to protect Tara and Nicky.

And I can capture them and use them

to force their father to give me what I need

to complete my plan to rule the realm of the living and the dead.

Okay, that's right. I do this.

But only for a little while. I get sleepy.

Emma, you can nap yourself silly, when this is over.

But now our little plan is about to begin. So wake up.

Go ahead.

Oh, and... Emma! Emma!

Don't forget my cat, please.

Morn, Dad, about that cat.

Hey, I'm surprised your mother got any sleep at all last night,

after that stunt you pulled.

And by the way, she got to her allergy medication just in time.

I'm sorry you had to go through any of that, Mom.

But I didn't bring that cat in here. Oh, just save it, Max.

You're so grounded, young man.

But Mom, Halloween's the best night of the year.

You heard me.

Oh, and did you clean up the mess that cat made in Colin's room?

Not only did I clean it, Colin took my room

and made me sleep in his because of the smell.

This behavior is not like you.

And for your information, your brother is a great... Hey. Great role model for you.

He's disciplined. He always applies himself.

And what is with the pajamas?

Have you been eating a lot of cheese or something?

Here, have some breakfast.

Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa.

What are you doing?

We don't play games at the table.

Come on, here.

- Colin! - Colin!

Whoa!

Oh! Oh! Oh!

No, not on my couch. Get off my couch.

Colin!

This isn't funny, Colin. What are you doing?

Whoa, whoa, whoa! No!

WOW!

Whoa, but that was really good though.

Oh! Whoa! Whoa!

Aah!

Oh! Oh, oh, oh!

- Do what? - I don't know!

Get something. Get...

Call 9-1-1?

And say what?

From the light of Earth, the dark descends.

Should they return? That all depends.

Son?

Colin, honey.

What's wrong with you?

It's like Cirque du Sole-i! in here.

What are you talking about?

What are we talking about? Take a look at the house.

Is that syrup?

Can I have some pancakes?

Ah! There you are.

Did you get my cat?

It's exhausting being berserk.

I dead tired.

Pardon pun... Pardon pun... It's a fine pun.

So did it work? Did you get the ring off that brat's finger?

I go inside brat. I get him to go crazy.

Good. Then I make him tear up kitchen.

Cause his parents much much worry. Good, good.

Then other boy use ring, say chant and scare me away.

What? What other boy?

There's only one boy who has the ring and knows that chant and that's Max Doyle.

Well, this boy is stupid-looking with red hair.

It's not Max.

It's his worthless, goof brother Colin.

You weren't even in the right victim.

Hey. hey. hey, hey!

What do you want from me?

I... No. I don't know...