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I'm Nathan Bratt, I'm the new owner.

I am a bit of a writer.

- This is a huge upgrade for me. - You inherited the house?

Yeah, turns out I'm the closest living relative.

We finally found him.

We have searched years for this.

We had a deal. Stick with the plan.

Previously on Goosebumps...

So you know Isaiah and Margot will never be together.

They're just in love with the idea of each other,

but they can never really make it work.

Let me get this straight, I can like Isaiah,

as long as I'm okay with him having deep-seated,

unresolved feelings for his beautiful neighbor?

Exactly.

I don't need your boyfriend coming at me.

Lucas is not my BF.

What is he?

My BF-like... person.

No!

It's finally over.

The great American novelist, Henry Miller,

once said, "Imagination is the voice of daring.

If there's anything God-like about God, it is that.

He dared to imagine everything."

So what does that mean for us mere mortals?

Take me for example, I wanna be remembered for something,

something bold, something that I created

that left a lasting impact on the world.

I want my own Tropic of Cancer,

or Bell Jar, Grapes of Wrath.

Hold on one second.

In order to do that, I need one thing,

the same thing all of you have.

It's just a matter of unlocking it,

of being bold and firing up those imaginations.

And once you do, I promise you,

you will become writers like that.

What? Go ahead.

This is Biology class...

Yeah, I know.

Okay, let's go. Let's go fast, Fifi, okay?

Make it fast. Go, go, go, pee, pee, pee.

Hello?

Principal Pock, how are you?

Yeah, I know...

I was filling in for Mrs. Turner.

Yes, I know she teaches Biology.

When did it happen before?

So you're firing me for trying to inspire kids?

Principal Pock, please don't do this.

I need this job, I'm begging... But...

Oh, shoot.

Hello, Nathan.

Hey, Julia, you know what? I'll chat with you later,

'cause I'm on an important work call.

I can wait!

You don't wanna wait in the snow.

I have a jacket.

Principal Pock, please don't make me beg.

But I will. Know that I will.

I will get on my hands and knees and do it properly, please.

Principal Pock? Hello?

Great, then I will catch up with you tomorrow

about maybe reading my short story at the next assembly.

I think that's a great idea.

Okay, all righty, bye-bye.

Nathan, just following up about rent.

Right. Rent.

Because you said you had the check yesterday,

but didn't want to go in because--

My apartment was being fumigated.

Yes, that is true.

So, the check...

So, mm-hmm, the check I had... all ready to go, and, um...

and Fifi also had to go, and so she relieved herself

right on the check, I know.

Nathan, I need someone who pays rent.

I'm begging you, please.

Just gimme a little bit more time, please.

How long have we known each other?

- Three more days... - Yes!

...then I have no other choice.

That's fine. Three days is all I need,

'cause I know something big is just about to happen.

Fifi?

Fifi!

Sweet Fifi.

You were a good friend.

Probably my best friend... sadly.

I'm gonna miss you.

I'll be right back.

Oh, great.

Are you Nathan Bratt?

Unfortunately, yeah.

Can I come in?

Sure, you mind if I just finish my lunch

before we get into it?

Please, make yourself at home.

My firm has represented the interest

of the Ephraim Bratt estate for many decades.

It's taken significant effort to determine

the line of succession and locate you.

Ephraim Bratt?

Wait, you're not here to evict me?

You've inherited your great-grandfather's property.

It's a substantial estate.

Are you serious?

Yes, Mr. Bratt.

This is the first day of the rest of your life.

Oh. Home, sweet home.

That was crazy.

Make a hell of a book though.

"For the teens of Port Seymore,

the haunted clouds hanging over them had finally parted."

Here we go.

"Isaac's arm was healing faster than expected

from the baseball accident that started this..."

- There we go. - "...sequence of horrible,

haunted events.

That's what I'm talking about, come on.

Mm, mm. High, high. Yeah.

Putting in that work.

"His father, Ken, could see his son's future

coming back into balance."

Whoo! That's what I'm talking about! Yeah!

You keep that up, you could be more than ready for next season.

"Off-season training would mean that Isaac

would soon be champion of the field again."

Take a breath, let's go one more time.

"But was the future that awaited Isaac

before this tragedy struck, the future he still wanted?"

"Jesse and Lizabetta had found friendship

- during their adventures." - I asked Sam out.

"And the two were already facing a new frontier..."

And he said yes!

He said yes! He said yes, okay!

"...Port Seymore's simmering dating scene.

Has Jesse found his Mr. Right?

- And has Lizabetta lost hers?" - Okay.

"Madison had found her amour in Linus.

A cute boy who wanted to like her books

as much as her looks."

...okay, I know, it's a lot. I promise you're gonna like them.

No, I'm excited.

"It was a budding, nerdy romance."

Um, okay, I have to go meet my mom.

- Okay. - But I will see you later.

Yeah, wait. I have a secret.

"But it was also about to be put to the test..."

Bye.

"...by the whims of Madison's mother, Sorell,

who had survived the terrors of her past,

ended a marriage, and was ready to head back to Seattle."

So, I was thinking that, I don't know, maybe you might wanna consider

moving to Seattle and living with me.

Move to Seattle for senior year?

"Meanwhile, Madison's father, Colter,

and Linus' mother, Mora, had exposed their shadowy affair,

and were living love in the open.

This honest living included Mora coming clean to Colter

about her role in the death of Horace Boodle."

I really did, but I was just scared.

"Colter was a standup guy,

and could forgive Mora because he loved her."

I really want to build a future together, with no secrets.

And I was gonna wait until our camping trip,

and try to tie a ring to a bear or something.

But I can't wait anymore.

- Colin! - Nora...

I'm in this with you now for good.

What do you say?

I would've preferred the bear thing.

Oh, I knew it.

Of course.

Of course I'll marry you.

"The teens and parents had defeated the evil

that was the wooden dummy, Snappy.

And they all knew none of it would have been possible

without their intrepid hero, Nicholas Back.

Now, all he wanted was a new beginning for all Port Seymore.

The end."

All right, that...

And sending it off.

Yes! Yes!

I guess the best way I found to describe it is...

imagine somebody breaks into your house,

but they don't take anything.

But you know they were there.

Except it's not your house, it's your body.

Even that doesn't really do it justice. It's like...

It's just weird.

And it's not just mental.

The other day, I was leaning on my arm,

and I started getting that tingly feeling, like,

it was falling asleep, but I just... I freaked out.

I thought, "Oh, here we go again.

Who's gonna possess me this time?"

Yeah, you know, okay,

where do you want me to hang this?

Oh, yeah. Sorry, Ben.

Maybe just a little bit more to the left, 'cause I...

So I want it to be level with the top of the antlers.

- A little bit more... More... - There?

- Uh... Sorry. - Good?

Yeah, sorry, to the right, to your right.

That's-- That's good, that's perfect.

Yes. Oh, man, I mean, now I'm second-guessing the other,

should it be on that side?

Should I just put it on the ground?

I think we're good.

Okay, yeah, you're right, it looks good.

Aw, Fifi was my grandma's poodle.

And on her deathbed, I promised her

I would care for Fiefs as if she were my own.

And I did, and... and I-- She cared for me too, though.

She really did.

She got me through some hard times.

I think we've all had it.

Yeah, I know, you're right.

Oh, man.

But I gotta say it-- it really helps to talk about,

so, thanks.

And it's funny, it took being possessed by a teenage kid

that you and your friends killed to finally turn my luck around.

It was an accident.

Accident. I know, you're right.

I should be focusing on the positive anyway.

Like, I got a house, I have friends like you.

I have a new book.

- Book? - Oh.

Oops.

Yeah, it's-- It might sound a little familiar.

It's a tale of intrigue and murder set in a small town.

It's kind of like Stephen King's Carrie

meets Stephen King's The Shining,

but with like a touch of levity.

Wait, what is this?

Oh, no, calm down, Ben. It's fiction.

Ben, it's just fiction.

By the way, this is a little awkward for me to say,

but do you mind if I pay you next month?

Just 'cause I'm, like, a little light in the bank account now.

Teacher salary, you know.

Don't worry about it.

Oh, like, don't worry about it at all, or...?

Ah. Next month. Next month, okay.

Yes! Thank you. Thank you.

I guess that's what friends are for, huh?

Yep.

- All right. - All right. See you, Ben.

Tell the other guys I said hey.

Yep.

Hey.

Everyone's waiting downstairs. What's up?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, I...

I was just, kind of, sitting here thinking like,

- what if I stay? - Stay?

Well, what if-- what if you need me?

Or like, what if something happens, you know,

I should just probably be here just to,

you know, play it safe, you know?

Yeah, Lucas, it's okay.

I'm okay. Things are okay now.

Even good.

I know how...

all of this has been... so scary.

And I bet it feels still so close,

but as someone who has lived with so much fear for so long,

I'm telling you it's safe for you

to go have fun and live your life.

- I love you. - I love you more.

- Bye. - Thanks.

See you later.

- There he is! - ...drive. Oh, what's up?

- Sorry. - About time, bro.

My mom made bagels.

- Nice. - Clean.

Road trip!

- Damn. - Sorry.

I'm trying out the whole, like, unbridled enthusiasm thing.

It's cool. Passionate.

I can't believe Margot's moving to Seattle.

Thinking.

She's, like, thinking of moving.

- Oh, what's up, Mr. Bratt? - Oh, ho-ho!

- Hey, what's up, guys? The gang? - What's up?

It's me, I promise.

Well, where are you guys going?

- Weekend in Seattle. Yeah. - Nice!

I love Seattle.

- You going to the Space Needle? - Yeah, yes!

Oh, you are gonna lose your mind!

I was telling you about the Space Needle!

- You booked that, right? - Yeah, I booked it.

Oh, I'm so je-- You know what? Maybe I'll just tag along.

You know what, I'm not doing anything this weekend.

Actually, Margot's got the last seat...

Hold on one second, lemme get rid of this.

It's a New York number.

I'm getting a call from New York City.

- Take it. - Take the call.

Okay, change of plans, you guys go without me.

I will... I gotta take this, okay? Have fun.

- Yeah, we gotta go now. - Get in the car.

Nathan Bratt speaking.

Mr. Bratt, it's Ann Macy at Scholarly Press.

We received your manuscript,

I was wondering if you had a minute to chat.

Hello, Miss Macy, yes, of course.

First of all, we love the direction

you're taking with this new, new horror.

It's so now. It's so cutting-edge.

I'm... New horror is my forte, so that's good to hear.

So my boss is very, very interested in this book.

There's just one tiny thing.

Uh-huh?

It needs a new ending.

So...

Sorry, you want me to write a whole new ending?

Not new, more.

This book wants a satisfying finale that's unexpected

but also digs deeper and explains the backstory of Snappy.

You understand?

Oh, okay, no problem.

Honestly, Mr. Bratt, I'm so excited about this project.

It's just one of those once-in-a-lifetime manuscripts to me,

and if we get this right,

this is so clearly a book series.

A series?

Really? Thank you.

Thank you.

Oh, sorry, just quickly, with regard to finances,

specifically my finances.

Oh, once we get the new manuscript,

that will be the next discussion.

Next discussion. Great.

Looking forward to reading more.

Okay. Well, I will... fire those off and...

...get 'em on over to you.

Um...

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

It's a call from New York City.

I think I just sold a series.

Well, whatever decision you make,

- I'm gonna support you. - Thank you.

Even if it's the wrong one.

Mm, there it is.

Road trip!

Okay, okay.

There they are, the whole gang, wow.

Okay. Hey, let's make smart choices, right?

We talked about that.

And, you know, I trust you and I love you a lot.

So, Lucas, let's stay safe, right, buddy?

Yeah, yeah, man, you know, safety's my middle name.

Okay, good. Okay.

Yeah, okay. Dad, it's just a weekend, relax.

Okay, also, I would be remiss if I didn't remind you

to please not have sex, nobody.

- Nobody's having sex with me around, okay? - Oh, my God,

Mom is going to be there, okay?

We're leaving. Goodbye.

- Okay, tell Mom not to have sex. - Oh...

Just kidding, she can do whatever she wants.

- Hey. - Hey.

You okay?

Yeah, no, I'm okay, it's gonna be--

it's gonna be super good. I can't wait.

- Road trip! - Whoo!

Road trip, road trip, road trip!

Whatever that was!

- Okay, okay. - Road trip!

- Okay. - Road trip!

Okay, come on, Fifi, let's do this.

New ending, here we go.

Okay, we got this, Fifi, let's go, new ending.

Come on, Nathan. Come on, man, you've got this.

You got this. You're overthinking it.

Come on, no pressure, no pressure.

Wait for it to come to you, it'll just come.

Write what you know. What do you tell the kids?

What do you tell the kids? Write what you know.

I did that!

Let it come to you. Let it come.

I think it's coming!

Okay, okay, don't panic. Don't panic.

What do we got so far? We got "The End."

Or... was it?

Okay.

Oh. Oh, that's good.

Um...

Okay, I got it.

"'We're dead.' Linus shook his head.

'How did we notice?' The ghosts all--"

Miss Macy?

Hey, just checking in.

Have you had a blast of inspiration yet?

You know, I actually have, this is perfect timing.

- Let's hear it. - Okay, here we go, new ending.

Just as long as they don't all turn out to be ghosts in the end.

It's like, it's been done, okay?

Right, I know.

You know, why don't I just send them to you

and you can read it yourself, you don't want to hear me read it.

Great, Nathan.

I really think you could be the next Stephen King.

Really? You do?

I do, but you need to get me those pages

as soon as humanly possible.

Otherwise, I'm gonna have to move on.

Well, I will not disappoint you.

Stephen King-level ending is on its way.

Um...

So I wanted to thank you all for coming tonight.

I had a lot of I-told-you-sos prepared,

but I'm gonna skip those.

You're welcome.

No, a long time ago, we were all friends. Good friends.

And seeing our kids together reminded me

of who we all were before everything happened.

Before Harold died.

And I thought it would be nice to...

get back to that place.

So, a toast.

To new beginnings.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

I'm proud of you.

I'm gonna run to the restroom. Excuse me.

The French fries and the crudité.

Well, well, well. Hey, Colin.

Oh, hello, Nathan.

Hey, it's me, don't worry.

- It's good to see you. - Yes.

Oh, wow, well, the whole gang's here.

- It's... - Hey, guys! Hey.

Are you celebrating something?

Uh, not really a celebration.

It was just kind of the first weekend without the kids.

Oh, sure.

I think after everything they've been through,

everybody sort of felt like,

"I'm just happy to have survived," you know?

- That type of thing. - Oh, I can understand that.

It's been a rough couple of months for-- for everyone.

- Yeah. - Whoa, thank you so much.

Well, I was just gonna run to the restroom.

Did you want to say a quick hello or a quick goodbye?

I do, but you know, I'm in the midst of this

really intense writer's block, so I'm gonna go on a thinking drive.

Well, have fun. That sounds like fun.

It can be fun, I guess, but this feels like work.

But I'll get it, I'll crack it.

See you, Colin, it's good to see you.

And it was-- it was pretty good to see you.

I have my cell if you need anything.

And, kids, please don't set anything on fire,

I had to put a huge deposit down in this place.

- Understood. - We'll be good.

- Bye. - Love you, bye.

Bye, love you too.

Is it weird that I'm still hungry?

Mm, it's all the freedom that's making us hungry.

Mm, okay, yeah, we're embracing this,

and I am making the group decision to get gelato.

Immediately.

Italian place on the corner, we're going.

I don't really feel like it, but you guys should definitely go.

Hello! Earth to Lucas.

Food.

Oh, yeah, sure, let's go.

- Bye. - Oh, sorry, bye.

I think I'm still re-acclimatizing to Earth's gravity.

You know we didn't actually go to space, right?

- Just let me have fun. - Go.

Mm-hmm.

Hey.

Do you want tea? I think my mom has tea.

So, come on, how you feeling?

- I... - Mm?

- ...don't know. - Okay.

A big part of me is, uh, really excited

about the idea of a fresh start.

Mm-hmm.

But I'm not sure if I'm ready to leave...

Uh... Lucas?

I don't know.

Maybe.

Does he seem off to you?

I can see you here.

This place has got, like, 25 bookstores.

It's got coffee shops where people just read,

in the store, alone.

Mm. And I know how much you love that.

I do.

But look, this is something that you gotta decide for yourself, you know?

But I dunno.

Maybe this place is right for you.

Ideas are often depicted

as a light bulb coming on. Why?

Because true creation comes from darkness.

You can't create unless you allow yourself

to sit in that darkness.

The blackness, the nothingness that we have

before the big idea, the perfect twist.

This darkness is where imagination was born.

Is it scary?

Of course. It's like I always say,

"Every great story has a beginning,

a middle and a twist."

So, you out there listening...

...what are you willing to do?

That's great advice. All I need is a twist.

And a light bulb.

No!

That would be a twist.

That would be a twist.

What are you doing out here, Nathan?

You gotta have your head examined.

I mean, you gotta be the world's biggest...

...dummy.

"by Portugal. The Man playing]

♪ Welcome to America ♪

♪ I'm waiting on a miracle... ♪

Hey, are you okay?

Yeah, yeah, no, it's just, uh...

Oh, sorry.

Um...

Yeah, it's just, I don't know, it's...

This line's, like, took two hours long,

I mean, like, how good can a-- can a donut actually be?

He doesn't like me.

- He doesn't like me at all. - Well, uh...

- Well, this chef takes a whole day... - Uh-huh.

- ...to make the dough. - Uh-huh.

It's like, this special dough with that yeast in it,

I don't know, it's like...

Yeast? Yeast?

Oh, yeah, you're really selling this place.

But don't you just find Seattle sort of, like, depressing?

It's cloudy, but that's about it.

Yeah, but like, everything's like a...

Like, a thing here, you know? Like...

Like donuts.

You know, when I run The Harbor Stop,

I'm just gonna have "totally okay" donuts.

Wait, you want-- you want to run The Harbor Stop?

Yeah, of course.

What?

Well, if you move to Seattle,

you can have your fancy donuts anytime you want.

Is it in the breast pocket?

Just read it. It's the only way.

"Karru Marri Odona...

Loma Molonu..."

"...Karrano."

That's what I thought. Great.

That's great.

Wouldn't you know it?

What took you so long?

I-- I need a...

- You need an ending. - Yeah.

And I'm about to give you the greatest ending of all time.

Okay.

Oh, my God.

Fifi?

So your cousin, is he blonde?

- Is he tall? Is he here? - Last time I saw him,

he had blue hair, you'll really like him.

Okay, first big city party.

Why did I think there'd be dance music playing?

Okay, we can do this.

We've been haunted by cameras and masks

and, like, actual ghosts.

We've explored alternate crumbling realities.

Somehow less intimidating.

Sorry.

Yeah, like, do we want to do this?

All right, no, it's cool, we'll live.

- Yeah. - Yeah, it'll be fun.

Okay, yeah.

Okay, I'm gonna go find my cousin.

Yo, um...

- Let's circle. Let's circle. - Yeah, yeah.

Anyone who wants you to explain queerness to them

is never gonna understand your answer.

And there is no one, real answer.

I mean, that's what my art is all about.

- Your art? - Your art.

What?

You are the most interesting person...

- That we've ever met. - Thank you.

- Live here. - Okay.

- They do art. - I know.

Hey, I've been looking for you.

Hey, I don't-- I don't really wanna be here,

and I think I'm just gonna go.

Lucas, you're not even trying.

No, I-- I have been trying, I just...

Look, I don't understand how everyone's just able to, like, move on so easy.

No one said it was easy, it's just... it's worth it.

All right, look, I'm just, like, not where you're at right now.

- Okay, where am I at? - This trip was for you.

No, this, this was for us, like we talked about,

- so I could figure out if I could choose-- - No, I know...

I know, you're just gonna leave.

Oh, so you're just gonna-- You're just out?

You're the one leaving!

Look, I like Port Lawrence.

I like my life there, I like the people there.

And right now, that's where I need to be.

I just really shouldn't have come.

Yeah, maybe you shouldn't have.

So maybe we're just, um, not meant to be together.

Okay.

Okay, Fiefs, okay, where are we going?

Where we going, Fifi? You lead the way.

Okay, okay, hold on, Fifi. Slow down.

Ugh, my back.

Okay, when did you get so fast?

I guess, yeah, I got you, you want me to dig here?

This is where we're digging?

Okay.

Oh, boy.

Yes, I know.

Oh, God.

Lucas?

Hey, how was your party?

It was great, where's Lucas?

Well, he isn't here. I thought he was with you guys.

No, he left early.

Okay, well, where is he? Do I need to call Nora?

He's okay.

Oh, that's good.

All your parents already hate me.

He left you a note.

He went back to Port Lawrence.

♪ I go, I stay ♪

♪ I fall undecided ♪

♪ All of these walls could break ♪

♪ Cave in any moment ♪

♪ Written all over my face ♪

♪ No, I can't hide at all ♪

♪ I can't hide at all ♪

♪ A momentary sweetheart feels so good ♪

♪ If someone turned the lights off, what would I do? ♪

♪ 'Cause only when it's gone, you look for something new ♪

♪ Well, don't you hate when I go ♪

Oh, man.

I don't know about this.

I don't know.

Nothing to know.

You need this.

Jeez. Okay.

Okay...

Okay, I can do this.

It's just lift off, and...

All right, okay, here we go.

Oh, God, whoa, boy.

Oh, God, that's awful.

You can go in...

Just do it!

Oh, God. Oh, my God.

I think I just touched it.

Okay, okay.

Read.

"Aldu... Meindu..."

What are you doing?

I just saw...

Was that the ending?

- Read. - Was that real?

That-- That-- That didn't seem good.

- Read. - That seemed a little intense,

- maybe you could tone it down. - You need an ending!

Okay, okay.

"Aldu Meindu Haldoom Zandratz."

Uh, hey.

You o-- Hello?

Where's the ending? We had a deal.

Hello?

Hello?

Uh...

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Nathan, I know it's late,

but I gotta talk to you about this book you're writing.

- Be-- - That's a coffin.

Who are you?

Adanna Meenu Sanara...

Kudarash.

What? No. Oh, no.

Oh, Ben! Ben! Hey! Ben!

♪ Ah! ♪

♪ Ah! ♪

♪ Ah! ♪

♪ I believe ♪

♪ Them bones are me ♪

♪ Some say ♪

♪ We're born into the grave ♪

♪ I feel so alone ♪

♪ Gonna end up a big ol' pile of them bones ♪

♪ Ah, ah ♪

♪ Ah ♪

♪ Dust rise ♪

♪ Right on over my time ♪

♪ Empty ♪

♪ Fossil of the new scene ♪

♪ I feel so alone ♪

♪ Gonna end up a big ol' pile of them bones ♪

♪ I feel so alone ♪

♪ Gonna end up a big ol' pile of them bones ♪

♪ I feel so alone ♪

♪ Gonna end up a big ol' pile of them bones ♪