
However, things take a turn when the warlock Ben Ravencroft unleashes his ancestor's actual ghost - which is far more dangerous than the fake could ever hope to be - once again placing Mystery Inc.

The film stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Tim Blake Nelson, Peter Boyle.
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It's also implied that the popular band the Hex Girls might actually be real witches, though this is merely a misdirect on the film's part. It is the second and final installment in the Scooby-Doo live-action film series and a sequel to 2002s Scooby-Doo, and was directed by Raja Gosnell, written by James Gunn and released by Warner Bros. The film implements a bait-and-switch technique, with the villainous "Ghost of Sarah Ravencroft" being revealed as a fake created to attract tourists. The Zombie Island chronology continued with 1999's Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost, which carries a very similar tone. Combine that with an alternative rock soundtrack courtesy of Skycycle and Third Eye Blind, and this definitely wasn't your dad's Scooby-Doo. And let's not forget the villainous, voodoo-practicing werecats, whose backstory involves watching their fellow settlers getting chased into the bayou by pirates and subsequently being eaten alive by alligators. RELATED: HBO Max Needs to Adapt DC's Flintstones Comicįred ripped a real zombie's head off believing it to be a mask, which shattered his entire worldview in an instant in a morbidly hilarious way. It's still made for kids and there are still plenty of laughs to be had, but it's definitely got an edge to it, and certain moments are legitimately scary as far as kids movies go. Traveling to Oakhaven, Massachusetts, Scooby, and the gang seek out the acclaimed horror novelist Ben Ravencroft (Curry) to investigate the strange happenings as he attempts to resurrect his. conveniently stop, only to discover trouble is afoot. He’s haunting the sleepy town of Winterhaven where Mystery Inc.


Zombie Island is definitely one of the darker Scooby-Doo projects we've seen, complete with a more washed-out color palette. This is the 10,000 Volt Ghost, an infamous phantom in the Scooby-Doo universe.
