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"With this spell I shall avenge their cruel joke at our expense.... Change them into the creature whose guise they have taken!"
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Halloweentown
- Aggie explains that perfectly normal Halloweentown citizens are suddenly becoming nasty, horrific versions of themselves, and the audience sees it firsthand in her friend Harriet.
- The part where our heroes discover what happened to some disappearing Halloweentown denizens might prove creepy: The victims are all frozen in random poses, and collecting cobwebs in a closed-down movie theater. It only gets worse when Kalabar freezes Aggie and Gwen as well.
- The Big Bad's appearance is pretty freaky, with his hideous wrinkly face, long claw-like hands, and unnatural way of floating around. It's somewhat Nightmare Retardant, however, due to his hammy acting, and even moreso when he's revealed to be Kalabar and loses all of those creepy features.
- After Aggie and Gwen fall victim to Kalabar's trap, Marnie, Dylan and Sophie are exploring Halloweentown to find potion ingredients when Benny drives up. He seems normal....except for his oddly forceful insistence that the kids get into his taxi. Cue Sophie whispering to Marnie that "the Bad Thing's in there". Without warning Benny grabs Dylan and tries to pull him into the taxi. They get away, after Sophie cheerily commands a nearby dog to "Fetch the bone!" Yeesh.
Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge
- Gwen and Marnie comment in two separate scenes that since a year in the mortal world's timezone feels like a century in Halloweentown, Marnie could experience some serious lag after a year-long stay in Halloweentown.
- The sight of a color-drained Halloweentown, and the sound of its jovial leitmotif fading away once Marnie and Aggie see the town, could feel unsettling to some viewers. Various parts, such as Aggie losing her memories of a time-travel incantation, also suggest that the Grey Spell alters its victims' minds.
- One scene has Kal briefly cornering Marnie, alone, in a dark room, acting like his usual Stalker with a Crush self. Thank heavens this was a G-rated movie and he leaves without incident, otherwise who knows what would have happened.
- After the Creature Spell turns the attendees of the school dance (including Gwen) into the monsters they dressed as, most of them start attacking people who didn't become monsters (including Sophie and Dylan). Especially creepy is Cindy, who's dressed as a vampire, with red eyes, who says she's "really thirsty" while looking menacingly at Dylan.
Halloweentown High
Return to Halloweentown
- The Gift literally takes away people's free will, not unlike the Imperius Curse in Harry Potter. While we never see it used for more than a harmless command or as part of Marnie's plan (which we assume everyone involved was told about) the horrifying possibilities are endless. Probably for the best Marnie left it with the guy who only uses magic to read.
