[heavy, distorted breathing]
[startled yell]
Who could that be?
[whimpering]
[all screaming]
-Happy Halloween! -Ginger!
You scared us!
What's with the creepy knock and the costume?
This is my uniform for the Spirit of Halloween decorating contest.
I'm the official kid judge, a role I take very seriously.
Come on, guys, nothing is jumping out of here? You better step it up
if you want to turn this place into a haunted house of horrors!
Oh. Uh, we're not doing that this year.
What? Don't you want the first prize orange ribbon?
Well, don't take this the wrong way,
but I've always thought that contest was kind of lame.
Hmph! Well, you've made your opinion on this clear.
[gasps]
I guess I'll go check Roy's decorations.
Whoa, wait. Roy is in the contest?
[laughs]
[gasps]
-Wow. -Yeah!
-[laughs] Cool. -Hello, neighbors!
I hope you're decorating this year.
Remember, even if you can't do a great job,
you're still doing your part to make the neighborhood spooky!
Bats and graves together? Oh! He's taking a risk and it's paying off.
Yeah, Roy's probably going to win. He's the best at everything.
[Tom] Not so fast.
We're doing this!
[intro music playing]
Aah!
[crowd cheering]
[all laughing]
Welcome to... The Garage of Ghouls!
Whoa!
You know, we were wrong about the contest.
This was fun! Maybe it is how cool people Halloween
Indeed. Looks like a healthy rivalry between neighbors
has pushed us to be our best!
I agree.
[thunder rumbling]
Nice work, guys.
Sorry to startle you. I whipped up a batch of haunted cookies.
In the spirit of friendly competition.
-Nice! -What do you want, Roy?
To concede that the orange ribbon is ours?
-Tom, you're so funny. -Hey!
No, I wanted your opinion on this little thing I set up.
[all exclaiming]
Incredible! Oh, man, the judges are gonna love that.
Oh, I sure hope so. The cauldron is full of actual witch's brew!
-I'll give you the recipe after I win. -If you win.
Come on, everyone, we're taking this to the next level!
Tom?
[screams]
Hmm.
-Huh? [screams] -Hmm. Hmm.
[laughing]
[both screaming]
But I...
-[both screaming] -[Roy laughing]
Roy is still beating us! Oh, we can't be out of decorations!
I found Valentine's hearts.
If we hung these up, people might think they missed Valentine's Day.
And then they'd be like, "Oh, no! My loved ones will be so disappointed!"
-That's a little scary, right? -I don't know, Angela.
That love stuff is the enemy of fear.
-[knocks on door] -[all gasp]
Decorating progress check! Let's see what you got!
-Is Ginger in charge? -Yeah, he is very passionate about this.
Hmm.
Nice use of lawn scares. Pumpkins are spooky.
No spiders in the webs though, there's a deduction.
On a scale of one to ten Gingers, you're at five Gingers so far.
[Ginger screams]
Five Gingers is good! Most houses couldn't get three.
But you'll need to go bigger if you want to beat Roy.
He's sitting comfortably at seven Gingers.
[screeching]
We'll be back tonight for the final score.
Oh...
I know what you're gonna say. That it was dumb to try and beat Roy.
Not at all. I was going to suggest a change in strategy.
Behold my newest invention, the Real-izer!
[all gasp]
It can make inanimate objects move. Observe!
[machine starting up]
-Yes! -Whoa.
It's brilliant! I've never seen decorations do that!
If we use that, our place is gonna be way scarier than Roy's!
And Halloween glory will be ours.
Hey, Tom-mo, you had something to tell me? Gosh, I really hope you're not quitting.
Competitions like this make both of us better.
Oh, I'm not quitting. I giving you a chance to bow out gracefully.
-Bow out? Why would I do that? -Ha!
[Tom snaps fingers]
[moaning]
[gasps]
[dance music playing]
OK, that's a pretty good trick.
Oh, it's not a trick. It's science!
Ben brought our decorations to life,
which means that we're the only house of horrors to feature actual horrors.
-[screaming] -Happy Halloween!
Thank you for visiting the soon-to-be officially scariest place in town!
So, what do you say? Do we win?
Or do you have a bunch of monster pumpkins living at your place?
No, I don't.
I bet you even have a plan for what to do with these when Halloween is over.
That's easy! We'll make them clean up the yard,
then put themselves in storage for next year!
[grunts in surprise]
And those poor pumpkins will just sit in storage? All year?
-Aww... -Well, maybe not all of 'em.
We might take a few and roast their seeds for a tasty snack!
-[growls] -Or we could make a pumpkin pie!
Ooh, there is nothing more satisfying
than biting into a big old slice of pumpkin pie!
[growling]
Uh, Ben? The pumpkins can't understand us, right?
They're just pumpkins, right?
Well, the Real-izer theoretically would increase
the intelligence of whatever it was used on...
OK, looks like you all have a handle on this.
I should head home to work on my not-alive decorations--
[gasps]
The pumpkins have gone rotten! Everybody run!
[pumpkins snarling]
Quick!
[groans]
[screaming]
[screeching]
The monsters have turned on their creator!
Just like in the horror classic, The Ungrateful Monster.
We need to barricade the door. I've got this!
[both grunting]
Well, it's nice to see the two of you on the same side for once.
We're not on the same side!
Roy got jealous and made the pumpkins mad at us on purpose!
How could I do that, Tom? I don't know how pumpkins think!
-Oh, yes, you do! -[Hank] Hold on!
We can't start fighting each other.
We're already fighting for our lives.
I've seen a lot of spooky movies, OK? I know that if we just--
-[screams] -[pumpkins growl]
-[growling] -[shuddering]
Quick, into the storage unit!
[panting]
[Angela] Where do we retreat to once they break in here?
[Tom] Ben, tell me there's a go back to normal button on the Real-izer.
[Ben] No. An Un-Real-izer would be a completely different invention--
This is it! We're about to get carved by a bunch of pumpkins!
We'll have to find something in here to defend ourselves with.
What's in these boxes? [grunts]
-Valentines stuff? This won't help. -Wait. Maybe it will!
What's the opposite of fear? Love! Ben, give me that Real-izer!
[machine starting up]
-In the name... -...of love.
[both] Let's go!
-[hearts kissing] -[pumpkins groaning]
[Cupid giggling]
-[Ben] It works! -[Angela screaming]
Yes!
Eat living love, you overgrown gourd!
Bye.
[screams]
[Hank kissing]
[pumpkins groaning]
-[hearts kissing] -[grunting]
[all cheering]
[grunting]
Yeah!
[all cheering]
We did it! We stopped the monster invasion that we started.
[tires screeching]
OK, let's see which house earned the coveted orange...
[gasps] What have you done?
W-- W-- Wait, did I miss Valentine's Day?
Oh, no! My loved ones will be so disappointed!
Quiet!
Look, uh, we had a little problem with the decorations.
Well, now you've got a bigger problem!
Because you're getting last place of all houses, ever!
[Tom groans]
[people cheering]
[grunts]
Gosh, I won!
I'd like to thank my neighbors
for really pushing me to be the spookiest neighbor there is.
[all gasp]
Well, Roy, you deserve to be loved.
-[Tom] Hmm... -[Cupid giggling]
-Huh? [screams and groans] -[hearts kissing]
[all laughing]
-[Roy screams] -[giggles]
[outro music playing]