[tense music]
You're better off staying far away from this.
Far away from what?
[camera shutter clicks]
[Isaiah screaming]
-Get away from him! -Get back!
I said get off!
[James] Previously on Goosebumps...
James still hasn't asked Sam out.
OK, what is taking you so long?
-'Sup? -'Sup?
So Mom's not coming home from Seattle this weekend?
Why doesn't she wanna spend her birthday
with her daughter and her husband like a normal mom?
[Nora] Hey, Margot...
Give this photo to Isaiah.
Ask him if he recognizes this kid.
I saw him on the football field.
[Margot] I'm pretty sure that's Harold Biddle.
[Harold roaring]
I'm telling you, he's back.
And I think he's coming for our children.
[door opens]
[Allison] James! That is not funny!
-[James] That wasn't me. -[tense dramatic music]
[Margot] You didn't do that?
-Isaiah? -[Allison] Isaiah!
-Isaiah! -What if he's hurt?
-I'm trying! -[door crashing]
[tense foreboding music]
[clock chiming]
[Margot] Oh, you found the fuse box?
[Isaiah] Uh, no, it wasn't down there.
Well, it works now, so let's finish setting up
before everyone gets here. At nine.
[clears throat]
Punctuality isn't weird!
You guys are weird.
I'm normal.
It's cool to be on time.
Hey, James, are you OK?
You're not looking so hot.
I think I blacked out.
Yeah, it looks like you have a contusion going.
-You all right? -[Isaiah] Do you wanna sit this one out?
Or do you wanna show everybody how a Sexy Cat gets down?
-Meow. -Mm-hmm.
-No, but for real. You OK? -Dude, am I OK?
-Sexy Cat came to party. -Damn straight.
Also my mom totally helped me into this thing,
so you're gonna have to help me out.
[doorbell ringing]
-What's up, dudes! -Hey!
-Yo! How's it going? -What's up, James?
How you doing, bro?
What's up, man?
OK, diva behavior!
Uh, she's an icon, she's a legend,
and she's the moment! What's going on?
Julia, how's the swim meet?
I heard there's tea! Is there tea?
We're gonna talk later. Hey, sweet, sour? Candy?
Lucas, skater-boy. See ya later, boy.
How's it going? OK, pandemic realness.
We love a throwback. I love it.
Just the man I wanted to see.
Oh, thank you so much. Where you been?
I was saying hi to some people.
-Well, did you say hi to Sam? -Oh, my God.
No, I didn't know he was here yet.
How am I looking? In terms
of sexy catness, like where are we at?
You are the sexiest cat at this whole party,
and there's like five sexy cats here.
Thank you very much. I'm about to go get my man.
I'm about to Romeo this Romeo.
-For real? -Let's go.
About to Romeo, yeah!
James, I believe in you!
Yes, go!
-[people chatting and laughing] -[dance music playing]
[James] 'Sup?
'Sup?
I'm James. From your Spanish class.
[speaks Spanish] Hola, tu es muy guapo.
Gracias... I-- I know.
Um, uh, aerobics instructor.
Super campy. I love the costume.
Oh, thanks. I-- I actually work out in most of this stuff.
-I just added wristbands. -Oh, no way.
Me too. I love working out also.
Oh, yeah? Do-- Do you play sports?
Like, I have. But I'm just not currently.
-What sport? -Soccer.
-I love soccer. -Yeah?
Yeah, do you follow any teams?
Yeah, um, London United.
Oh. [laughing]
It's, uh, it's Manchester United.
No, I mean like the, um, like the British one.
The one that's, like, in London.
Yeah, no totally.
There's like seven teams in London.
It's just none of them are called London.
That's, like, really confusing.
Yeah.
I'm gonna go.
What? Where?
[footsteps receding]
But did you get a number?
-[man] Yes, sir, I did! -Well, then don't go play!
-That's what's up! -[man] I got it right here, man!
[partygoer] Yo!
How did it go?
Uh, brutal.
He was very, very not at all interested in me.
-Were you being yourself? -Of course.
OK, he may have asked me about sports,
and I may have said a lot about sports.
You can't be so obsessed with being liked.
I'm just trying to be friendly.
Don't try so hard. Just be James.
That's easy for you to say.
And what does that mean?
Nah, man. It's all good.
Look, I'm just tired.
I think I'm gonna head out.
OK.
-[James] Happy Halloween. -Hey, happy Halloween, man!
["Strings" by Ark Woods & RUSL plays]
♪ We ain't got to hide ♪
♪ Cut those strings We always end up tongue-tied ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Just friends with benefits ♪
♪ Palm trees ♪
♪ Nah, say less, yeah ♪
[electricity zapping]
[cuckoo clock chiming]
[tense foreboding music]
[clock ticking]
-[Isaiah] What? -[Allison] You what?
So let's finish setting up before everyone gets here.
[voices overlapping]
Oh, good. You found the fuse box.
[Isaiah] No, it wasn't down there.
Well, it works now,
so let's finish setting up before everyone gets here.
At nine.
Punctuality isn't weird!
You guys are weird. I'm the normal one.
It's cool to be on time.
Hey, James, are you OK?
You don't look so hot.
Where did everyone go?
Yeah, looks like you have a contusion going.
-Are you OK? -I was already at the party.
And now it's before.
Do you wanna sit this one out? Or do you wanna--
[together] Show everybody how a Sexy Cat gets down.
Something is very wrong.
[ominous music plays]
[Isaiah] Maybe you oughta sit down, James.
[Margot] Hey, James!
James!
-[electricity zapping] -[cuckoo clock chiming]
[James] No, no, no. What's going on?
[clock ticking]
[Margot] Oh, good, you found the fuse box.
-[Isaiah] No. -James, are you OK?
I think I'm stuck in a time loop.
I literally just came from the future.
Oh, you came back from the future? [laughing]
Well, if that's the case, make us all rich.
Who gonna win the Super Bowl?
-Are you OK? -I gotta get outta here!
-[electricity zapping] -[cuckoo clock chiming]
-[clock ticking] -[James panting]
-[electricity zapping] -[cuckoo clock chiming]
[electricity zapping]
Punctuality isn't weird. You guys are weird.
I'm the normal one.
-It's cool to be on time. -[clock ticking]
Really, Margot? Is time cool?
Time sucks!
[voice echoing]
[downtempo dance music playing]
-[clock ticking] -[cuckoo clock chiming]
[people chatting and laughing]
[Sam] Excuse me.
Um, can you just... Do you mind?
Thanks.
You OK?
I'm stuck in a nightmare that won't end.
And every time I try to escape it,
I just wind up right back where I started.
Sounds like high school.
Sometimes you just gotta make the best out of a bad situation.
Hey.
What's your favorite soccer team?
What?
-Why? -Just tell me.
Arsenal.
[tense dramatic music]
-[cuckoo clock chiming] -[Sam] Excuse me.
Uh, can you just?
Thanks.
You OK?
Just bummed about Arsenal.
My favorite soccer team.
They just haven't been the same since Vieira left.
I love Arsenal, and I-- I totally agree.
His ego completely destroyed--
Completely destroyed the team? Yeah.
At least they have Ødegaard, right?
Ødegaard is the beating heart of that club.
Wow.
-I feel like we're-- -[together] Really vibing.
You wanna get out of here?
More than you know.
Uh, hold on a sec.
I gotta take care of something.
-OK. Deal. -OK.
[clock ticking]
[tense foreboding music]
[sighs]
What's wrong?
Just trying to stay in the moment.
[tense foreboding music]
[crickets chirping]
-Let's get out of here! -Cool.
[seagulls cawing]
[yawning]
Nice, Mom.
[cellphone buzzing]
[Sam] Morning, Sexy Cat. We should watch the Arsenal
versus Real Madrid game Saturday.
What is Real Madrid?
♪ There must be a fake Madrid ♪
♪ I don't know anything about soccer ♪
♪ But I don't really care ♪
♪ 'Cause Sam is super hot ♪
♪ Get some extra Tarts for my boys ♪
[tense dramatic music]
Well, that's not very sanitary.
What the--
...hell is happening?
Every time you went through the time loop,
you created a duplicate version of yourself.
That's not how time travel works!
That's not how a cuckoo clock works, either.
[tense foreboding music]
Oh, my God, oh, my God! What's happening? What is happening?
Isaiah! Isaiah will help me!
Aw. Looking for this? Don't worry.
You won't be late for class.
But you won't have to worry about that ever again.
[James screams]
[James] Let me go! Let me go!
[screams] Help! Help!
No one's coming to help you.
Why are you doing this?
Because of that clock?
There's so much more to this than just a clock, James.
Whatever this is, it's not gonna work.
-People will know you're not me. -No, they won't.
They won't even know you're missing.
[James grunts, screams]
[James 3] We'll make sure no one cares!
-[James coughing] -Back to work.
["Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish playing]
-Hi, Allison! -Oh, jeez!
Do you know where Isaiah and Margot went off to?
No. Why, what are they doing?
[scoffs] Like everything.
Seriously, those two are, like, inseparable nowadays.
Like, if I didn't know you guys were a thing,
I'd be like, "Hmm, what's going on here?"
OK, well, see ya.
♪ I'm the bad guy ♪
♪ Duh ♪
You asked me to meet up with you,
and then you didn't show up.
I waited for an hour.
Bro, you're so clingy.
Come on. I thought jocks were supposed to be,
like, cool and standoffish.
You're always whining at me.
I'm not whining, I'm just asking for some consideration.
[laughs]
You know what? I'm done.
No. I'm done.
♪ I'm the bad guy ♪
♪ Duh ♪
♪ I'm the bad... ♪
What are they fussing about?
Looks like your mom's really laying into Nora.
Yeah, well, that's Eliza for you.
She gets that way after her second bottle.
Ah. Your shot.
-[squelching] -[cue clatters]
-[eerie foreboding music] -[screaming]
[panting]
[Eliza] What is going on?
Isabella, what happened?
It's James! He exploded!
[James] I what?
What?
No-- No, what's going on?
Don't look at me like that. James exploded, I swear.
Don't you see this slime?
Practical joke gone wrong.
The old sack of slime gag is hit or miss.
-He's lying! -Izzy and I will clean this up.
Don't touch me!
Isabella! What has gotten into you?
I don't know who that is, but it's not James.
Sweetie, sweetie...
Give me the pool cue.
[Victoria] Let's go, Isabella.
-No. -Eliza, I am so sorry.
[door closes]
[Eliza] Clean up your mess.
What the hell was that?
It's just kids being kids,
but don't let Nora get in your head.
I'm gonna have some more wine. You want some?
No, thanks.
It is a weekday.
[imitating Ben] "It is a weekday."
[door shuts]
[panting]
-[crashing] -[dog barking]
What was that?
[soft tense music]
[eerie music]
OK. That was a monster at the Harbor Stop.
Is that even possible?
I mean, that's what we saw.
It-- It wasn't human.
But that makes no sense.
[sighs] Isaiah, you saw a ghost on the football field,
and you found a camera that predicts horrible things
happening to people.
We're well past making sense.
What do we do now?
-I don't know. -Hey.
I wasn't asking you to know, OK?
I was just asking.
I know.
[exhales]
Look, you don't need to fix this alone.
OK?
[soft music]
[Ben clears throat]
Hey, Dad.
Hey, Mr. Howard. How's it going?
It's going.
Don't you guys have school?
[Margot] OK, we should talk to James.
-[school bell ringing] -James!
James!
Where are you going?
-We've been looking for you. -Skipping.
Is there a problem, officer?
Uh, yes.
And you haven't answered any of my texts.
What's going on, man? I thought you were dead.
Dead? What are you talking about?
OK, we need to talk. Some weird stuff has been happening.
Look, OK, you don't need to tell me. I already know.
You two getting freaky behind Allison's back.
-It's all good. I approve. -What?
-No, no, no, no. -No. That's not happening, James.
Well, that's not what Allison thinks.
What have you been saying to her?
Someone's in the dog house.
OK, guys, we have more important stuff to be talking about here, OK?
Aw, this is about that dumb camera again.
Yes, it is. But I... OK.
-We fought a monster. -Yeah.
-I know that sounds crazy, but-- -Margot, stop. OK?
Seriously, I expect this from Isaiah, but you?
[Isaiah] Hey, why are you being like this?
Are you really that mad about a scratch
on your stupid car?
No, you wanna know what this is about?
Yes.
You panicked at the big game.
You absolutely blew it.
Not because of magic cameras.
Because you're just not that good at football.
-Whoa, James. -No, and you.
Come on. Pretending to believe in ghosts
isn't gonna make Isaiah like you.
This whole crush thing was really cute when we were, like, seven.
Apologize to her, man! Right now!
Or what?
You gonna hit me?
-[Isabella grunts] -[body squelching]
-[Isaiah] Whoa! -Oh, my God!
We need to talk! Some weird stuff is happening.
-You just blew up James! -[Isabella] I didn't!
-But, you did! -I really didn't!
Can we please just talk?
Why does James smell like watermelon Jolly Ranchers?
I was just gonna say!
I've been thinking the same thing!
It's honestly the weirdest thing about this whole situation.
-Ugh! Oh, God! -No! Don't get it on me!
I don't want James juice on me!
That's it. That's the story.
Hold on, wait. You're the troll?
It wasn't me.
I mean, it was me, but it was really the mask.
And something is happening to James.
Yeah, he's splattering.
That is not James. That was a copy... or something.
Then where's James?
Missing.
Look, we can figure this out.
He needs us to.
OK. So, Isabella, where did you find the mask?
Halloween. The, um, the Biddle house.
That's the same place I found the camera.
It's connected. This is all connected.
[Isaiah] I think you're right.
Maybe what's happening to James started there, too.
We need to find out more about Biddle.
I know who to ask.
[seagulls cawing]
[Margot] How do you know Harold Biddle?
Guys, this isn't a good time.
Then why did you ask me to show Isaiah that photo?
That was a mistake.
Your father was right. I should mind my own business.
My dad told you not to talk to me, Nora.
Why?
[tense eerie music]
[Isabella] Just tell us what's going on.
It's obvious you know.
-I can't talk to you about this. -[Isaiah] I've seen him, Nora.
And you've seen him, too. Haven't you?
[Margot] Look, Nora.
James is in real trouble.
And it's because of this kid, and because of that house.
So you have to tell us something.
You want answers?
Ask your mother.
[James slurping]
[coughing]
That's gonna give me cancer.
[tense music]
[water dripping]
[birds chirping]
["I'm Gonna Be" (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers playing]
♪ When I wake up ♪
♪ Well, I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man ♪
♪ Who wakes up next to you ♪
♪ If I get drunk ♪
♪ Well, I know I'm gonna be ♪
♪ I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you ♪
♪ And if I haver ♪
♪ Hey, I know I'm gonna be ♪
♪ I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you ♪
♪ But I would walk 500 miles ♪
♪ And I would walk 500 more ♪
♪ Da la da da, da la da da ♪
♪ Dum da la dum da la, dum da la ♪
♪ Dum da la da da ♪
♪ Da la da da ♪
♪ Dum de la dum de la dum De la dum de la dum da la ♪
♪ But I would walk 500 miles ♪
♪ And I would walk 500 more ♪
♪ Just to be the man who walk a thousand miles ♪
[music skipping]
Stop it!
-[Bratt shouts] -[doorbell ringing]
[panting]
Shoot.
Coming!
Hi. Is everything OK?
I just heard a big ruckus.
Really? I didn't hear anything.
Oh, OK.
I think you have some, um, some powder on your face.
Wanna come in?
Oh, if I'm not overstepping.
[Bratt] Of course not.
-Sure. -Come on in.
[Colin] Wow. [chuckles]
It's like an old hunting lodge, or something.
So historical.
Your taste is very impressive.
Thanks. It's pretty sweet, I guess.
Drinks are up.
You want a... chocolate milk or water?
I'd love a... water.
Please, have a seat.
[Colin] Oh, yeah.
Oh, hey, by the way, I meant to tell you,
uh, that brown stuff on my face,
that-- that was just chocolate, powder chocolate, so.
OK.
Um, I wanted to tell you that I was coming by
because, you know, we heard about all the kids
that crashed your house on Halloween,
and part of my job is to follow up on stuff like that.
But if you wanted to pursue disciplinary action,
there are official channels.
Oh, if I wanted to discipline these kids,
I don't think I'd go through official channels.
[both chuckling]
You and me both.
[laughing]
[Colin] Anyway, look, if it's cool with you,
I would love to file this whole Halloween party situation
under "kids will be kids."
I mean, look, who hasn't had a wild night or two? You know?
I mean, truth be told, my wife Sarah and I,
you know, back in the day, we used to get a little crazy, too.
Oh, yeah?
I mean, I'm not from here originally, but I was, um...
-Is Sarah from Port Lawrence? -Oh, yeah.
She's old school Port Lawrence High. Go Titans.
But that was all before, uh,
you know, life got complicated, so anyway.
Really? So things are, like, rocky between you two, or?
Uh, we're not currently living together, so.
You know.
OK. Then, I guess we'll see what happens.
[slurping]
Well, I'm gonna let you get back to it.
OK, great. Well, hey, this... this was really fun.
We should do it again sometime.
Yeah, definitely.
And thank you for your company.
Bye.
[tense music]
-[thunder rumbling] -[rain pattering]
Groovy.
You can do this.
You're a cat. You're a Sexy Cat.
Sexy Cats can, uh, can climb.
[ladder creaking]
Sexy Cats can climb anything.
[tense foreboding music]
[screaming]
-[body thudding] -[grunting]
Oh, that didn't work.
-[soft tense music] -[wind rustling]
[tense music builds]
[birds chirping]
[Isabella] While we wait, we could do what Nora said.
Call your mom?
Yeah, I don't think that's a good idea.
She's-- She's really busy right now.
Really?
Yeah, she's doing her professional photography thing...
-[door opening] -...and-- There.
-I got this. -What are you-- Sit down!
If you pop him with a rock, we don't get no answers!
Shh!
Besides, that could be the real James. We don't know.
Come on!
[tense eerie music]
Why's he going to his family's old mine?
I don't know. But let's find out.
[Isabella] Guys, this seems too easy.
[Margot] Let's go, come on.
[water dripping]
[tense music]
[Isaiah] James?
[duplicate James] Oh, hey! Looks like this was a trap.
Sorry, besties.
[gears whirring]
Run! Run!
-Run! -Go, go, go, go, go!
[tense foreboding music]
Go!
-[Isaiah] Oh, really? -[duplicate James] Dead end.
Over here! It's me!
I figured out the tunnels! Come on!
Let's go!
-Go, go, go! -Go, go, go, go!
-Run! -Come on!
[Isaiah] James, what is going on?
[James 2] It was the clock. I repeated the party,
and it repeated me, somehow, I don't know.
[James 3] Watch out! He's leading you into a trap!
No, no. I-- I'm not.
[James 3] Yes, he is!
If you go that way, he's gonna dump you into a pit!
That's-- That's what they did with me.
-I-- I'm the real James! -No, no, I-- I'm the real James!
Obviously the duplicate's gonna try to impersonate me.
That's, like, so first thought.
No, calling your own bit first thought
is what's first thought. I'm James!
We're like brothers!
Isaiah! You have to follow me, OK?
I'm your best friend, and I'm telling you, I'm James!
No. He's my best friend.
And if you trust him, he's gonna kill you.
-OK. -Isaiah!
-[Isaiah grunts] -[body squelching]
James!
What's up, man?
Actually, no, none of us are the real James.
[foreboding music]
-Run! -[tense dramatic music]
[Isaiah yelps]
[Isaiah groaning]
That guy was the worst.
Yeah, tell me about it.
[Isaiah coughing]
Isaiah?
You came for me! [laughs excitedly]
Yeah! Yeah, I knew you'd find me!
Man, I've been down here for so long!
I thought I was gonna die!
-[Isaiah grunts] -[James yelps]
What the hell?
Oh, James! I am so sorry!
I'm so sorry! Hey!
Oh, man! Oh, sorry!
Sorry, I thought you were-- were the dupe James,
not the real James. That's my bad.
How could you not know it was really me?
-What? -You're-- You're my best friend.
You of all people should know if it's me or not.
OK, OK. I can see that
it's been hard down here for you.
But right now, you gotta chill, OK?
We gotta find a way out.
Is this why it took so long to look for me?
Dude, they were impersonating you.
And if you didn't realize, I've had my own stuff going on.
Oh, you had your own stuff going on?
-Yes, James! -Oh, that's great.
You know what I've been dealing with?
I'm drinking dirt water and starving to death
while my best friend has no idea who I really am!
James! The dupes are good at impersonating you, OK?
Can we leave it at that?
-What does that mean? -[Isaiah groans]
-Isaiah, talk to me! -You're not always yourself, James!
So, you know what, forgive me for not being able to tell
who the fake James is, and who the real one is!
-[James] That's so easy for you to say. -Why's that?
You are the star quarterback.
You've been popular since the first grade.
It is hard being one of six gay people
in an entire town.
[dramatic music]
-[rocks crashing] -[both gasp]
[Isaiah] What the--
[coughing]
-How'd you find us? -We followed your voices.
You've been talking about your feelings for 10 minutes.
Yeah, we found a way out. We gotta go!
Almost there!
-[tense foreboding music] -What the--
We gotta find another way.
-Yeah, come on. -[Margot] James! Are you OK?
[Isabella] What happened?
[James groaning]
-Dead end, again. -[tense dramatic music]
OK.
[James grunts]
[grunts]
Back to back?
-Just like old times. -What?
I don't know, I'm yes and-ing you.
You two are never getting out of here alive.
[James 4 snickering] What he said.
[body squelches]
[both grunting]
[James 4] No, no!
[James 4 grunts]
[James] You missed his head.
Are we good?
We good.
[body squelches]
-Ugh! -Blech!
[both laughing]
[Isaiah groans]
Am I crazy or do these guys smell like watermelon--
[together] Jolly Ranchers!
[Isaiah] Exactly!
[James] Can you take me to get pancakes?
[seagulls cawing]
[muffled] You want some?
So I think it's time for you to call your mom.
Um... [clears throat]
Yeah, I don't-- I don't know if that's a good idea.
What's the big deal? Margot, this is crazy.
I mean, maybe she knows something. She could help us.
OK, the big deal is that I think my parents are separated.
I don't really know, they're not really telling me anything.
Why did you never tell me?
Because I don't want it to be real.
And, yeah, I don't want to talk to my mom,
because I don't want to talk about any of this.
OK, look, we don't have to call her.
I was in a hole for a week.
Maybe we call her mom.
With respect and love.
[sighs]
[phone dialing]
-[Sarah] Margot. -Hey, Mom.
-[Sarah] What do you need? -[clears throat] OK, um,
some really scary stuff has been happening,
and it has something to do with a kid
you went to school with. His name was Harold Biddle.
OK, listen to me.
Do not talk to anyone else about this, OK?
The other parents can't be trusted.
I'll be there as soon as I can.
-Wait, Mom-- -[phone beeping]
[soft tense music]
[music continues]
[eerie music]
[footsteps approaching]
Not all of us made it,
but we found what you were looking for.
Yes!
Oh, my old friend.
How I've missed you.
What is this?
Is this a joke?
Where is he?
[body squelches]
["Heads Will Roll" (A Trak Mix) by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs playing]
♪ Dance, dance 'til you're dead ♪
♪ Heads will roll Heads will roll ♪
♪ Heads will roll on the floor ♪
♪ Off, off with your head ♪
♪ Dance, dance til you're dead ♪
♪ Heads will roll Heads will roll ♪
♪ Heads will roll on the floor ♪
♪ Looking glass ♪
♪ Take the past ♪
♪ Shut your eyes ♪
♪ Realize ♪
♪ Looking glass ♪
♪ Take the past ♪
♪ Shut your eyes ♪
♪ Realize ♪
♪ Dance 'til you're dead ♪
♪ Heads will roll on the floor ♪