A wonderfully fun and atmospheric Scooby Mystery.
In this episode the Mystery Inc. Gang takes a trip to Alcatraz Prison. There an old lady warns them of a lady vampire that haunts the area. Naturally Scooby, Scrappy and Shaggy run into this vampire. The vampire looks suspiciously like Daphne, who never seems to be around at the same time as the vampire.
This is one of the best episodes of Scooby-Doo! and Scrappy-Doo! One of the main reasons for this is the villain. This is a villain that is so good, she would have felt right at home in Scooby-Doo! Where Are You? Her design and voice are delightfully creepy, yet never too scary to take away from the show's lighthearted feel. Having Daphne as a suspect also gives this villain a really interesting edge that sets her apart from any similar monsters the gang has faced. This also makes this a more complicated and well thought out mystery than usual. This episode also typically has wonderfully detailed and atmospheric background art that is simply lovely to look at. There is also a pure mastery of lighting that gives the episode the similar type of eerie feel as the old Universal monster movies. While the episode is not laugh out loud funny, there are definitely a few comedic moments that made me smile.
All in all for Scooby fans, this is a wonderful episode. It is also an episode that could hold its own with any episode of Scooby-Doo! Where Are You?
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