Saturday, October 29, 2022

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo!: Horror Scope Scoob (1985)

 


Luckily the last episode of this wonderful series is a gem. Unfortunately it doesn't finish the show's storyline. 

 In this episode, our heroes are asked to appear on Boris Kreepoff's TV show, where they will talk about their ghost chasing adventures. Zimbulu, one of the 13 ghosts hires Weerd and Bogel to steal the Chest of Demons. However someody steals thw chest before he can. Our heroes must find who stole the chest before Zimbulu.

This is a really fun episode that combines a classic-style Scooby mystery with real ghosts and monsters. The mystery is a pretty good one that keeps the viewer engaged and there is a pretty good twist towards the end. Zimbulu is a wonderful villain, who is delightfully creepy looking and has a wonderfully intimidating voice. This episode also does a wonderful job of creating a really spooky atmosphere and the background art is once again wonderful. Some zombies appear briefly and I love their creepy designs. While this may not be one of the show's funniest episodes, it does have some really good gags that I simply loved. 

The problem with this episode is that it is the last one and that not all the ghosts have been captured. I simply wish that the show could have done a couple more episodes to finish its storyline. It is unfortunate that the first Scooby-Doo show with an overarching storyline, can't finish its own story. Much later there would be a direct to video movie, that would attempt to finish the storyline called, Scooby-Doo! and The Curse of the 13th Ghost (2019). Unfortunately this movie's continuity with this series was very loose and it would go against what made this series stand out among other Scooby-Doo! shows. 

This would mark the last appearance of Scrappy in a Scooby-Doo! episode, though he would later play a major role in the made for TV movies, Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988), Scooby-Doo! and the Ghoul School (1988) and Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers (1987). 


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