A very fun episode.
In this episode tennis player, Jimmy Pelton, has met a warlock named Anthos, who seems to have put a curse on him. When the gang meets up with Jimmy, they decide to investigate.
What really makes this episode stand out is the villain's plan. Instead of simply scaring people off, the Warlock seems to be playing mental games with this tennis player. Unlike many other episodes where we simply see a character get scared, here we get to actually get a look into how this affects Jimmy's mind. This especially shows during the tennis match. This episode also benefits from a wonderful sense of atmosphere. The early scenes with the gang at night in the fog are very effective. There is automatically a creepy vibe to these scenes. These scenes also benefit from some of the wonderful background art that makes Scooby mysteries of this era such a joy to look at. Also though this is not one of the funniest Scooby episodes, it did have some really good gags in it, even if those gags made me smile more than laugh. The mystery is also very well thought out and quite clever.
The only real problem with this episode is that the Warlock's design and voice are kind of bland and forgettable. This keeps him from becoming one of the more memorable Scooby-Doo villains. However his costume did appear in live action in the theatrical feature film, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004).
All in all this is a very fun episode.
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