Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
Movie, 1999, The real monsters, Set in Oakhaven
Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost is #11 of 27 in release order and #11 of 27 in chronological order in the Scooby-Doo.
The story
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored to have been a witch.
Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost recap
The horror novelist Ben Ravencroft, a writer Velma admires, invites the gang to his hometown of Oakhaven, Massachusetts. The town is promoting a tourist attraction built around Ben's ancestor Sarah Ravencroft, who was executed as a witch in the 1600s, and her ghost seems to be terrorising the autumn festival. Ben claims Sarah was really a Wiccan healer persecuted by her neighbours. Fred and Daphne suspect the Hex Girls, a goth rock trio led by Thorn, after seeing them mix something that looks like a potion. The gang unmasks the ghost as Mr. McKnight, Thorn's father, who faked the haunting to bring tourists to town, and the potion was a remedy for Thorn's voice. But the mystery was a setup. Ben is a warlock who used the gang to find Sarah's spellbook, and he releases her real ghost so she can share her power with him.
Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost ending explained
Sarah is a true witch and turns on Ben, trapping him in a magic sphere. Velma discovers that Thorn, a distant descendant of a Wiccan, can send Sarah back into the book, and Thorn reads the spell. Sarah is drawn back into the book, and a burning branch falls on it and destroys it, so neither Ravencroft can return. The Hex Girls play a concert to rebuild the town, and they became recurring characters in later films and What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Where to watch Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 50%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, before Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders.
- Chronological order: after Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, before Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders.
What to watch before Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
In release order, 8 Scooby-Doo essentials come before Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost (1999), from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969) to Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998).
Cast
- Scott Innes as Scooby-Doo / Shaggy (voice)
- Mary Kay Bergman as Daphne (voice)
- Frank Welker as Fred (voice)
- B.J. Ward as Velma (voice)
- Tim Curry as Ben Ravencroft (voice)
- Kimberly Brooks as Luna (voice)
- Jennifer Hale as Thorn (voice)
- Jane Wiedlin as Dusk (voice)
- Bob Joles as Jack (voice)
- Tress MacNeille as Sarah Ravencroft (voice)
- Peter Renaday as Mr. McKnight (voice)
- Neil Ross as Mayor (voice)
Directed by Jim Stenstrum.