#curse of the 13th ghost

[scoobypineapple]

Oh yeah little note to all the thirteen ghosts girlies that ik follow me, we got Vincent merch 🥳🥳🥳

[scrappedtogether]

[threephantomrey]

you wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

[warriorwitchwillow]

Decided to finally watch Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost last night because the 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo was one if my favorite Scooby properties growing up.

While it overall kind of trashed the premise of the original, it was still a fun little flick. It had some great callbacks to the show, but tried too hard to retrofit itself into the current iteration of the Scooby franchise at the expense of what people liked about 13 Ghosts

BUT, the best part? A grown-up Flim Flam (I did like how they handled him here) is voiced by Noshir Dalal, the Emissary of the Lawbearer himself.

That’s three Critical Role connections within the Scooby-Doo franchise in one movie; Noshir, Grey DeLisle, and Matthew Lillard.

[bowling-with-ham]

i believe it’s customary to have multiple text post memes but i have one so that’s what you get

[mbat]

finally i finished the 13 ghosts of scooby doo + the movie made decades later finishing it. didnt expect that id like an 80s cartoon more than a 2010s one lol, the modern ending was... it was good but idk, something about some of the recent scooby doo movies made to be sequels of sorts is like... ehhh.

its almost entirely the whole 'velma is a mega hardcore skeptic hellbent on disproving everything and she ends up likely being right but also horribly wrong and learning nothing in the end about it' like.. it was like that in the return to zombie island movie as well and that movie was just ruined entirely by it. idk its just annoying.

also i didnt like that in the end they made it yet another unmasking :l like i get it, its scooby doo, its The Classic Thing about the franchise, but man it literally was the ending of a series that was undeniably paranormal and so fun about it.

everything else was pretty good though lol. the 80s series was just as weird and fun as i thought itd be, plus i just never watch stuff older than maybe the 90s so it was a nice walk out of my zone :p also i definitely see why people like vincent van ghoul so much, he was such a delight! so was flim flam and the older iterations of shaggy and scooby!

yeah i mean, i was honestly pleasantly surprised by the show, i went in with very low expectations cause ive watched other 80s scooby doo stuff and was bored out of my mind, but it was genuinely so fun! not to mention the differences and similarities between 80s cartoons and 2010s/2020s cartoons that im used to!

7/10 overall experience, would consider watching again some day

[bloom-agreste-cheng]

I will never forgive what they did with Velma. I was so excited to see her confront the supernatural for the first time and then she just explains everything away scientifically. I’m like no. Grow your worldview woman. It’s not very scientific of you to not be open minded about the possibility of the supernatural especially when you weren’t gung-ho about disproving the supernatural in your first iteration. Back then, you were more in the mindset of “it’s a monster until proven otherwise,” and that felt authentic and respectful to how a scientist would view the world. Now you’re just looking for proof that it’s not a monster (confirmation bias) and that I think ruins the integrity of the mystery solving process as it clouds your thinking. I’m very salty about this. Turning Velma into a sceptic was fun in Mystery Incorporated but at least she was still fun in that incarnation and her reason to be so made sense. What WB does to her in the new movies just makes her more unlikable. People just don’t know how to treat their Velma.

I’m sorry I hijacked this post about Scrappy. I’m just really mad about how they handled Velma this movie. As if her unwavering skepticism is supposed to make her funny. Well in this case, it’s not. She ruined it for me and the 13th Ghost was supposed to be fun.

we don't talk about scooby doo and the curse of the 13th ghost enough. they straight up cut scrappy from the movie. from his own franchise in a franchise. and then they also made fred a cheerleader. groundbreaking.

[coolsvilleprincess]

Cleaned up some sketches cause I need to post and also I miss them terribly 13 ghosts come home pleaseeeeee!!!

There were Shaphne ones too but they took up their own page so I'll clean them up later.

[emiko-matsui]

genuinely fucking tweaking over that scene from when they did a sequel to the 13 ghosts of scooby doo and daphne was like 'well. uhm. remember that summer you and velma went to camp? well shaggy, scooby, and i were like suuuuper bored so we kind of went, uhm, to himalaya and released a bunch of ghosts from a demon chest with a wizard and a tiny conman. haha sorry. yeah scooby and shaggy have ptsd now thats why we never talk about it. anyway here's a new van'. it's been years since i watched this movie

[nemmet]

What are some of your favorite Fred and Daphne moments? Romantic or platonic

AAAH thank you for giving me the opportunity to ramble about them!! always so so appreciated. and for specifying romantic or platonic too!! while a lot of their significant moments together from the 90s onwards have been somewhat romantically charged, i love them even when they're just a goofy pair of friends with no immediate romantic implications.

because (mini fraphne history side tangent), they weren't always intended as love interests! the "fred chooses to search for clues with daphne because he fancies her" reading of the original show technically isn't true — they were just paired off because the writers found them boring and wanted an excuse to get them out of the picture for a few scenes. which makes the fact that they've since grown to become an iconic duo in their own right all the more inspiring!

so without further ado, here are some of my favourite moments of theirs!! 💙💜

(begins under the cut!)

the best birthday present ever — zombie island

if i could count their general existence in this movie as a single moment i would. i am so weak to the fact that even after the gang splits ways, fred and daphne stick together, and fred plays such a crucial supporting role in daphne's dreams/career/life. and their relationship hasn't descended into being just boring coworkers — daphne has been so busy with work that she forgot her own birthday, but fred is sure to make it special by doing no less than getting the whole gang back together. the way he teases her before revealing them, too!!! and the hug she gives him when he explains. i get such cosy, "known each other since forever" vibes from them in this movie, like they're just so comfortable and silly with each other and (sobs into my hands)

my hero — scooby doo and krypto too

the way this movie has already given us so many fraphne moments for the books. the Literal Kiss aside, this scene just made me smile from ear to ear. i'm not always so hot on the jealousy subplots these two often get, but i appreciated how this film had a more light-hearted take on it, and how fred was simply confused rather than upset. additionally, his attempts to impress daph are just so funny and sweet, you get the sense that he's just hamming it up to make her laugh and doesn't care if that's all he ends up doing. of course then he gets so into it that he doesn't register the monster right behind him, and jumps into daphne's arms just like the rest of the gang always do with him. the way he clings to her!! and how she says "oh come on". they are disasters and they need each other in this essay i will.

you're never going to lose me, fred — mystery incorporated

following their relationship in this show sure is a journey... and not always the best one. while i understand that they're teenagers going through a lot, it's sad to so often see their inherent chemistry as a duo lost in miscommunication and arguments. which makes the moments where they connect and come out stronger as a couple all the more rewarding!! this is hands down my favourite scene of theirs — while the conflict that leads up to it is uncomfortable (fred tightly scheduling their activities together), i like how daphne addresses it quickly rather than keeping her feelings hidden and simply expecting fred to pick up on them. by now she understands that fred needs direct communication (autism!!!), and that's ok!! meanwhile, fred has grown too; he actively opens up to daphne about his fears of losing his loved ones, something i don't think he could or would have done at the start of the show. he's come to understand his own emotions and the importance of expressing them. both of them learn from each other, and are able to move forward because of that. it's a wonderful little moment that really showcases the best of them!!

i love you — stage fright

THE fraphne scene. god. where do i begin. the fact that daphne wrote lyrics about her feelings for fred to the music he composed, and was terrified of ever showing them to him. but then she decides to break the condition she established to velma (only confessing to him after the contest), throws caution to the wind, and just,,,,, confesses her love to him live on stage in front of thousands of people!!!! and how fred looks so happy and content playing along to these lyrics that i'm sure he knows are about him, and when it comes to daphne singing "i love you", he says i love you back with ZERO HESITATION!!! like he was waiting to say it too!! because they're mutually pining dumbasses who will cry if they make eye contact in a remotely romantic context!!! god!!!!!!! also the nose boop before daph goes in for the kiss. adorable.

the engine / the driver — curse of the 13th ghost

this scene is another that has a lot to say about their relationship in a general sense, and it's so special to me!! i'm not crazy about this movie as a whole, but i love the running theme of fred and daphne's differing leadership qualities, and how they balance each other out. fred just wants to keep things the same as they've always been (autism!!!), but that often leads him to coming off as controlling or dismissive when he's in Planning Mode. he doesn't mean it, because he genuinely believes the best in the gang and their individual skills, so it's no wonder that he grows insecure when his place is questioned. but by the end of the film he accepts that daphne is the engine, the glue that fundamentally holds the gang together and keeps them running as a unit — they would be nowhere without her constant energy and willingness to take action. however, daphne reassures him that he'll always have his place as the driver, the man with the plan, the one to put things in motion and support everyone with all his heart along the way. and the tender way they look at each other to cap it all off!!!!!!!

knight in shining armour — sword and the scoob

i saved the (probably) best for last. less serious analysis here and more just me gushing because i spin this moment around my microwave brain on a daily basis. continuing the theme of "fred embraces his role as team cheerleader", he's not even upset when daphne has to fight in his place — he planned this and is wholeheartedly supporting her, to the point where it makes her flustered (she’s HIS knight in shining armour)!! and him giving her his ascot as a good luck charm!!!! nem found dead on the floor. not to mention "sir daphne/sir fred" and how they continue to call each other that. i swoon every time. they are so romantic in their own very silly and very teenager-y way and i love moments where they're just so unapologetic about that!!

i really hope you enjoyed and that this was what you were looking for!! fellow fred & daph fans, please feel free to comment and/or reblog with some of your own favourite moments!! i always love to see them. :D

[switchedandbewitched]

Switched and Bewitched Character Spotlight: Daphne Blake

Daphne Blake is one of the main characters in Switched and Bewitched (available here on AO3), a Scooby-Doo fanfic where the Gang has been transported to 2022 from 1969.

Characterization of Daphne in this fic largely pulls from Zombie Island (1998), What's New (2003-2006), and Curse of the 13th Ghost (2019). She is portrayed as being the 'glue' of the group, so to speak, and capable of navigating sensitive social situations in order to best benefit the Gang. Daphne also serves as the Gang's muscle, becoming an adept martial artist courtesy of Miyumi (Samurai Sword, 2019). Frequently underestimated due to her love of fashion and makeup, she is able to gather information and fly under the radar when the case calls for it.

Switched and Bewitched highlights Daphne's supportive friendship with Velma and her romantic relationship with highschool sweetheart, Fred Jones. She misses her family and 1969 deeply, but doesn't think time traveling to 2022 has been all bad. She's hoping to become friends with the all-girl rock band they just met, the Hex Girls, but is hesistant to form friendships knowing the Gang will go back to 1969 as soon as possible.

Quick Facts:

Shaggleford Alias: Stefanianna Christopherson

Age: 19

Occupation (1969): Student, Journalism Major at Coolsville Community College

Partner: Fred Jones

Best friend: Velma Dinkley

2022 relatives: Unknown

[omnipotentvulva]

Best of Daphne Blake [ pt 1/? ]

[scrappedtogether]

🤫 he’s sleeping 💤

Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost

[threephantomrey]

youtube keeps blocking this video and i don’t feel like fighting with them today so i’ll just post it here. this is called “every time someone opens the chest of demons but it’s the transition from Chromatica II into 911”

[disgruntleddemon]

various Scooby and Scrappy doodles <33

[scoobydoo-confessions]

the existence of the 13 ghosts movie is kind of frustrating, cause it means we'll probably never get a proper ending to the original series. I'm not opposed to the idea of the 13th ghost being Vincent's ancestor, but actually commit to it!

We don't see bogel and weerd, there's no Scrappy, inexplicably aging back the characters, while aging Flim Flam (which really messes up the timeline), it just feels like there's no real closure to the original series. Not to mention the way it took out most of what made the series interesting to bein with

It just feels very mean spirited. I think i would've rather the series just never get any kind of sequel than a movie that ignores almost every aspect of it

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