History Characters / TheGhostNextDoor

* ISeeDeadPeople: Because he is part of a plot to have Hannah save him from a house fire, he is able to see her while almost everyone else can't.

-> '''Portrayed By:''' Nicole Dicker ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]]); Creator/OdeyaRush ([[Film/Goosebumps2015 Film]])

-> '''Portrayed By:''' Cody Jones ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

-> '''Portrayed By:''' Diego Matamoros and Dov Tiefenbach ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

* SmugSnake: In the book. The Shadow Spirit is, quite frankly, way too sure of his victory for his own good. [[DidntThinkThisThrough It doesn't occur to him that Hannah, as a ghost, can just ''walk right through him'' to save Danny from the fire]] until it's too late.

* MsImagination: She has plenty of vivid dreams throughout the book, such as the nightmare at the beginning of the book. However, it [[ThatWasntADream turns out that this beginning dream of a house fire wasn't part of her imagination]].

!Due to these characters being {{Walking Spoiler}}s, all spoilers here are unmarked. [[{{Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned}} You Have Been Warned.]]

* AgeLift: Went from 11-12 years old to a teenager in the movie as Mr. Stine's adoptive daughter.

* BoyishShortHair: Due to a bad haircut, she has very short hair that she brushes constantly, as seen in the UK book cover and trading cards. She wants to grow it out in the summer. However, because she's a ghost, she probably CAN'T grow it out. This is Averted in the TV episode and the movie.

!! Hannah Fairchild/[[spoiler:Stine]]

* AscendedExtra: She appears in the 2015 movie as [[spoiler:Hannah Stine. R.L. released her from her book and had her play the role of his daughter because he was lonely]].

* AgeLift: Went from 11-12 years old to a teenager in the movie as [[spoiler:Mr. Stine's adoptive daughter.]]
* BarredFromTheAfterlife: [[spoiler:She could only proceed to the afterlife with her family after saving Danny from the fire]].
* BoyishShortHair: Due to a bad haircut, she has very short hair that she brushes constantly, as seen in the UK book cover and trading cards. She wants to grow it out in the summer. [[spoiler:However, because she's a ghost, she probably CAN'T grow it out.]] This is Averted in the TV episode and the movie.

* CuteGhostGirl: [[spoiler:What she turns out to be]].
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:It's revealed Hannah's a ghost after she passes through Danny's body, and that she died along with her entire family because of a campfire she hadn't probably doused in their backyard one evening]].

* DiedHappilyEverAfter: [[spoiler:At the end of the book. She has to leave Danny, but also gets to join her family.]]
* DisappearsIntoLight: [[spoiler:She does that to save Danny]].
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Twice! [[spoiler:In the original story, Hannah moves on to the afterlife with her family after she saves Danny from dying. In the movie, she's able to keep living outside the books even when the other monsters are trapped again.]]

* FriendlyGhost: [[spoiler:Very much so, considering she came back all to prevent Danny from dying in an accident like she did]].
* GlamourFailure: [[spoiler:Happens to her when she discovers that she is a ''ghost'']].

* INeverGotAnyLetters: Hannah is repeatedly furious that her best friend Janey, who is away at summer camp, doesn't reply to any of her letters. [[spoiler:That would be because Hannah has been dead for years, and Janey has long since left summer camp.]]
* {{Intangibility}}: She used that power when she [[spoiler:brushes past the fire to save Danny.]]
* InvisibleToNormals: [[spoiler:Happens in the TV adaption.]]
* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:The fire that destroyed her home and killed her family started because she hadn't completely doused the campfire she set up with her brothers in the backyard]].
* JacobMarleyApparel: Only from the book (averted in the TV episode and movie). Her default short hair she had throughout the story is [[spoiler:the hairstyle she sports when she died]].
* MsImagination: She has plenty of vivid dreams throughout the book, such as the nightmare at the beginning of the book. [[spoiler:However, it [[ThatWasntADream turns out that this beginning dream of a house fire wasn't part of]] her imagination]].
* MyGreatestSecondChance: [[spoiler:After learning she had inadvertently caused the house fire that killed her and her family, Hannah gets this when she saves Danny from a similar fate]].
* NiceGirl: [[spoiler:Saving Danny from the same fate she had suffered]] should tell you how much of a nice girl she is.

* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: In the movie, she is forbidden from getting out of the house by her father, [[spoiler:R.L. Stine]]. This causes her to sneak out of the house some nights to visit places such as the town cemetery.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:She suspects Danny is a ghost only to find out that she is one and returned to save Danny]].

* UnfinishedBusiness: [[spoiler:She died in a fire in her backyard and came back to save Danny from a similar fate. Afterwards, she joins the rest of her family in the afterlife]].
* WalkingSpoiler: Twice over. [[spoiler:Not only is she the titular ghost in the title, but she's also R.L. Stine's daughter in the movie.]]

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He is almost a victim of this trope. When convinced by his friends to break into a person's house and light it on fire, Alan and Fred manage to escape but Danny gets left behind, and if it wasn't for Hannah arriving quickly and saving him, he would have died of smoke inhalation.]]

* DisproportionateRetribution: He was willing to [[spoiler:set a neighbor's house on fire just because said neighbor pushed him to the ground.]] Granted, he was peer pressured into doing it by his two friends, and Mr. Chesney threatened him with a shotgun.
* ISeeDeadPeople: [[spoiler:Because he is part of a plot to have Hannah save him from a house fire, he is able to see her while almost everyone else can't.]]
* KarmaHoudini: Subverted. [[spoiler:The audience never finds out if he got away with his crimes, which include arson. Considering that there are plenty of witnesses to his and his friends' delinquent activities, he probably didn't.]]
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: [[spoiler:When he wakes up with his mother watching over him, he remembers that Hannah saved his life, and wants to talk to her. However, Hannah has just fulfilled her destiny and went to the afterlife to rejoin her family, and Danny doesn't get the chance to speak with her again.]]
* PeerPressureMakesYouEvil: Thanks to Alan and Fred, this is the main thing that drives most of his evil actions throughout the book. The fact that they convince him to [[spoiler:set a neighbor's house on fire]] is really telling of this trope.
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:More than half of the book had been building him up as probably being the titular "ghost next door". However, it turns out that HANNAH is the one who is the ghost when her hand goes through him and this makes her connect the dots about other strange happenings around her]].
* SecretKeeper: When Hannah asks Danny why his mother keeps ignoring her, Danny replies it's because his mother is deaf, and she usually manages to fool people because she reads lips. Danny adds that he doesn't like to talk about it.[[spoiler:If his mother DID have the ability to hear, she probably wouldn't have anyway because Hannah is a ghost.]]

* ToxicFriendInfluence: Danny is on the receiving end of this from Alan and Fred. He doesn't feel easy doing the crimes they commit, but they egg him on. They convince him to help them trespass on people's property, eat ice cream without paying for it, vandalize property, and [[spoiler:committing ARSON.]]
* TraumaButton: [[spoiler:After he finds out that Hannah is a ghost, he freaks out whenever he sees her and runs away as fast as he can. After she saves him from a house fire, he gets over it]].
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: He and his friends proceed to get into plenty of trouble in town. But when he was pushed around by Mr. Chesney, he decides to [[spoiler:set his house on fire as revenge!]] Somewhat justified, as Alan and Fred egged him to do it.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: [[spoiler:When he wakes up to his mother and their neighbor watching over him, he tries to convince them that Hannah is a ghost and was the one who saved him in a frantic tone. Her mother and her neighbor understandably do not believe him.]]

!! [[spoiler:Danny Anderson's]] Shadow Spirit

* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: [[spoiler:In the TV episode, he says his reasons for trying to kill Danny are simply so he can become a ghost]].
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Sort of. [[spoiler:In the book, he's a future version of Danny trying to make sure the future he appears in occurs. In the TV episode, he's Danny's ghostly avatar/counterpart who simply wants to take Danny's form]].
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: [[spoiler:Gets one from Hannah in the TV episode, asking why he tried to kill Danny if he was already destined to die later that night]].

* BigBad: For ''The Ghost Next Door''. [[spoiler:It backfires massively on him.]]
* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler:A sociopathic supernatural version of Danny from one possible future]].
* EvilMentor: [[spoiler:The TV episode has him try to tutor Hannah to embrace her undead condition like he has. It doesn't make a lick of difference]].
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: [[spoiler:Has the face of a normal-looking pre-teen boy under his hood, despite supposedly ''burning to death'' in his past life]].
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:Danny is implied to have a miserable home life, struggling to take care of his deaf mother while his father is completely absent. Other than Hannah, who wasn't in Shadow!Danny's timeline, his only friends are street kids who peer pressure him into dangerous vandalism. His horrific death in a fire is what convinces him to give up on life altogether]].
* FutureMeScaresMe: [[spoiler:He is little Danny Anderson from a timeline where he burned to death without Hannah to save him]].

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:And how! He's obsessed with making sure his human self dies, but his constant harassment of Hannah only draws her ''further'' to saving him]].
* PlotIrrelevantVillain: As a few have pointed out, he has little to do with the main plot in the book, which is focused more on Hannah and Danny's friendship. He's just there to build up a creepy atmosphere and provide an additional obstacle for the heroine to overcome. The TV adaption fixes this by turning him into a completely separate entity that [[spoiler:wants Danny dead so he can take his place in the living world and stop being a shadow]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler:In the TV episode, Hannah tells him off for trying to kill Danny and speed up the process when it's clear he wasn't meant to die that night]].
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:''Double'' subverted. Hannah initially believes he's Danny in ghost form. He isn't... at least not the Danny she's come to know]].
* SmugSnake: In the book. The Shadow Spirit is, quite frankly, way too sure of his victory for his own good. [[DidntThinkThisThrough It doesn't occur to him that]] [[spoiler:[[DidntThinkThisThrough Hannah, as a ghost, can just]] ''[[DidntThinkThisThrough walk right through him]]'' [[DidntThinkThisThrough to save Danny from the fire]]]] until it's too late.
* WalkingSpoiler: One of those rare entries where [[spoiler:both main characters qualify, for different reasons]].
* YouCantFightFate: [[spoiler:Constantly preaches this to Hannah to ensure his past self's demise, especially in the show. Ironically, he falls victim to this himself when his actions only ''encourage'' her to go through with saving Danny]].

* WalkingSpoiler:Twice over. [[spoiler:Not only is she the titular ghost in the title, but she's also R.L. Stine's daughter in the movie.]]

* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon:[[spoiler:Has the face of a normal-looking pre-teen boy under his hood, despite supposedly ''burning to death'' in his past life]].

* NiceJobFixingItVillain:[[spoiler:And how! He's obsessed with making sure his human self dies, but his constant harassment of Hannah only draws her ''further'' to saving him]].
* PlotIrrelevantVillain: As a few have pointed out, the Shadow-Danny has little to do with the main plot, which is focused more on Hannah and Danny's friendship. He's just there to build up a creepy atmosphere and provide an additional obstacle for the heroine to overcome. The TV adaption fixes this by turning him into a completely separate entity that [[spoiler:wants Danny dead so he can take his place in the living world and stop being a shadow]].

* WalkingSpoiler:One of those rare entries where [[spoiler:both main characters qualify, for different reasons]].
* YouCantFightFate: [[spoiler:Constantly preaches this to Hannah to ensure his past self's demise, especially in the show. Ironically, he falls victim to this himself when his actions only ''encourage'' her to go through with saving Danny]].

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-> '''Portrayed By:''' Nicole Dicker ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]]); Creator/OdeyaRush ([[Film/{{Goosebumps}} Film]])

* DarthVaderClone: [[spoiler:A dark clad supernatural figure with a troubled childhood who was horrifically burned in the past and is trying to tempt the hero to his side? The TV episode even has him utter Vader's [[BigNo most infamous line]]]].

* OutnumberedSibling: She is the only sister to two very bratty twin boys.

* AscendedExtra: She appears in the 2015 movie as [[spoiler: Hannah Stine. R.L. released her from her book and had her play the role of his daughter because he was lonely]].

* AgeLift: Went from 11-12 years old to a teenager in the movie as [[spoiler: Mr. Stine's adoptive daughter.]]

* DisappearsIntoLight: [[spoiler: She does that to save Danny]].
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Twice! [[spoiler: In the original story, Hannah moves on to the afterlife with her family after she saves Danny from dying. In the movie, she's able to keep living outside the books even when the other monsters are trapped again.]]

* GlamourFailure: [[spoiler: Happens to her when she discovers that she is a ''ghost'']].

* {{Intangibility}}: She used that power when she [[spoiler: brushes past the fire to save Danny.]]

* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler: The fire that destroyed her home and killed her family started because she hadn't completely doused the campfire she set up with her brothers in the backyard]].
* JacobMarleyApparel: Only from the book (averted in the TV episode and movie). Her default short hair she had throughout the story is [[spoiler: the hairstyle she sports when she died]].

* WalkingSpoiler: Twice over. [[spoiler: Not only is she the titular ghost in the title, but she's also R.L. Stine's daughter in the movie.]]

* KarmaHoudini: Subverted. [[spoiler: The audience never finds out if he got away with his crimes, which include arson. Considering that there are plenty of witnesses to his and his friends' delinquent activities, he probably didn't.]]
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: [[spoiler: When he wakes up with his mother watching over him, he remembers that Hannah saved his life, and wants to talk to her. However, Hannah has just fulfilled her destiny and went to the afterlife to rejoin her family, and Danny doesn't get the chance to speak with her again.]]

* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: In the TV episode, he says his reasons for trying to kill [[spoiler:Danny]] are simply so he can become a ghost.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Gets one from Hannah in the TV episode, asking why he tried to kill [[spoiler:Danny]] if he was already destined to die later that night.

* BigBad: For ''The Ghost Next Door''. [[spoiler: It backfires massively on him.]]
* DarthVaderClone: [[spoiler: A dark clad supernatural figure with a troubled childhood who was horrifically burned in the past and is trying to tempt the hero to his side? The TV episode even has him utter Vader's [[BigNo most infamous line]]]].
* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler: A sociopathic supernatural version of Danny from one possible future]].
* EvilMentor: [[spoiler: The TV episode has him try to tutor Hannah to embrace her undead condition like he has. It doesn't make a lick of difference]].
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon:[[spoiler: Has the face of a normal-looking pre-teen boy under his hood, despite supposedly ''burning to death'' in his past life]].
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Danny is implied to have a miserable home life, struggling to take care of his deaf mother while his father is completely absent. Other than Hannah, who wasn't in Shadow!Danny's timeline, his only friends are street kids who peer pressure him into dangerous vandalism. His horrific death in a fire is what convinces him to give up on life altogether]].
* FutureMeScaresMe: [[spoiler: He is little Danny Anderson from a timeline where he burned to death without Hannah to save him]].

* NiceJobFixingItVillain:[[spoiler: And how! He's obsessed with making sure his human self dies, but his constant harassment of Hannah only draws her ''further'' to saving him]].
* PlotIrrelevantVillain: As a few have pointed out, the Shadow-Danny has little to do with the main plot, which is focused more on Hannah and Danny's friendship. He's just there to build up a creepy atmosphere and provide an additional obstacle for the heroine to overcome. The TV adaption fixes this by turning him into a completely separate entity that [[spoiler:wants Danny dead so he can take his place in the living world and stop being a shadow.]]
* RedHerring: [[spoiler: ''Double'' subverted. Hannah initially believes he's Danny in ghost form. He isn't... at least not the Danny she's come to know]].
* WalkingSpoiler: One of those rare entries where [[spoiler: both main characters qualify, for different reasons]].
* YouCantFightFate: [[spoiler: Constantly preaches this to Hannah to ensure his past self's demise, especially in the show. Ironically, he falls victim to this himself when his actions only ''encourage'' her to go through with saving Danny]].

* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: In the TV episode, he says his reasons for trying to kill [[spoiler:Danny]] are simply so he can become a ghost. Hannah somewhat lampshades this when she asks him the ArmorPiercingQuestion below.

* JacobMarleyApparel: Only from the book (averted in the tv episode and movie). Her default short hair she had throughout the story is [[spoiler: the hairstyle she sports when she died]].

* JacobMarleyApparel: Only from the book (averted in the tv episode and movie). Her default short hair she had throughout the story is [[spoiler: the hairstyle ahe sports when she died]].