History Film / WhenGoodGhoulsGoBad

* LoserSonOfLoserDad: Because it was Uncle Fred who donated the kiln that killed Curtis Danko and started the [[spoiler:alleged]] curse, the entire Walker line has been shunned by the entire town.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Fred Kankel, Mike's father, is absolutely disgusted with his son for bringing down doom on their town and drags him off for a buttwhooping.
Fred Kankel might have been responsible for his son being a JerkJock, but after coming back to life he had no problem grabbing his grown son's ear and dragging him off for a whopping for the damage his lie caused the town.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Fred Kankel might have been responsible for his son being a JerkJock, but after coming back to life he had no problem grabbing his grown son's ear and dragging him off for a whopping for the damage his lie caused the town.

* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:Mike would rather ruin Halloween for Walker Falls, damage the reputation of a kind and respected town figure, and let the town fall into the hands of zombies than admit that he let an innocent student die in a kiln accidentally and exploited this death for the aforementioned ruining because he didn't get a football-based amusement park.]]

* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: [[spoiler:The janitor wearing them is what turned the klin prank into a full-on DeadlyPrank.]]
* TheHermit: After what happened, Uncle Fred shuts down the factory and becomes a recluse.

* DeadlyPrank: [[spoiler: The real truth behind the kiln incident was that Curtis had ran into the kiln to hide from Mike and his fellow bullies. They locked him inside, intending to release him later. But the janitor happened to come back and accidentally turned the kiln on, wearing headphones so he couldn't hear anything, burning Curtis alive.]]

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Curtis's [[spoiler: especially when it revealed how he truly died.]]

* FreakOut: Danny several times, most notably [[spoiler: when he finds that his deceased grandmother is supervising the zombie uprising.]]

* LoserSonOfLoserDad: Because it was Uncle Fred who donated the kiln that killed Curtis Danko and started the [[spoiler: alleged]] curse, the entire Walker line has been shunned by the entire town.

* BodyHorror: Most of the zombies look like pretty normal people except for the ratty clothes, paleness or the occasional falling limb. Curtis Danko, however, is a desiccated near-skeleton with GlowingEyesOfUndeath.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Uncle Fred spent so much time concerned with his business and charity work that James began to believe that other people's kids were more important to him than his own.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman'' can be consider one to this film as they have roughly the same plot.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The town, upon knowing the truth behind the kiln incident and that the Curtis Danko curse is bunk, resume celebrating Halloween. However Uncle Fred, being a zombie, has to pass on with the others.]]

The town, however, doesn't like the idea...or the Walkers...or Halloween, as they haven't celebrated it in quite some time. The sole exception is Danny's grandfather, Uncle Fred, an eccentric sort who likes doing things that most adults would consider childish (playing with toys, dressing up in silly outfits, etc). Danny soon learns the people shun Halloween due to a "curse" by someone named Curtis Danko, an artist outcast who liked to paint monsters. Curtis mysteriously died inside the kiln while making a sculpture for a contest. Mike Kankel, one of the people who ''really'' opposes Halloween, apparently saw the sculpture himself and was blinded by it. The town's been in fear of Halloween since.

The town, however, doesn't like the idea...or the Walkers...or Halloween, as they haven't celebrated it in quite some time. The sole exception is Danny's grandfather, Uncle Fred, an eccentric sort who likes doing things that most adults would consider childish (playing with toys, dressing up in silly outfits, etc). Danny soon learns the people shun Halloween due to a "curse" by someone named Curtis Danko, an artist outcast who liked to paint monsters. Curtis mysteriously died when he went into the kiln while making a sculpture for a contest and it turned on with him inside. Mike Kankel, one of the people who ''really'' opposes Halloween, apparently saw the sculpture himself and was blinded by it. The town's been in fear of Halloween since.

It soon falls on Danny, his love interest, Dyna, James and Uncle Fred to figure out what's going on before the whole town is overrun by zombies.

* JerkJock: Mike Kankel, as well as his son Ryan.

* HeadphonesEqualsIsolation: [[The janitor wearing them is what turned the klin prank into a full-on DeadlyPrank.]]

* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:Mike would rather ruin Halloween for Walker Falls, damage the reputation of a kind and respected town figure, and let the town fall into the hands of zombies than admit that he let an innocent student die in a kiln and that he didn't get a football-based amusement park.]]

The town, however, doesn't like the idea...or the Walkers...or Halloween, as they haven't celebrated it in quite some time. The sole exception being Danny's grandfather, Uncle Fred, an eccentric sort who likes doing things that most adults would consider childish (playing with toys, dressing up in silly outfits, etc). Danny soon learns the people shun Halloween due to a "curse" by someone named Curtis Danko, an artist outcast who liked to paint monsters. Curtis mysteriously died when he went into the kiln while making a sculpture for a contest and it turned on with him inside. Mike Kankel, one of the people who ''really'' opposes Halloween, apparently saw the sculpture himself and was blinded by it. The town's been in fear of Halloween since.

Danny Walker has moved back to the small town of Walker Falls with his father, James, who hopes to restart the family chocolate business, and revive the town as a Halloween tourist destination.

Danny Walker has moved into a small town known as Walker Falls with his father, James, who hopes to restart the family chocolate business, and revive the town as a Halloween tourist destination.

Danny Walker has moved into a small town known as Walker Falls with his father, James, who hopes to restart the family chocolate business. The town, however, doesn't like the idea...or the Walkers...or Halloween, as they haven't celebrated it in quite some time. The sole exception being Danny's grandfather, Uncle Fred, an eccentric sort who likes doing things that most adults would consider childish (playing with toys, dressing up in silly outfits, etc). Danny soon learns the people shun Halloween due to a "curse" by someone named Curtis Danko, an artist outcast who liked to paint monsters. Curtis mysteriously died when he went into the kiln while making a sculpture for a contest and it turned on with him inside. Mike Kankel, one of the people who ''really'' opposes Halloween, apparently saw the sculpture himself and was blinded by it. The town's been in fear of Halloween since.

Danny Walker has moved into a small town known as Walker Falls with his father, James, who hopes to start a business on chocolate. The town however doesn't seem to like Halloween as they haven't celebrated it in quite some time, with the exception of Danny's grandfather, Uncle Fred, an eccentric sort who likes doing things that most adults would consider childish (playing with toys, dressing up in silly outfits, etc). Danny soon learns why the people shun Halloween due to a "curse" by someone named Curtis Danko, an artist outcast who liked to paint monsters. Curtis mysteriously died when he went into the kiln while making a sculpture for a contest and it turned on with him inside. Mike Kankel, one of the people who ''really'' opposes Halloween, apparently saw the sculpture himself and was blinded by it. The town's been in fear of Halloween since.

A 2001 Halloween MadeForTVMovie by ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' author, Creator/RLStine and notable for starring Creator/ChristopherLloyd

* AnArmAndALeg: Happens to Uncle Fred a few times after he turns into a zombie
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The town, upon knowing the truth behind the kiln incident and that the Curtis Danko curse is bunk, resume celebrating Halloween. However Uncle Fred, being a zombie, has to pass on with the others.]]

* TheDeadCanDance: The finale sees the zombies doing this, ballroom-style [[spoiler: before they wither to dust.]]

* EarAche: [[spoiler: When Mike Kankel's zombie father shows up to punish him. He drags away Mike like this (the "like a naughty child" version).]]
* EvilIsPetty: [[spoiler: Mike Kankel admits that he scared the townspeople into not celebrating Halloween when he saw Curtis's statue which was of Uncle Fred, who had gave donations to the school's art and music programs and was loved by the town children, largely out of spite and jealously when he wouldn't give them money to build a football theme park.]]
* EyeScream: What Mike claimed happened when he saw the "cursed" statue of Curtis. [[spoiler: He's lying, the statue was normal and he covered his eyes in soot to make it seem like his eyes were scorched.]]

Danny Walker has moved into a small town known as Walker Falls with his father, James, who hopes to start a business on chocolate. The town however doesn't seem to like Halloween as they haven't celebrated it in quite some time, with the exception of Danny's grandfather, Uncle Fred, an eccentric sort who likes doing things that most adults would consider childish (Playing with toys, dressing up in silly outfits, etc). Danny soon learns why the people shun Halloween due to a "curse" by someone named Curtis Danko, an artist outcast who liked to paint monsters. Curtis mysteriously died when he went into the kiln while making a sculpture for a contest and it turned on with him inside. Mike Kankel, one of the people who ''really'' opposes Halloween, apparently saw the sculpture himself and was blinded by it. The town's been in fear of Halloween since.

* DeadlyPrank: [[spoiler: The real truth behind the kiln incident was that Curtis had ran into the kiln to hide from Mike and his fellow bullies. They locked him inside, intending to release him later. But the janitor happened to come back and accidently turned the kiln on, wearing headphones so he couldn't hear anything, burning Curtis alive.]]

* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:Curtis Danko. He didn't have any similar interests with the rest of his classmates and he had a dark taste in art. If he hadn't died in such a tragic way, things would have turned out differently for him.]]

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Well green eyes in this case as they're made from fireflies, but Curtis Danko gives a good allusion to them

* ZombieApocalypse: [[spoiler: Subverted, all the zombies are friendly and are helping Curtis expose Mike Kankel's lies so the town will resume celebrating Halloween.]]