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-> '''Portrayed By''': Sheldon Smith and Jessica Hogeveen ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

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-> '''Portrayed By''': Sheldon Smith and Jessica Hogeveen ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} ([[Series/Goosebumps1995 TV]])



-> '''Portrayed By:''' Dorothy Gordon and Jack Jessop ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

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-> '''Portrayed By:''' Dorothy Gordon and Jack Jessop ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} ([[Series/Goosebumps1995 TV]])



-> '''Portrayed By:''' Anna Majewski (Louisa) and Bill Turnbull (Sam) ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

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-> '''Portrayed By:''' Anna Majewski (Louisa) and Bill Turnbull (Sam) ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} ([[Series/Goosebumps1995 TV]])



-> '''Portrayed By:''' Hardee T. Lineham ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

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-> '''Portrayed By:''' Hardee T. Lineham ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} ([[Series/Goosebumps1995 TV]])

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!! The Sadler Trio

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[[caption-width-right:350:Louisa, Sam, and Nat]]

-> '''Portrayed By:''' Anna Majewski (Louisa) and Bill Turnbull (Sam) ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])
--> ''"It wasn't fair! We barely had a life at all!"''

Three little kids who're supposedly cousins of Jerry and Terri Sadler. They warn the twins of a ghost that inhabits a nearby cave. [[spoiler: In reality, Sam and his siblings died over 350 years ago, during their family's first winter in America, and they plan to kill the twins so they'll have new friends]].

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!! The Sadler Trio

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[[caption-width-right:350:Louisa, Sam,
Agatha and Nat]]

Bradford Sadler

-> '''Portrayed By:''' Anna Majewski (Louisa) Dorothy Gordon and Bill Turnbull (Sam) Jack Jessop ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])
--> ''"It wasn't fair! We barely had a life at all!"''

Three little kids who're supposedly
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Two distant
cousins of Jerry and Terri Sadler. They warn the twins of a ghost that inhabits a nearby cave. [[spoiler: In reality, Sam and his siblings died over 350 years ago, during Terri, whom look after them in their family's first winter in America, and they plan to kill the twins so they'll have new friends]].care.



* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler: In the episode, not only are they preparing to kill Jerry and Terri, but they are also planning to kill and cook Harrison's dog to get that out of the way as well]].
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Brad is mostly silent initially, and when he later talks to Jerry and Terri about advice on the beach tide, the two children glance at each other surprised, not having heard Brad put two full sentences together before. [[spoiler: He is also implied to be quite sinister]].
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: After being outted as ghosts, they wonder to each other what to do with Jerry and Terri, now that they know their big secret. Given what R.L. Stine has hinted at what would happen next, the distant cousins likely are preparing to do something quite macabre to the children]].
* {{Fingore}}: Brad is missing the top part of two of his fingers on his left hand. He claims that he got this after getting his hand caught in a wolf trap when he was young.
* MrExposition: Agatha constantly explains to Jerry and Terri about the backstory of the Sadler family, including how the Sadlers first arrived in America and how most of them were wiped out until only a few of them remained.
* NothingButSkinAndBones: They are so frail and light, and Jerry didn't think that they weighed more than a hundred pounds. [[spoiler: Considering that they're actually dead, that probably has a lot to do with this trope]].
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: It is revealed at the end of the book that they are actually ghosts, to say nothing about the peril that they plan on inflicting onto Jerry and Terri for finding out this]].
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: They speculate on what to do with Jerry and Terri now that they know that they're really dead, and from the looks of it, they are up to no good towards them]].

!! The Sadler Trio

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[[caption-width-right:350:Louisa, Sam, and Nat]]

-> '''Portrayed By:''' Anna Majewski (Louisa) and Bill Turnbull (Sam) ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])
--> ''"It wasn't fair! We barely had a life at all!"''

Three little kids who're supposedly cousins of Jerry and Terri Sadler. They warn the twins of a ghost that inhabits a nearby cave. [[spoiler: In reality, Sam and his siblings died over 350 years ago, during their family's first winter in America, and they plan to kill the twins so they'll have new friends]].
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* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: The fact that Harrison isn't a ghost, while ''every other character'' with the surname Saddler around the area, ''are'']].

!! Agatha and Bradford Sadler

-> '''Portrayed By:''' Dorothy Gordon and Jack Jessop ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

Two distant cousins of Jerry and Terri, whom look after them in their care.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler: In the episode, not only are they preparing to kill Jerry and Terri, but they are also planning to kill and cook Harrison's dog to get that out of the way as well]].
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Brad is mostly silent initially, and when he later talks to Jerry and Terri about advice on the beach tide, the two children glance at each other surprised, not having heard Brad put two full sentences together before. [[spoiler: He is also implied to be quite sinister]].
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: After being outted as ghosts, they wonder to each other what to do with Jerry and Terri, now that they know their big secret. Given what R.L. Stine has hinted at what would happen next, the distant cousins likely are preparing to do something quite macabre to the children]].
* {{Fingore}}: Brad is missing the top part of two of his fingers on his left hand. He claims that he got this after getting his hand caught in a wolf trap when he was young.
* MrExposition: Agatha constantly explains to Jerry and Terri about the backstory of the Sadler family, including how the Sadlers first arrived in America and how most of them were wiped out until only a few of them remained.
* NothingButSkinAndBones: They are so frail and light, and Jerry didn't think that they weighed more than a hundred pounds. [[spoiler: Considering that they're actually dead, that probably has a lot to do with this trope]].
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: It is revealed at the end of the book that they are actually ghosts, to say nothing about the peril that they plan on inflicting onto Jerry and Terri for finding out this]].
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: They speculate on what to do with Jerry and Terri now that they know that they're really dead, and from the looks of it, they are up to no good towards them]].

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* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: The fact that Harrison isn't a ghost, while ''every other character'' with the surname Saddler around the area, ''are'']].

!! Agatha and Bradford Sadler

-> '''Portrayed By:''' Dorothy Gordon and Jack Jessop ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

Two distant cousins of Jerry and Terri, whom look after them in their care.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler: In the episode, not only are they preparing to kill Jerry and Terri, but they are also planning to kill and cook Harrison's dog to get that out of the way as well]].
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Brad is mostly silent initially, and when he later talks to Jerry and Terri about advice on the beach tide, the two children glance at each other surprised, not having heard Brad put two full sentences together before. [[spoiler: He is also implied to be quite sinister]].
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: After being outted as ghosts, they wonder to each other what to do with Jerry and Terri, now that they know their big secret. Given what R.L. Stine has hinted at what would happen next, the distant cousins likely are preparing to do something quite macabre to the children]].
* {{Fingore}}: Brad is missing the top part of two of his fingers on his left hand. He claims that he got this after getting his hand caught in a wolf trap when he was young.
* MrExposition: Agatha constantly explains to Jerry and Terri about the backstory of the Sadler family, including how the Sadlers first arrived in America and how most of them were wiped out until only a few of them remained.
* NothingButSkinAndBones: They are so frail and light, and Jerry didn't think that they weighed more than a hundred pounds. [[spoiler: Considering that they're actually dead, that probably has a lot to do with this trope]].
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: It is revealed at the end of the book that they are actually ghosts, to say nothing about the peril that they plan on inflicting onto Jerry and Terri for finding out this]].
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: They speculate on what to do with Jerry and Terri now that they know that they're really dead, and from the looks of it, they are up to no good towards them]].
''are'']].
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* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:To put it very lightly, they aren't at all what you may think they are.]]
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Terri can be this towards Jerry at times. Downplayed as she's not trying to annoy. She's just very curious and loves to explore, is all.

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* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler: After Jerry and Terri find out that their caretakers are undead, Brad and Agatha are planning to kill them for discovering this secret. The book ends without revealing if they carried this out or not]].



* OhCrap: [[spoiler:The two come back home after their adventure in the cave, when [[EvilDetectingDog Harrison's dog]] comes by and starts barking at their grandparents, revealing that [[DeadAllAlong they were unliving to begin with]]. And as Jerry and Terri look on in shocked realization, the adults kick the dog out and wonder what they're going to do with the kids next]].

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* OhCrap: [[spoiler:The two come back home after their adventure in the cave, when [[EvilDetectingDog Harrison's dog]] comes by and starts barking at their grandparents, distant cousins, revealing that [[DeadAllAlong they were unliving to begin with]]. And as Jerry and Terri look on in shocked realization, the adults kick the dog out and wonder what they're going to do with the kids next]].
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* OhCrap: [[spoiler:The two come back home after their adventure in the cave, when [[EvilDetectingDog Harrison's dog]] comes by and starts barking at their grandparents, revealing that [[DeadAllAlong they were unloving to begin with]]. And as Jerry and Terri look on in shocked realization, the adults kick the dog out and wonder what they're going to do with the kids next]].

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* OhCrap: [[spoiler:The two come back home after their adventure in the cave, when [[EvilDetectingDog Harrison's dog]] comes by and starts barking at their grandparents, revealing that [[DeadAllAlong they were unloving unliving to begin with]]. And as Jerry and Terri look on in shocked realization, the adults kick the dog out and wonder what they're going to do with the kids next]].



* UsedToBeASweetKid: [[spoiler: When they were truly alive. It's possible their niceness to Jerry and Terri was genuine, but they still want to kill the twins so they'll have new companions]].

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* UsedToBeASweetKid: [[spoiler: When they were truly alive. It's possible their niceness to Jerry and Terri was genuine, but they still want to kill the twins them so they'll have new companions]].



* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Buries himself and the ghosts in a cave in to stop them once and for all]].

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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Buries himself and the ghosts in a cave in cave-in to stop them once and for all]].

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* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: After being outted as ghosts, they wonder to each other what to do with Jerry and Terri, now that they know their big secret. Given what R.L. Stine has hinted at what would happen next, the distant cousins likely are preparing to do something quite macabre to the children]].



* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: After being outted as ghosts, they wonder to each other what to do with Jerry and Terri, now that they know their big secret. Given what R.L. Stine has hinted at what would happen next, the distant cousins likely are preparing to do something quite macabre to the children]].



* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: It is revealed at the end of the book that they are actually ghosts, to say nothing about the peril that they plan on inflicting onto Jerry and Terri for finding out this]].

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* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: It is revealed at the end of the book that they are actually ghosts, to say nothing about the peril that they plan on inflicting onto Jerry and Terri for finding out this]].this]].
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: They speculate on what to do with Jerry and Terri now that they know that they're really dead, and from the looks of it, they are up to no good towards them]].

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Two siblings whom are sent to their grandparents. They encounter actual ghosts and try to get rid of them.

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Two siblings whom are sent to their grandparents.very distant cousins. They encounter actual ghosts and try to get rid of them.



Three little kids who're supposedly cousins of Jerry and Terri Sadler. They warn the twins of a ghost that inhabits a nearby cave. In reality, Sam and his siblings died over 300 years ago, during their family's first winter in America, and they plan to kill the twins so they'll have new friends.

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Three little kids who're supposedly cousins of Jerry and Terri Sadler. They warn the twins of a ghost that inhabits a nearby cave. [[spoiler: In reality, Sam and his siblings died over 300 350 years ago, during their family's first winter in America, and they plan to kill the twins so they'll have new friends.friends]].



* AdaptationDyeJob: All of them, in some form or another.
** Louisa has auburn hair in the book. But in the episode, she has dirty blonde hair, and in the comics, she has black hair. Also, she had her hair in braids in the book, but she [[AdaptationalHairstyleChange instead]] has BoyishShortHair in the episode.
** Sam in the book has brown hair. But in the episode, he has ginger hair, and in the comics, he has white hair.
** Nat in the book has light blond hair. But in the comics, he has dark brown hair.
* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler: The ghost kids, who act like they just want to be friends. Turns out they want their friends to be dead like them.]]



* NotGrowingUpSucks: They can't get any older and they already didn't have much of a life when they were still alive, so their ability to experience the world around them is very limited.

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* NotGrowingUpSucks: [[spoiler: They can't get any older and they already didn't have much of a life when they were still alive, so their ability to experience the world around them is very limited.limited]].



* TragicMonster: They died before they could have a chance to actually live life in the new world, and now they're stuck haunting the beach where they died. All they want is some new companionship no matter how they have to get it, and they're consistently stalked and terrified by a man who wants to destroy them.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: When they were truly alive. It's possible their niceness to Jerry and Terri was genuine, but they still want to kill the twins so they'll have new companions.

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* TragicMonster: [[spoiler: They died before they could have a chance to actually live life in the new world, and now they're stuck haunting the beach where they died. All they want is some new companionship no matter how they have to get it, and they're consistently stalked and terrified by a man who wants to destroy them.
them]].
* UsedToBeASweetKid: [[spoiler: When they were truly alive. It's possible their niceness to Jerry and Terri was genuine, but they still want to kill the twins so they'll have new companions.
companions]].



An obsessive, bitter, and determined old man, Sadler sees himself as a ghost hunter. He hides out in a cave near his hometown and spies on three ghostly children in the area, seeking to capture them. When Jerry and Terry Sadler show up, he finds his chance.

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An obsessive, bitter, and determined old man, Sadler sees himself as [[spoiler: a ghost hunter. He hides out in a cave near his hometown and spies on three ghostly children in the area, seeking to capture them. When Jerry and Terry Sadler show up, he finds his chance.chance]].



* HeWhoFightsMonsters: So much so that he's willing to use two innocent kids as bait for a ghost trap.
* LastOfHisKind: Before the arrival of Terri and Jerry, Harrison is the sole surviving member of the Sadler family.
* PickOnSomeoneYourOwnSize: The Sadler spirits may be hundreds of years old, but spiritually they're still kids, and it's implied they're even more afraid of him than the other way around.
* RedHerring: For most of the story, Harrison is built up as an ancient ghost haunting a cave. Then comes TheReveal.

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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: So much so that he's willing to use [[spoiler: two innocent kids as bait for a ghost trap.
trap]].
* LastOfHisKind: Before the arrival of Terri and Jerry, Harrison is the sole surviving [[spoiler: surviving]] member of the Sadler family.
* PickOnSomeoneYourOwnSize: The Sadler spirits may be hundreds of years old, but spiritually [[spoiler: they're still kids, and it's implied they're even more afraid of him than the other way around.
around]].
* RedHerring: [[spoiler: For most of the story, Harrison is built up as an ancient ghost haunting a cave. Then comes TheReveal.TheReveal]].
* SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler: He has the cave he's living in collapse so he can seal himself in with the ghosts as well as save Jerry and Terri from being killed by them. The two living children ''do'' survive, yet they go back to Brad and Agatha only to suffer their wrath once they realize that ''they'' are ghosts as well, and they don't seem to make it out alive]].



* WalkingSpoiler: The fact that Harrison isn't a ghost, while ''every other character'' with the surname Saddler around the area, ''are''.

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* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: The fact that Harrison isn't a ghost, while ''every other character'' with the surname Saddler around the area, ''are''.
''are'']].


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* MrExposition: Agatha constantly explains to Jerry and Terri about the backstory of the Sadler family, including how the Sadlers first arrived in America and how most of them were wiped out until only a few of them remained.
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* WalkingSpoiler: The fact that Harrison isn't a ghost, while ''every other character'' with the surname Saddler around the area, ''are''.

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* WalkingSpoiler: The fact that Harrison isn't a ghost, while ''every other character'' with the surname Saddler around the area, ''are''.''are''.

!! Agatha and Bradford Sadler

-> '''Portrayed By:''' Dorothy Gordon and Jack Jessop ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

Two distant cousins of Jerry and Terri, whom look after them in their care.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler: In the episode, not only are they preparing to kill Jerry and Terri, but they are also planning to kill and cook Harrison's dog to get that out of the way as well]].
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Brad is mostly silent initially, and when he later talks to Jerry and Terri about advice on the beach tide, the two children glance at each other surprised, not having heard Brad put two full sentences together before. [[spoiler: He is also implied to be quite sinister]].
* {{Fingore}}: Brad is missing the top part of two of his fingers on his left hand. He claims that he got this after getting his hand caught in a wolf trap when he was young.
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: After being outted as ghosts, they wonder to each other what to do with Jerry and Terri, now that they know their big secret. Given what R.L. Stine has hinted at what would happen next, the distant cousins likely are preparing to do something quite macabre to the children]].
* NothingButSkinAndBones: They are so frail and light, and Jerry didn't think that they weighed more than a hundred pounds. [[spoiler: Considering that they're actually dead, that probably has a lot to do with this trope]].
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: It is revealed at the end of the book that they are actually ghosts, to say nothing about the peril that they plan on inflicting onto Jerry and Terri for finding out this]].

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* AnimalLover: Jerry admits that he has a fascination with animals, as he immediately wants to inspect what appears to be a bat. He is also shocked upon a dog skeleton, and takes a limping to Harrison's dog.

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* AnimalLover: Jerry admits that he has a fascination with animals, as he immediately wants to inspect what appears to be a bat. He is also shocked upon a dog skeleton, and takes a limping liking to Harrison's dog.canine companion.


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* {{Goth}}: Given that Terri has an odd fascination of making etchings from tombstones, she seems to be going this way.

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* LastOfHisKind: Before the arrival of Terri and Jerry, Harrison is the sole surviving member of the Sadler family.



* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Buries himself and the ghosts in a cave in to stop them once and for all]].

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* RedHerring: For most of the story, Harrison is built up as an ancient ghost haunting a cave. Then comes TheReveal.
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Buries himself and the ghosts in a cave in to stop them once and for all]].all]].
* WalkingSpoiler: The fact that Harrison isn't a ghost, while ''every other character'' with the surname Saddler around the area, ''are''.
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Characters from the ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' novel ''Literature/{{Ghost Beach}}''

!! Jerry and Terri Sadler

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-> '''Portrayed By''': Sheldon Smith and Jessica Hogeveen ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

Two siblings whom are sent to their grandparents. They encounter actual ghosts and try to get rid of them.
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* AnimalLover: Jerry admits that he has a fascination with animals, as he immediately wants to inspect what appears to be a bat. He is also shocked upon a dog skeleton, and takes a limping to Harrison's dog.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: They get on each other's nerves plenty of times, but when it comes to solving mysteries and facing against danger, they work together.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Before they go to their grandparents, their parents tell Jerry that he has to protect his sister in case anything bad happens. [[spoiler:And considering the ending, Jerry probably has to endure this role to protect his sister from their grandparents]].
* BrainyBrunette: Both have dark brown hair, and they both have interests in studying. Jerry has an interest in science and animals, while Terri has an interest in mysteries and graveyards.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:They are last seen about to be killed by their grandparents. When asked in an author interview in the Classic series what happened to them afterwards, R. L. Stine replied [[YouDoNOTWantToKnow that this was disgusting, and he just ate lunch]].]]
* CuriosityKilledTheCast: Terri is constantly interested in what goes on around the beach, which makes her want to sneak out and solve the mystery. This almost gets her killed.
* DeadpanSnarker: Jerry is very sarcastic at times towards people, especially to Terri.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Terri is the Foolish while Jerry is the Responsible. This is why their parents chose the latter to look after the former.
* HiddenDepths: Terri's "odd" hobbies and fascination with the dead imply she's an aspiring detective.
* NobodyCallsMeChicken: Terri often taunts Jerry with this, which annoys him greatly and sometimes goads him into going along with her plans.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:The two come back home after their adventure in the cave, when [[EvilDetectingDog Harrison's dog]] comes by and starts barking at their grandparents, revealing that [[DeadAllAlong they were unloving to begin with]]. And as Jerry and Terri look on in shocked realization, the adults kick the dog out and wonder what they're going to do with the kids next]].
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Jerry is the Savvy Guy and Terri is the Energetic Girl. Jerry is more down to earth and serious, while Terri is very curious and likes to explore.
* TankTopTomboy: Terri has decidedly less "feminine" interests and in the comic adaptation, wears a sleeveless shirt.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:The story ends with their undead grandparents cornering them. It isn't revealed what happened after that, but considering what R.L. Stine implied about them, at least one of them didn't make it out]].
* YouthfulFreckles: Both have freckles across their noses.

!! The Sadler Trio

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[[caption-width-right:350:Louisa, Sam, and Nat]]

-> '''Portrayed By:''' Anna Majewski (Louisa) and Bill Turnbull (Sam) ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])
--> ''"It wasn't fair! We barely had a life at all!"''

Three little kids who're supposedly cousins of Jerry and Terri Sadler. They warn the twins of a ghost that inhabits a nearby cave. In reality, Sam and his siblings died over 300 years ago, during their family's first winter in America, and they plan to kill the twins so they'll have new friends.
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* AdaptedOut: Nat doesn't appear in the TV show.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Sam and Louisa to Nat, especially Louisa. She comforts him when he cries about the dog skeleton and he hangs onto her when they enter the cave, and both her and Sam comfort him when he's upset about Jerry and Terri not killing the ghost.
* TheLeader: Sam, as the oldest, is the one who takes charge.
* NotGrowingUpSucks: They can't get any older and they already didn't have much of a life when they were still alive, so their ability to experience the world around them is very limited.
* PromotionToParent: Implied to be the case with Sam and Louisa, who're much older than Nat is. Since their parents are not around, it's up to them to look after him.
* TragicMonster: They died before they could have a chance to actually live life in the new world, and now they're stuck haunting the beach where they died. All they want is some new companionship no matter how they have to get it, and they're consistently stalked and terrified by a man who wants to destroy them.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: When they were truly alive. It's possible their niceness to Jerry and Terri was genuine, but they still want to kill the twins so they'll have new companions.

!! Harrison Sadler

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-> '''Portrayed By:''' Hardee T. Lineham ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])
--> ''"You brought the ghosts. Thank you."''

An obsessive, bitter, and determined old man, Sadler sees himself as a ghost hunter. He hides out in a cave near his hometown and spies on three ghostly children in the area, seeking to capture them. When Jerry and Terry Sadler show up, he finds his chance.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Living for God knows how long in a cave isn't good for appearances.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: So much so that he's willing to use two innocent kids as bait for a ghost trap.
* PickOnSomeoneYourOwnSize: The Sadler spirits may be hundreds of years old, but spiritually they're still kids, and it's implied they're even more afraid of him than the other way around.
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Buries himself and the ghosts in a cave in to stop them once and for all]].

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