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''Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost'' is a Direct To Video animated film released in 1999 , produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and based upon their '' Scooby-Doo '' Saturday Morning Cartoon . The Mystery, Inc. gang of Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma travel to a New England town called Oakhaven after being invited by horror writer Ben Ravencroft (voiced by Tim Curry ). PLOT The Mystery, Inc. gang is invited by horror writer Ben Ravencroft (voiced by Tim Curry ) to his home town of Oakhaven. When they get to Oakhaven, they find out that the town is haunted by the ghost of a witch. Ben Ravencroft believes that the ghost is that of his ancestor Sarah Ravencroft, who was persecuted by the town members hundreds of years ago as a Witch . Ben wants the gang to help him clear Sarah's name. The gang meets a Goth Girl Rock Band named the Hex Girls during their investigation, comprised of Luna (voiced by Kimberly Brooks ), Dusk (voiced by Jane Wiedlin ), and Thorn (voiced by Jennifer Hale ). These characters would later reapear in the 2003 ''Scooby-Doo'' direct to video film ''Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire'' and "The Vampire Strikes Back" episode of ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?''. The first two-thirds of the film play out like a regular ''Scooby-Doo'' cartoon, with the gang checking out clues & proving that the "ghost" it was just a person in a mask. During the third act, however, it turns out that Ben was lying and his ancestor really ''was'' a witch. The ghost of Sara Ravencroft is brought from the netherworld by Ben, and it turns out that only Thorn, because of her Wiccan heritage, can stop the ghost from acting out her revenge. She recites the spell and Sara's ghost is sucked back in the book but before she goes, she takes a hesitant Ben with her. A burning branch falls on the book, destroying it. The townspeople thank the gang and the Hex Girls continue with their concert. They are backed up by the gang who play various instruments: Velma on keyboards, Daphne on tambourine, Fred and Shaggy on guitar, and Scooby banging on bongo drums. Like a number of direct-to-video ''Scooby-Doo'' films released in the late 1990s and early 2000s , ''Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost'' features real ghosts instead of simple bad guys in masks. While some viewers dislike this aspect of these films' plots, others welcomed the change. The videos sold well and received generally positive reviews in the press. THEME The movie takes an extremely sympathetic view to Liberal philosophies and viewpoints. The ''Hex Girls'' are self-described as "Eco-Goths", and one of their songs has the refrain "to love the earth/is all we desire". Sarah Ravencroft is described as using her Wiccan healing powers to help sick people "who could not afford good health care". There is also much focus on the wrong done by discriminating against Sarah Ravencroft's peaceful wiccan religion, but no character expresses any Christian faith in God at any point. It is unknown if George Soros or Teresa Heinz Kerry were responsible for funding this movie. EXTERNAL LINK |
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