The Haunted Mask

"The Haunted Mask" is the second episode of the Disney+ and Hulu series Goosebumps.
==Synopsis==
At the Halloween party, Isabella discovers a mask that gives her confidence - and starts to control her life.
==Plot==
Isabella is constantly being overlooked by everyone except her younger brother Alan who adores her. She relieves herself by trolling people online, revealing that she was the one messing with Allison and exposing her party to her parents anonymously. She overhears Isaiah's plan to move the party to the Biddle House and at Alan's suggestion decides to show up to the party despite not getting a direct invite. During the party, she sneaks into the basement and finds a mask that speaks to her. After putting it on, Isabella suddenly becomes more confident and leaves the party with a feeling of accomplishment, unaware that the mask changed its expression.
Isaiah is recuperating from his broken arm and gets a visit from Margot who is now concerned with what her experienced on the playing field. He refuses to divulge what he saw and warns her to stay away from the whole thing. Meanwhile, Bratt awakens to discover that it is Monday and appears to have lost the ability to control his body. When he goes into the bathroom, he sees Harold's ghost who demands that he take him to "him". Isaiah later goes and visits Isabella who had filmed the game and gets to know her for once (he previously called her "Susan"). However, Lucas ends up breaking Isabella's $3,000 drone as part of a stunt. Guidance counselor Colin attempts to quell the situation, but Isabella's newfound confidence causes her to explode at both of them.
Colin later visits Nora to tell her about Lucas who believes that his recent behavior is due to his father leaving. It is also implied that the two of them are seeing each other. Later, both Isaiah and Nora get a very bizarre and awkward visit from Bratt who seems to know more about their personal connections than he is letting on. Nora tries to visit with Isaiah about the game, but Ben turns her away. She gives a photo of Harold to Margot who gives it to Isaiah who confirms that that is the face that he saw at the game and the two try to go see Nora.
Isabella's mother, Victoria, punishes her for the destroyed drone by locking her phone and computer away. Alan reveals that Lucas' exploit of destroying the drone was caught on video, but rather than trying to out him, Isabella puts the mask on and goes after Lucas outside his home. He beats him up with his own skateboard before the mask fully converts her into a monster. Isaiah and Margot arrive to rescue Lucas as Isabella runs away.
Isabella in her transformed state destroys the kitchen and yard looking for her phone and computer, but is caught by Alan who realizes that it is her. Isabella chases Alan into his tree fort, but he manages to get through to her as she finally pulls the mask off. The next morning, Isabella and Alan throw the mask away into the river and head home, only for it to be revealed that Bratt was watching them.
Victoria takes Isabella to Eliza's house where she places her with James in the game room. Victoria, Eliza, Ben, and Nora discuss recent events. When Nora insists that it is the work of Harold's ghost coming back, the other three threaten to keep her quiet by slightly implying that they can take Lucas away from her. Isabella plays pool with James, but when she accidentally knocks a ball into his direction, James suddenly explodes into green goo, causing her to scream.
==Cast==
* Zack Morris as Isaiah Howard
* Isa Briones as Margot Stokes
* Miles McKenna as James Etten
* Ana Yi Puig as Isabella Chen Lopez
* Will Price as Lucas Parker
* Rachael Harris as Nora Parker
* Justin Long as Nathan Bratt
===Guest===
* Rob Huebel as Colin Stokes
* Leonard Roberts as Ben Howard
* Ian Ho as Alan Chen Lopez
* Ben Cockell as Harold Biddle
* Rhinnan Payne as Allison
* Francoise Yip as Victoria Chen Lopez
* Laura Mennell as Eliza Etten
===Co-starring===
* Aiden Howard as Sam
* Gardiner Millar as Coach Rifkin
* Sophia Carriere as Wendy
* Michelle Cyr as Elsie
* Edward Escobal as Video Coordinator
* Riley Davis as Skater Friend #1
==Trivia==
*The title is taken from the eleventh Goosebumps book of the same name.
**In the original tale, Carly Beth Caldwell is looking for a mask for Halloween to scare her friends. She meets a mysterious shopkeeper who houses hideous and grotesque masks in his backroom and Carly Beth insists on buying one. She gets what she wants, but upon wearing the mask, finds it difficult to remove and starts to become aggressive towards others. Realizing something is wrong, she finds the shopkeeper who reveals that his masks were beautiful, but decayed into monstrosities over time. Carly Beth is attacked by the masks, but with a "symbol of love", a mold of her head, she scares the masks away and is able to remove her own. However, her younger brother finds the mask and puts it on.
==External links==
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Category:Goosebumps episodes