10 Horror Films That Ripped Off Scooby Doo

By Ian Watson /

1. Halloween Resurrection (2002)

Like cozy, non-threatening Saturday morning cartoon, Halloween sequel #7 starts as it means to go on - with credibility thrown to the wind. After explaining how Michael Myers survived being decapitated at the end of Halloween H20 (€œOhmigod, she killed the wrong person!€), the movie throws up several ideas that even Hanna-Barbera would've rejected as "too juvenile." Myers no longer resembles John Carpenter's creation - now he's an oaf who can be outsmarted by any teenager capable of texting "He's right behind you!" or "Run!", although it's inexcusable that nobody thought to text "Zoinks!" In a perfect example of Scooby Logic, a reality TV show is being broadcast from inside the Myers house on Halloween night, but neither the directors nor the "millions" of viewers witness the arrival of a 6 foot, knife-wielding psychopath in a white mask, whose first action is to stab one of the contestants in the head. Still unconvinced that the filmmakers intended to make a cartoon? Check out the scene where Busta Rhymes, playing a character named "Freddie", not only gets to fight Michael with mixed martial arts but also becomes the first person to tell him to €œscoot, skedaddle, get the f**k outta Dodge€ and walk away. For bad measure, he also kicks down a door with the zinger "Trick or treat, motherf**ker!" and calls Myers a "chicken-fried motherf**ker" after he's been burned alive. Scooby looks smart compared to this. Well, what other horror movies are just Scooby Doo is disguise? Share your picks down in the comments.