Hello, I'm R.L. Stine. I write the Goosebumps books. You know, werewolf
legends haunted people's dreams for hundreds of years. Imagine a full moon,
someone beneath it, slowly turning into a ferocious wolf creature. Our parents and
our grandparents loved to be scared by the classic werewolf tales, and I hope
you will enjoy The Werewolf of Fever Swamp. I'll see you
after the show. Right now I'm going for a quick bite.
What a great space. It's twice as big as your old bedroom, Freddy.
It's kind of used. Well, it's rustic. Rustic's in these days.
Is this a bloodstain? No, that's just, um, dry rot.
Oh, Ellie, what's wrong? That's it. That is it. I
don't care what you and Dad say, I am not living here.
What is it now? The medicine chest. Cool. Oh, it's
a little corn snake. It was a corn snake. Oh, gross.
Hey, give the snake an ear and it'll look like your old boyfriend.
Brady, don't be silly. Snakes don't have ears. Mom! Emily, we live near a swamp now.
You're gonna have to get used to things that crawl and slither. Besides yourself.
Oh. Brady, set this free in the swamp. Me?
Have fun. Mom! Go on, a little wildlife never
hurt anybody. Just don't go too far in, okay?
Wait a minute. It wasn't this far. I'm not lost. I'm not lost. I am not lost.
When summer vacation is over, I'm out of here. A
boarding school would be better than this hole.
You know, Emily, you're not the only one that
doesn't want to be here, but at least I'm trying
to make the best of it. After running into that
weirdo in the swamp yesterday, I thought you'd be
on my side. Mom and Dad have been talking about
this experiment for years, and I'm not going to
be the one to ruin it. Gee, and the one time I
was counting on you. Everything's off the truck.
Great. This place is beginning to feel like home already.
So, uh, when do you set the deer loose? Oh, not for a while yet. Your mom and I
have to tag them, make sure the trip here hasn't sent any of them into shock.
Did you ever think that you would be spending
your teenage years in a place like Fever Swamp?
Not in my wildest dreams.
Hey, this is a great opportunity for you,
you know. Most kids don't get to expand their
horizons like this. Yeah, I bet you make lots of
new friends. Oh, yeah, right. Like that psycho
I ran into last night. He's not a psycho. He's a
hermit. I asked about him in town this morning.
He lost his family a while ago, and ever
since then, it's been a little strange, but.
he just lives off the land, doesn't harm
anybody. I don't feel right about this place.
It feels so... it just feels so weird.
You see these deer here? Up until a couple of
days ago, they had never seen a swamp before.
Now your mom and I get to study how they're going to adapt, and believe me, they will,
because it's just natural to adapt. And pretty soon, they're going to love it here.
And so are you. Very interesting. Glad I could be a part of your study.
Grady, that's really annoying.
Grady. There's nothing to do here.
I saw you move in yesterday. You live here? I didn't know any kids lived here.
People usually don't move into Fever Swamp. They
move out. Hi, I'm Will Blake. I live over there.
Grady Tucker. So, what are those deer you got in
that pen for? Well, my parents are scientists.
They're studying how the deer will adapt to
the swamp. Scientists, huh? We don't get many
scientists around here. Sounds like you don't get
much of anything. Yeah, it's old timers mostly.
We're the only kids. Bet you had lots of friends
where you came from. Yeah, like 20 right on my
street. Oh, that must have been great. It was.
So, uh, you want to play catch? You got a mitt?
Um, I'm not much for baseball. I've got some
targets out back. You've got a BB gun, don't you?
Our family kind of doesn't believe in guns. Oh.
You been in yet? Yesterday. Did you get lost? Yeah.
People say the swamp starts to grow inside your
head. You get confused, turned around. Sometimes
people go in and are never heard from again.
You know why your parents got that house so
cheap? Yeah, because it's a piece of garbage.
No, because the old lady who lived there went
into the swamp one day and never came out.
So, let's check it out. Wait a second. It's okay. I know my way around.
This is incredible. Dinosaurs used to live in
places like this. They still do. Alligators.
You know, some of the most successful predators live in swamps and jungles.
So, how come they call a fever swamp? People
around here believe there's a fever that comes
from this swamp. It makes your body get hot like
an oven and it gets inside your head and starts
boiling your brain. Makes you do crazy things.
Even makes you run into the swamp and stay there.
Maybe we shouldn't be here. Oh, no. We got to
get out of here. What is it? Shut up and run.
Come over here.
I only came out at night. I saw that guy
yesterday. You're just lucky he didn't see you.
He did see me. That's bad, greedy.
They can't prove it, but he's the real reason people keep disappearing.
My dad says he's harmless. Don't believe it. He's
been roaming around this swamp for 50, 60 years.
Come on, he can't be that old. He's even older
than that. People like him don't age like the
rest of us. It's impossible. It's true. He'll
never get a day older as long as he keeps finding
victims. The moon is full tonight. You'll hear
him howling and you'll know exactly what he is.
Nothing else on earth howls like that. Like what? Like a werewolf.
Dad, why can't I drive into town? I have a
license, you know. You just got your license
and you don't know the roads. So I'll drive
slow. Is there any mail for me today, like for my
friends? Mail doesn't come until Wednesday. Amazing it comes at all. I hear you met the
neighbor boy today. What's he like? He's okay.
Without a car, I'll never meet anyone my own age.
Emily, come on. It's not like we're on the
moon. His name's Will. You know what he said?
He said there's a fever you got from the swamp.
The fever boils your brain and makes you go nuts.
That's ridiculous. Are you sure? Did you know
that a lot of people have disappeared around here?
Did you know that the lady that owned this
house disappeared? But Will knows what got her.
A werewolf. Well that's just great, werewolves. I
don't know about this Will. Will knows the swamp,
Mom. And you know who he thinks that werewolf
is? The swamp hermit. All right, I've heard just
about enough. Now listen, there is no such thing
as a werewolf. Those stories are just old folk
legends. There's never been a shred of scientific
evidence, and also there's no such fever as the
one you described. And as I told you before,
that old hermit is a harmless old eccentric,
who has never hurt anyone. Or no one's lived to tell about it.
No.
Hello? I'm gonna kill you. Grady? Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. That was trying to kill you?
Did I hear someone screaming? No. It was Grady.
He was being licked to death. Where were you? You
missed all the excitement. Something upset the
deer. I went outside to check on him. He left the
door open. Well, I think we found the culprit.
Hey boy. He is huge. So that's who's been howling.
What are you doing scaring people like that, huh
boy? Wonder who he belongs to. No collar, no tags.
He's probably a stray. He seems friendly enough.
Can we keep him for a while? It'll make a great
watchdog. I don't know, Grady. Oh, come on, Dad.
Life in the country is not complete without a dog.
You want to live here, you got to take the whole
package. We'll see. Come on, Dad. Okay, I'll tell
you what. I'll, I'll check in town. If nobody
claims him, then we'll talk about it. But he
sleeps outside. Deal. Excuse me, doesn't anyone
care about what I think? See? Someone cares.
Come on, boy. There you go. Here we go. Come on. It's okay. Sit.
How long's it been since you had someone to play with, huh boy?
Neither of us has to worry about it anymore.
Don't get too attached to that dog, Grady.
He might have a home. I was thinking about calling
a bamboo when a car on the way broke in last night.
What'd you bring that out for? There's gonna be a full moon tonight.
Full moon? It'll be really spectacular. The
sun, the moon, and the earth will be lined up
so the earth's shadow will pass over the moon.
A lunar eclipse. Ooh, can I still get tickets?
Someday something's going to impress you kids. I just hope I'm around to see it.
Did you hear the howling last night? Yeah, it was Vandal. Is that what you think?
Come here, boy.
Come here, boy. Don't worry. If that swan permit
comes around, Vandal will smell him a mile away.
What's this stuff tied to the trees? Wolfsbane.
It's supposed to ward off werewolves. Of course,
educated people know it doesn't work. Oh,
right. The educated people use silver bullets.
Shows how much you know. The fact is werefolk
invented that silver bullet story themselves
so poor people couldn't afford to hunt them down.
Werefolk? I suppose you'd call them werepersons.
Maybe we should go back. I don't know this part of the swamp.
Where are we? The bog is supposed to be the heart of the swamp.
Right in its very center. A couple of years ago
a kid fell in, sucked him down like quicksand.
There's no telling what's down there. I wonder how deep it is. Let's find out.
What's it feel like? Like green slimy mashed potatoes. Oh, this is too gross.
Hey, hey wait a second. What is it? Something's got me. Help, help me.
Oh, it was only a shoe.
Sucker. You're not funny. Oh man, that was awesome.
You should have seen the look on your face.
Come on, Grady. I couldn't help myself.
What's the matter, boy?
Somebody's watching us.
I thought you said that didn't work. Do you believe everything you hear?
Come on, let's get over here. Oh, how cute. How funny.
It was horrible, mom. I was just sitting there
looking up at me with those big innocent eyes.
So I reached out to pet it. Well, honey, didn't
you realize something was wrong when it didn't
run away? I thought it liked me. What's wrong?
It's that stupid dog. I know it is. We should have
taken it right to the pound when we found it. Hey,
you leave Vandal alone. He's not bothering anyone.
I'm not so sure about that, Grady. What are you talking about? Come take a look. Stay.
Oh, that's sick, dad. It was mauled by some
predator. Just like half a dozen other animals
in the area last night. You just killed him for no
reason. Oh, come on, dad. Vandal didn't do this.
I mean, look at him. Bite marks are canine.
So what? It could have been anything. It could
have been a wolf. Grady, there are no wolves in the
swamp. How do you know? Look, the swamp's a pretty
brutal place, you know. If that dog's been living
there, he could have become just as brutal. And he
was outside all last night. The bite marks. I bet
they're big, right? Too big for Vandal. No, Grady,
they're not. We think it was Vandal. It's not
Vandal. There might be something going on out
there, but it has nothing to do with my dog. We'll
get you another dog. No. It's okay, boy. No one's
gonna hurt you. Make sure of it. I don't want
another dog. He's completely irrational. Maybe
he has that swamp fever he's been babbling about.
It's the swamp hermit killing all those animals.
Gotta find his shack. I can't let them blame Vandal.
They'll take him away. Oh man, no one actually goes
looking for the swamp hermit. Getting yourself
wasted isn't gonna help your dog. Well, if you're
that scared, then go home. I'll do it myself. Oh,
I wish I never even told you. All right, I'll
go, but I'm out of there before the moon rises.
Won't bite. Won't bite, man. That's all it takes. You'll meet just like him,
a werewolf. He kills you, you're lucky. You see
anything, werewolf? I don't know. It's dark in.
there. Get me out of here. I didn't do anything.
What are you gonna do with me? You can't keep me
here. Everyone will be looking for me. Just let
me go, please. I won't tell anyone, I promise.
I won't tell. If you let me go, I'll never come
back here, ever. You'll never see me again.
My parents are probably on their way now, and they've got guns.
Really big guns. Have you ever seen an elephant rifle?
What happened to you? Where have you been? I
gotta go to a motel or something. Just anywhere,
just as long as we're away from the swamp. Dad! All right, I've had just about enough.
You're really beginning to scare me, Grady. You
should be scared. Dad! Your father went to get
some supplies. Emily took the other car into
town. Now, unless you're planning on hitchhiking,
nobody's going anywhere. Grady, honey, you gotta tell me what's wrong.
It's that swamp hermit, mom. What happened? Did
he hurt you? No, not exactly. Did he threaten you?
No. What then? He's a werewolf.
Oh, I don't have time for this. Oh, come on, mom. You gotta listen to me.
You and dad based everything on science, right? Things you can prove and explain.
But what if the world isn't always like that? What if you knew something was true,
but you couldn't prove it? Something horrible, you knew it could never be explained.
What would you do then?
It's dad.
Oh, no.
Grady, go call the sheriff to get rid of that
dog. Mom, you can't think Vandal did this.
Do you think a dog can do that to a fence?
It's gonna take all night to catch these deer.
Are you gonna help me, or do I have to do this
myself? You saw it, didn't you, boy? Don't worry,
I won't let it near you again. Mom, no, you
don't know what you're doing. I'm sorry, Grady,
it has to be done. Mom, that dog is the only
protection we have, and it'll warn us when the
werewolf is coming. All right, you want to talk
about werewolves, Grady, fine. We'll talk about
werewolves. Tomorrow we'll talk about everything
from werewolves to flying monkeys, but right now
we have to catch the rest of these deer and put
this dog where it can't get to them. Grady, it's
time to get your priorities straight. Come here,
boy. They are straight, mom. Grady, open that door.
You'll be safe in there, mom. It won't be able to get you. Grady, Grady.
Bandle, where'd you go, boy? Bandle? Will?
Bandle?
Will? Will? Mr. Blake? Mrs. Blake? Grady? Somebody? I'm in here, help!
Hello?
Hello? Mom? Dad? Will? Will?
Hello?
Where is everyone?
Got Will. Grady, is this your idea of a joke?
Grady?
Some kind of wolf.
Ah!
Will, if you can hear me, answer!
The net! Guard him!
Not the werewolf. You! I waited a long time for this.
Ah, you took my wife and children, everything I
ever loved. I swore one day I would take your heart the way you took mine.
Oh, dear. Run, boy!
Look out!
Ah!
Get away! Will! Get away, Grady! You, you're the werewolf!
I don't want to hurt you, but I can't help myself, Grady.
There's got to be something we can do. No, leave now, go!
Ah!
Thanks, Vandal. Thanks, boy.
Poor Will.
Come on, you guys, you can finish that later. Okay.
So, you two start school tomorrow. Yep.
Make some friends. I hope you have some normal boys, non-werewolf types.
I thought you liked the werewolf type. Now listen, you two, we've talked about this.
We know that it was some kind of a wolf that attacked you that night,
but there is no evidence to suggest that it was a werewolf.
Except what I saw. And you haven't seen Will around, have you?
There has to be some rational explanation. Anyway, it's over.
And I know one thing. I was wrong about Vandal.
With my apologies. Honey, not at the table.
How's he doing? He seems okay.
Oh, good. Maybe he's finally over those nightmares.
Silly tree.
I hope you enjoyed that story, and I hope you weren't too scared.
Remember, there's no such thing as a werewolf.
Time for me to say goodbye. Have a scary night, everyone.
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