Scooby-Doo! and the Witch’s Ghost

Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost is a 1999 direct-to-video animated supernatural horror-comedy film, and the second of the direct-to-video films and was produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons.

Summary
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored be a witch.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The animation is still amazing with it’s fine detail and very beautiful to look at.
 * 2) It introduces the eco-goth band, The Hex Girls (Thorn, Luna and Dusk), who quickly became popular characters in the Scooby-Doo franchise.
 * 3) The voice acting is spectacular, like from Scott Innes, Frank Welker, Mary Kay Bergman, Tim Curry, Jennifer Hale, Kimberly Brooks and Jane Wiedlin.
 * 4) Billy Ray Cyrus’s take on the famous theme song is pretty cool.
 * 5) Many great songs, like “I’m a Hex Girl”, “Earth, Wind, Fire and Air” or “The Witch’s Ghost”.
 * 6) Ben Ravencroft, is well-written and the reveal of his true colors is well-executed and Tim Curry does an excellent job voicing him.
 * 7) Sarah Ravencroft is also an intimidating antagonist and like Simone, Lena, and Jacques from the previous movie, is a real monster/ghost out to bring harm to the Mystery Gang.
 * 8) Many memorable moments that are both awesome and funny, like the scene where Scooby and Shaggy eat literally everything in a restaurant, when The Hex Girls first perform on stage or the final battle between the protagonists and Sarah’s evil spirit.
 * 9) The ending is quite satisfying after both Sarah and Ben are defeated before completely destroying Oakhaven.

Reception
The film got mixed reviews from critics, but positive reviews from audiences and Scooby-Doo fans for its well-written story, likable characters, including the introduced Hex girls, and for its intense moments, including one of the two villains being a real monster this time.

Trivia

 * This marks Scott Innes' debut as the voice of Shaggy, taking over from Billy West from the previous film. This is the second time one cast member has voiced both Scooby and another member of the group; the first was Don Messick, who voiced both Scooby and Scrappy-Doo.
 * Country musician Billy Ray Cyrus sings the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? theme song in the museum chase scene.
 * The middle-aged man wearing a plaid shirt and overalls also has a cameo as a customer at Sergio's Diner in the next film.
 * Some of the tourists in this film are far more anime-looking than the others. When Ben reveals his evil colours and hovers into the air he also is designed to be more anime-esque.