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The Haunted Car, formally known as Becka Douglas, is the main antagonist of the twenty-first Goosebumps Series 2000 book of the same name.

History

The Haunted Car

14 year old Becka Douglas took her father's car out on a joyride, leading to her death. Mr. Douglas was so distraught that he was desperate to get rid of the car. Becka started haunting the car, and told her twin sister she plans to get revenge for dying so young.

When Mitchell Moinian's dad got the car, Becka started forcing Mitchell to get in so she can kill him. However, she accidentally saves his life by taking him on a ride while his house is catching fire. Because her mission is evil, she melted away.

Goosebumps (film)

The Haunted Car appears in the Goosebumps movie as means of transportation for Slappy, driving on her own due to both her nature as a possessed automobile and because Slappy's legs are too short to reach the brakes. After he released the car, he used her to rampage through Madison, Delaware. He also threw various Goosebumps manuscripts books - including Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes, You're Plant Food!, A Shocker on Shock Street, and Invasion of the Body Squeezers: Part 1 and Part 2 - out the driver's seat window after unlocking them.

Other appearances

In Goosebumps: The Game, the moving van driver mentions a story about a haunted car to his partner, swearing that the story was true. The Haunted Car is later shown as an achievement within the game.
The Haunted Car appears in Goosebumps HorrorTown, but only as an item you can decorate the town with.

Gallery

Artwork

Regional depictions

Film

General information

Physical appearance

As a ghost, Becka is a rotting corpse, with rotted skin. In life, she had wavy blond hair and dark catlike eyes, just like her sister Marissa.

Personality

In life, Becka seemed to be very reckless, due to taking the car on a joyride at a young age. As a ghost, she claims to be evil, and constantly tries to kill Mitchell so someone can join her in the afterlife forever. She's so dedicated to evil that saving Mitchell's life causes her to melt away forever.

Trivia

In the Spanish version of the film, specifically when the Haunted Car is released from her book in front of Stine's house, one can hear her whispering "embrujado." When translated, the term means "haunted."
The Haunted Car, especially her depiction in the Goosebumps film, shares similarities to The Car from the 1977 horror-thriller The Car.
The Haunted Car is Slappy's closest ally in the film, since he used her for transportation throughout the film.
The Haunted Car appears as a decoration in Goosebumps HorrorTown.

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 Book (1999) = [[File:GBS2K-21The Haunted Car.jpg|thumb]]
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-Book (2015) = [[File:The_Haunted_Car_Classic_Goosebumps.jpg|thumb]]
+Book (2015) = [[File:TheHauntedCar2015.png|thumb]]
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 Film = [[File:Image-0.png|thumb]]
 </tabber>
 |first_appearance = ''[[The Haunted Car (book)| The Haunted Car]]'' ([[1999]])
-|latest_appearance = ''[[Goosebumps (film)|Goosebumps]]'' ([[2015]])
+|latest_appearance = ''[[Goosebumps HorrorTown]]'' ([[2018]])
+|family_members = Mr. Douglas (father)<br>Marissa Douglas (sister)
 |alignment = Evil
 |status = Ghost
 |species = Possessed 1986 Sports Corvette (book)<br>Possessed Lincoln Continental Mark III (film)
+|gender = Female
-|gender = Female (technically)}}'''The Haunted Car''' is the main antagonist of the twenty-first ''[[Goosebumps Series 2000]]'' book [[The Haunted Car (book)|of the same name]].
+|other_names = Becka Douglas
+}}'''The Haunted Car''', formally known as '''Becka Douglas''', is the main antagonist of the twenty-first ''[[Goosebumps Series 2000]]'' book [[The Haunted Car (book)|of the same name]].
 ==History==
+=== ''[[The Haunted Car (book)|The Haunted Car]]'' ===
+year old Becka Douglas took her father's car out on a joyride, leading to her death. Mr. Douglas was so distraught that he was desperate to get rid of the car. Becka started haunting the car, and told her twin sister she plans to get revenge for dying so young.
+When [[Mitchell Moinian]]'s dad got the car, Becka started forcing Mitchell to get in so she can kill him. However, she accidentally saves his life by taking him on a ride while his house is catching fire. Because her mission is evil, she melted away.
-=== [[The Haunted Car (book)|''The Haunted Car'']] ===
-[[Mitchell Moinian]]'s parents get a new car, and he's excited since he knows all about cars, but one night, he hears a whisper, "Get in" and when he gets in the car, he gets the Manual from the console, but it says, "I'm evil!" He discovers that the car is possessed by a spirit of a girl that died in a car accident, Becka, and now she wants a friend in the afterlife. When she accidentally saved Mitchell from a house fire, she moved onto the afterlife because the good deed too much for her evil soul to bare.
-===''Goosebumps: The Game ''===
-The driver of the moving van references a story about a haunted car which he once told his partner about. The driver swears that the story was true. The Haunted Car is later shown as an achievement within the game.
 === ''[[Goosebumps (film)]]'' ===
-The Haunted Car appears in the ''Goosebumps'' movie as means of transportation for [[Slappy the Dummy|Slappy]], driving on her own due to both her nature as a possessed automobile and because Slappy's legs are too short to reach the brakes. After he released the car, he used her to rampage through [[Madison, Delaware]]. He also threw various ''Goosebumps'' manuscripts books- including ''[[Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes]]'', ''[[You're Plant Food!]]'', ''[[A Shocker on Shock Street]]'', and ''[[Invasion of the Body Squeezers: Part 1]]'' and ''[[Invasion of the Body Squeezers: Part 2|Part 2]]''- out the driver's seat window after unlocking them.
+The Haunted Car appears in the ''Goosebumps'' movie as means of transportation for [[Slappy the Dummy|Slappy]], driving on her own due to both her nature as a possessed automobile and because Slappy's legs are too short to reach the brakes. After he released the car, he used her to rampage through [[Madison, Delaware]]. He also threw various ''Goosebumps'' manuscripts books - including ''[[Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes]]'', ''[[You're Plant Food!]]'', ''[[A Shocker on Shock Street]]'', and ''[[Invasion of the Body Squeezers: Part 1]]'' and ''[[Invasion of the Body Squeezers: Part 2|Part 2]] ''- out the driver's seat window after unlocking them.
+==Other appearances==
+*In ''[[Goosebumps: The Game]]'', the moving van driver mentions a story about a haunted car to his partner, swearing that the story was true. The Haunted Car is later shown as an achievement within the game.
+*The Haunted Car appears in ''[[Goosebumps HorrorTown]]'', but only as an item you can decorate the town with.
 ==Gallery==
+===Artwork===
 <gallery>
 The Haunted Car.jpg|The Haunted Car as seen on the original ''Goosebumps Series 2000'' cover.
 The Haunted Car (Classic Goosebumps).jpg|The Haunted Car as seen on the ''[[Classic Goosebumps]]'' cover.
+</gallery>
+===Regional depictions===
+<gallery>
+TheHauntedCarKoreanCover.png|The Haunted Car as depicted on the [[Goosebumps (original series)/Korean releases|Korean cover]] of ''The Haunted Car''.
+TheHauntedCarFrenchCover.png|Becka's human form as depicted on the [[Goosebumps/French releases|French cover]] of ''The Haunted Car''.
+</gallery>
+===Film===
+<gallery>
 The Haunted Car Book Brun .jpeg
 The_Haunted_Car_-_Movie_001.jpeg
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 index.driving.jpeg
 </gallery>
+== General information ==
+=== Physical appearance ===
+As a ghost, Becka is a rotting corpse, with rotted skin. In life, she had wavy blond hair and dark catlike eyes, just like her sister Marissa.
+===Personality===
+In life, Becka seemed to be very reckless, due to taking the car on a joyride at a young age. As a ghost, she claims to be evil, and constantly tries to kill Mitchell so someone can join her in the afterlife forever. She's so dedicated to evil that saving Mitchell's life causes her to melt away forever.
 ==Trivia==
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 *The Haunted Car, especially her depiction in the ''Goosebumps'' film, shares similarities to The Car from the 1977 horror-thriller ''The Car''.
 *The Haunted Car is Slappy's closest ally in the film, since he used her for transportation throughout the film.
+*The Haunted Car appears as a decoration in Goosebumps HorrorTown.
 [[Category:Monsters]]
 [[Category:Villains]]
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 [[Category:Recurring characters]]
 [[Category:Female]]
+[[Category:Twins]]
+[[Category:Goosebumps Horrortown (Monsters)]]
+[[Category:Characters that appear on covers]]