Ghoul Fools: The Revenge of Johnny

Ghoul Fools: The Revenge of Johnny (also known as Ghoul Fools 2) is a 2026 animated Halloween comedy film directed by and co-produced by Tim Burton. A sequel to Ghoul Fools: A Halloween Adventure (2024), it features Iain Armitage, Chloë Grace Moretz, Brady Noon, Owen Vaccaro, Oscar Isaac, Margot Robbie, Blue Chapman, Presley Smith, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Olson, Alyson Stoner, and Rachel McAdams reprising their roles, with new cast members George Lopez and Bagans joining.

When Johnny plots to cancel Halloween after what happened last year, Max and Tippi must save the monster world of Fright Town from fading out of existence. The film was released on Netflix on September 29, 2026.

Plot
Many Halloweens ago, Johnny, loved dressing up like a monster until last Halloween when he discovered that monsters are real and fears they will get him again this year; he plans to end Halloween to protect himself, while Max and his friends Alex, Chet, Dylan, Troy, and Kat, decide to go trick-or-treating with Max's little sister Hannah, while distancing themselves from Johnny due to his monster paranoia. Holly keeps having nightmares about monsters after what happened last Halloween. Since she realized that Max was right about monsters being real, Holly now supports him and his beliefs. Despite her fear of monsters, she wants to go trick-or-treating with her two cousins.

At Fright Town, Tippi and her assortment of friends (her sister, Happi, the, Ericka, Dez, Eva, Ward, , , the , the , , Ivo, Gary, Mr. Skully Funnybone, Hector, the vampire family of Vlad, Ruby, and Austin) are planning another annual Halloween party; however, Fright Town is being affected by Johnny's actions to end the holiday, such as smashing pumpkins in the pumpkin patch, sneaking into stores to contaminate candy and make costumes flammable, and vandalizing the haunted museum Max met Tippi last time with toilet paper, and as this is happening he is slowly turning into a mad devil such as growing pointed ears, a unibrow, a scrunched-up nose, a wide grin and sharp teeth. Max and Tippi successfully get around these hurdles by making the smashed pumpkin holes serve as mouth, making new treats not involving candy, and imagining the toilet paper on the house as a set of ghost, putting the Fright Town universe back together and stable. Max takes his family and friends to the museum, introducing them to the friendly monsters and having them be taken to the party at Fright Town.

Johnny has one more plan to spoil the holiday, by stealing the party's Best Costume prize. He is initially successful, stealing the prize while all the guests are dancing. However, Johnny bursts out loud the pumpkin consists of candy, which is noticed by a food-addicted Henry; a fight between the mutant alligator and Johnny ensues, before Hector arrives and scares Johnny, while Johnny also makes Hector scream. After Johnny's fright, Hector explains that he looked really scary, so Grim announces that Johnny has won the contest. Johnny is back to his old self again, and the party continues.

Voice cast

 * Iain Armitage as Max Blackthorn, a 13-year old boy who believes in monsters.
 * Chloë Grace Moretz as Tippi, a tween ghost girl and Max's friend.
 * Brady Noon as Alex Grimm, Max's best friend.
 * Owen Vaccaro as Johnny, Max and Alex's former rival/bully who plans to ruin Halloween. He is the main antagonist of the film.
 * Oscar Isaac as, the ruler of Fright Town.
 * Margot Robbie as Ericka, Tippi's teacher and Grim's broommate.
 * Blue Chapman as Chet Hitchcock, Max's overweight friend.
 * Presley Smith as Hannah Blackthorn, Max's little sister.
 * Keegan-Michael Key as Ivo, a short one-eyed monster with four arms and Grim's helper.
 * Olivia Olson as Happi, Tippi's older sister and Grim's employee.
 * Alyson Stoner as Holly Blackthorn, Max and Hannah's older cousin who now believes in monsters and tries to calm her nerves.
 * George Lopez as Mr. Edgerton, Max and Alex's teacher.
 * Rachel McAdams as Jill Blackthorn, Max and Hannah's mother and Holly's aunt.
 * as Mr. Vincent, the owner of the haunted museum.
 * Nick Offerman as Brian Blackthorn, Max and Hannah's father, Jill's husband, and Holly's uncle.
 * Haley Tju as Dez, a tween zombie girl who is one of Tippi's friends.
 * Rosalie Chiang as Eva, a futakuchi-onna and one of Tippi's friends.
 * Finn Wolfhard as Ward, a ghost and one of Tippi's friends who enjoys poker games.
 * Chris Sarandon as, one of Grim and Ericka's broommates.
 * John Goodman as, one of Grim and Ericka's broommates.
 * Paul Walter Hauser as, one of Grim and Ericka's broommates.
 * Oded Fehr as, one of Grim and Ericka's broommates.
 * Alan Tudyk as, Tippi's science teacher.
 * Danny Elfman as the, Fright Town's residential musician.
 * Scott McNeil as Skully Funnybone, a skeleton and one of Grim and Ericka's broommates.
 * McNeil also voices Count Vlad, a vampire dressed in black.
 * Tabitha St. Germain as Ruby, Count Vlad's wife.
 * as Hector, a furry blue monster with horns and one of Grim and Ericka's broommates.
 * Chalk also voices Gary, a mutated alligator and one of Grim and Ericka's broommates.
 * Finn Lee-Epp as Austin, Vlad and Ruby's son.
 * Tom Kenny as Morty, a zombie butler of the Grim Reaper.
 * Seth Carr as Troy, one of Max and Alex's friends.
 * Harry McDermott as Dylan, one of Max and Alex's friends.
 * Kate Moyer as Kat, one of Max and Alex's friends.
 * Liliana Mumy as Amy, one of Holly's two best friends.
 * as Carrie, one of Holly's two best friends.
 * Chris Elliott as Martin, the deceased who tried to eat the kids in the first film and now is seen in Johnny and Holly's nightmares and hallucinations.
 * as Bruno, Tippi and Happi's father.
 * Erica Luttrell as Magnolia, Tippi and Happi's mother.
 * Tara Strong as Kimpy, Tippi's chubby cool ghost friend.
 * Eric Bauza as Boort, Happi's boyfriend.
 * Bauza also voices the farmer from the pumpkin patch.
 * as Johnny's mother
 * Brian Doyle-Murray as Johnny's father
 * Violet McGraw as Melissa Edgerton, Mr. Edgerton's daughter and Max's classmate.
 * Brandon Greene as, Store owner, Skeleton news reporter

Development
On May 14, 2026, a sequel titled Ghoul Fools was announced to have begun post-production. Original director Brandon Greene, who served as screenplayer for the sequel, dropped out and was replaced by, who produced the first film alongside Tim Burton.

Casting
Chloë Grace Moretz, Iain Armitage, Brady Noon, Blue Chapman, Presley Smith, Oscar Isaac, Margot Robbie, Owen Vaccaro and Rachel McAdams were all confirmed to reprise their roles, while George Lopez and Bagans joined the cast for the sequel.

Release
The film was streamed on Netflix on September 29, 2026.

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 62% based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "While it's missing some of the horror fun of the original, The Revenge of Johnny serves up a sweet second helping of spooky cheer that makes the most of its marvelously matched leads." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."

Possible sequel
Greene confirmed in an interview that he wanted to make another Ghoul Fools film with Burton as the director.

Trivia

 * The film has some similar elements to Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas in which both characters try to stop a holiday from coming.
 * Originally Martin was going to return as a shadowy ghost and possess Johnny to destroy Halloween, but it was scrapped and he was instead seen in Johnny and Holly's nightmares.
 * Mouse was, in fact, a tarantula. Max is so terrified by the arachnid that he shrieks loudly and destroys the poster, making Hannah cry. Bruno and the rest of his family are infuriated by this, and he suggests to Max that it would be for the best if he just left an idea is a reference to the The Amazing World of Gumball episode The Date.
 * Tippi traps Strays Dog in pipes that resemble a giant Habitrail.
 * The scene Tippi angry is a reference to the .
 * The scene Max and Chet surprised face is a reference to the The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.