"A Really Haunted Loud House will follow Lincoln Loud and his best friend Clyde as they decide between trick or treating and the signature Loud family Spooktacular or attending a party hosted by Xander, the cool new kid at school."[1]
Plot Summary[]
It's the day before Halloween in Royal Woods as Lincoln and Clyde are preparing to go trick-or-treating to get all the best candy in town while at the same time, the Loud family are preparing for the annual "Shroud House Spooktacular", where they would dress in frightening costumes while performing a life stage act and finishing it up giving out candies to all the people who came to see them. A test run happens where Lynn and Lucy scare the mailman, and Lori (who has come home from college for the Spooktacular) inspect the scare reaction as Lucy appeared and informs that this will be the scariest event in Halloween history.
After Lily arrives and scares Lincoln and Clyde with fake monster hands, the other siblings prepare for the Spooktacular, which includes...
Luna trying out a theremin for the Spooktacular as she is the musical director
Luan constructing a Frankenstein's monster-esque giant marionette version of Mr. Coconuts
Leni and Lola creating the costumes (with Lincoln as the model)
Lisa creating a large pumpkin for the decoration for the Spooktacular (which she has named "Esmeralda" and Todd has developed a hatred towards)
Lori, who is in charge of the event, asks Lincoln about the finale of the Spooktacular, which he says is a secret as he does not want to ruin the surprise, much to her frustration.
Lana setting up a Candy Cannon to fire candy into trick-or-treaters' bags
Lynn is trying to rack up more scares than Lucy, with Lucy determined to retain her record.
Rita is the Chief Candy Officer, having the kids taste-test some candy. She also discovers a reminder labeled "Durblish Point Sent", and has no idea what it means.
Lynn Sr. is not involved with the festivities, having not slept for three days due to Lynn Jr.'s constant attempts to scare him.
Lincoln and Clyde leave the house to embark on a practice trick-or-treating route. Just then, Rita realizes her reminder is actually for a dental appointment, and drives the Loud kids to the dental office. There, Dr. Miller and his nurse, Barbara, check on the kids' teeth, but Dr. Miller is knocked out after Lynn scares Barbara, causing her to accidentally stab him with a needle meant for Leni. Lisa discovers that all the kids have cavities, mostly due to Rita having them gorge on candy and them having poor dental hygiene care. As the Louds leave the dental office, Lincoln runs into Xander Coddington, a new kid who has just moved to Royal Woods and throws cool parties. Despite today being the only time the dentist can see him, Xander does not want to go to the dentist, but Lincoln informs him that Dr. Miller has been incapacitated, earning Xander's respect. Lincoln invites Xander for a trick-or-treating round, but Xander refuses, saying trick-or-treating is lame.
The film was initially announced on April 4, 2023.[1]
Production for the film concluded on April 11, 2023.[2]
Trivia[]
Background information[]
This film was originally intended to release on October 6, 2023, but had its release date pushed earlier to September 28 of the same year.
Thus, this is the first film in the franchise to not be released on a Friday.
The original release date later became the premiere date for Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.
Multiple cast members from previous live-action media expressed interest in producing media with this film's premise:
In an interview released on November 23, 2021, Wolfgang Schaeffer expressed interest in another live-action film based around a holiday besides Christmas (as this had already happened with A Loud House Christmas), as did Dora Dolphin (although she ended up not reprising her role as Leni, instead being replaced by Eva Carlton, who portrays her in The Really Loud House), and Lexi Janicek wanted the next live-action film to be based around Halloween.[3]
In an interview released on January 6, 2023, Aubin Bradley stated that she would, at some point, like to be involved in a live-action Halloween-themed Loud House production.[4]
Coincidentally, the series that spawned these franchises are also the top five longest-running Nicktoons in terms of episode count, with the former four also being the top four longest-running in terms of broadcast lifespan.
Since A Loud House Christmas acts as the pilot movie, this film makes The Really Loud House the third live-action Nickelodeon series to receive a film adaptation, after Drake & Josh and Legends of the Hidden Temple. This is also the first of these films to be produced by Nickelodeon Movies, as the films based on both of said series were TV productions.
This is the first film in the franchise and only live-action film to premiere during the run of The Really Loud House.
General trivia[]
The premise of this film is similar to the Casagrandes episode "New Haunts", as they both involve the main characters deciding whether to spend Halloween with their family, or at a party hosted by a popular student.
The subplot about Lincoln hoping to attend Xander's party further has a similar premise to that of "The Waiting Game", as Xander is portrayed as a foil to Chandler in this film.
The Halloween shown in the film takes place during a full moon, indicating that the film likely takes place in 2020, as October 31 occurred during a full moon that year.
This is contradicted by the fact that Lincoln and Clyde are shown to have school on Halloween, and October 31, 2020, was on a Saturday.
Coincidentally, the film premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on the night of a full moon.
Lincoln, Clyde, and Luan are the only characters to wear the same costumes they wear in "Tricked!". Lynn dresses up as a skeleton in this film, much like how Luna does the same in that episode. Similarly, a giant marionette version of Mr. Coconuts dressed as Frankenstein's monster appears as a decoration in the film, coinciding with how Luan dresses him up as Frankenstein's monster in that episode.
Lana's mummy outfit is likely a reference to her dressing up as a mummy by using toilet paper to scare Lola in the pilot short.
In "Tricked!", Lynn Sr. was samhainophobic. Given how he participates with the rest of his family in this film, he seems to have overcome his phobia.
However, being cut by the "Romulus necklace" did spark paranoia in him that caused him to lock himself in the basement while his family celebrated.
This is the first film in the franchise to feature Todd, Zach, Liam, Rusty, Stella, and all characters who debuted in The Really Loud House, and the first live-action film to feature Flip.
This is the first film in the franchise where Howard, Harold, Scoots, Sam, and Gayle do not appear, and the first to not have Catherine Taber as part of the cast. However, Clyde does mention his fathers.
This is also the first film in the franchise where Bobby Santiago does not appear, although the film does have a different character named Bobby.
The mailman who appears in this film is the same one from "The Guy Who Makes You Fly". The credits also reveal that his name is Bob.
This film reveals that whenever Rita writes a reminder on her phone, she tends to trip up the spelling, and as a result, her reminders come out saying nonsensical things that take her a while to interpret.
Some of the people attending the Loud family Spooktacular are depicted wearing costumes used in The Really Loud House:
One person is depicted with Rita's rabbit costume from "Better Together".
One of the final shots of the film depicts Lincoln and Clyde eating candy on the Loud house's front porch, just like the closing shot in "Tricked!".
This is the first film to not include a variant of the theme song.
Innuendo: Liam mentions that he learned not to use a shock collar on a mule "the hard way".
Irony:
Rita, a former dentist and the Loud family's Chief Candy Officer, always reminds her kids to take good care of their teeth. However, they misinterpreted her command to floss their teeth as to perform the dance move called the floss, which led to all of them coming down with numerous cavities.
Additionally, despite being a writer for the Royal Woods Gazette, whenever she writes a reminder on her phone, she tends to trip up the spelling, and as a result, her reminders come out saying nonsensical things that take her a while to interpret.
Lynn Sr. neglected to check the box with the "Romulus necklace" in it for any warning labels, so he ended up discovering the curse by the time it was too late.
Rusty predicted that Xander would use dance moves so trendy, they have not been invented yet, which is a self-contradictory statement.
Rita attempted to turn on a light just after Lynn Sr. had unscrewed the light bulb.
During the Xander Nation's assault on the Loud House, Johnny moves to attack Esmeralda, a pumpkin, but is shot with pumpkin pie filling by Lana, who even notes, "Kind of ironic I hit him with the pumpkin pie filling."
Despite concluding from Xander's earlier statements that he and Clyde were too old to go trick-or-treating, Lincoln willingly wore his Ace Savvy costume under his clothes in case it ever came in handy, and Clyde followed suit due to his skepticism about the claim.
References[]
Nosferatu - A poster of the titular character of this 1922 horror film appears in Lynn and Lucy's room.
Wrinkles the Clown - During a flashback, Lynn scares her father by dressing up as a clown with similar makeup to that of the titular character of this 2019 film.
Cocoa Puffs - A cereal box labeled "Cocoa Spheres" can be seen on top of the refrigerator, parodying this brand of cereal made by the General Mills company.
Floss - A flashback shows the Loud kids misinterpreting Rita's command to floss their teeth as to perform this dance.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down - Lincoln and Clyde's subplot about choosing to attend Xander's party instead of going trick-or-treating is similar to a subplot in this 2016 book by Jeff Kinney where Greg decides to attend Mariana Mendoza's Halloween party with Rowley instead of going trick-or-treating on Halloween night, only to regret it later on when he faces a stress-induced hunger attack.
Monopoly - When Lincoln and Clyde ask for advice about attending Xander's party, Liam suggests "wearing a big city suit like a Monopoly guy", referencing the mascot of this board game manufactured by Hasbro.
Eagles - The official name of Lori's Halloween costume is "Witchy Woman"[5], which is likely a reference to this rock band's 1972 song of the same title.
Frankenstein - The Franken-coconuts marionette is based on this film's depiction of Frankenstein's monster. When controlling the marionette during the Xander Nation's assault on the Loud House, Luan also howls, "It's alive!", an iconic quote uttered by the titular character, Henry Frankenstein.
Bride of Frankenstein - Rita's costume resembles the titular character of this 1935 horror film.
The Phantom of the Opera - Todd's mask resembles that of the titular character from this 1909 novel by Gaston Leroux.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - One of the Loud family's Halloween decorations is a headless horseman, the main antagonist of this 1820 short story by Washington Irving.
The Nightmare Before Christmas - Some of the scarecrows in the Loud house's yard resemble Jack Skellington, the protagonist of this 1993 animated film, in his scarecrow form.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - One of the people attending the Loud family Spooktacular is dressed as Queen Grimhilde, the main antagonist of this 1937 animated film, in her human form.
Three Little Pigs - Three child trick-or-treaters Lynn Sr. encounters in his werewolf costume are dressed as these fable characters, who are also antagonized by a wolf. Lynn Sr. also exclaims, "Huff, puff!", which is what the wolf in the fable does to blow down the pigs' houses.
Little Red Riding Hood - The mother of the trick-or-treaters dressed as the Three Little Pigs is dressed as this fairy tale character, who is also antagonized by a wolf.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame - Lisa swearing to defend her pumpkin, which she named Esmeralda, against Xander's mob is similar to how Quasimodo, the protagonist of this 1831 novel by Victor Hugo, swore to protect a Gypsy woman of the same name from persecution by Claude Frollo and a mob of angry townspeople.
Underoos - Luna refers to Lincoln's Ace Savvy costume as this brand of children's underwear.
Mount Rushmore - The junkyard's name, Mount Crush-more, is a pun on this landmark located in Keystone, South Dakota.
Errors[]
Like in "The Blemish Dilemish", Stella's surname is misspelled Zhou in the credits.
Lynn Sr. manages to roll a shopping cart far beyond the boundaries of a store. In real life, shopping carts usually have automatic locks on them that stop them from rolling if taken beyond the parking lot of the store they're designated to.
This could be justified in that the shopping cart is from Flip's Food & Fuel, and Flip is known for his rather lax and unprofessional attitude.
Videos[]
A Really Haunted Loud House - Coming October 2023 (Nickelodeon U.S.)
A Really Haunted Loud House Movie "Spooky Night" Full Scene! - Nickelodeon
A Really Haunted Loud House - Official Trailer - Paramount+
