There it is.
Pretty much how I remember it.
I was younger than you
Iast time I was here, Simon.
Well, its big.
Yeah, so I can get bigger pets here,
right, Mom?
Sure! Get a cow. Get a whole flock.
Herd.
That, too. What do you think, Jared?
Jared?
Okay. Here we go.
Its okay, Mr. Tibbs. Its okay.
It has that old people smell.
Its just an observation, not a judgment.
Youre angry about the move. I get that.
Just what are you expecting
your silent protest will get you?
At least acknowledge this isnt
the way to deal with your anger
the way you said you were gonna do.
Say yes with your head.
Two blinks.
Nothing.
Mal, you and Simon take your stuff.
Wait in the foyer while I go look
for the main circuit breaker.
Okay, Mom.
-Get out of the car right now.
-Youre not my mother, Mallory.
No, lm worse,
because Mom doesnt believe in hitting.
-Come here, you little...
-And hes out of the car! Thank you!
Stop it! Im not gonna let you
keep acting like a jerk!
-lll do whatever I want.
-No, you wont!
Mom needs this to work, so cut it out!
-Simon, get her!
-lm a pacifist.
Youre so annoying.
You think you know everything!
-Well, I know stuff you dont.
-Like what?
Nothing.
-Thanks for having my back, bro.
-I dont do conflict.
-What are you doing?
-Unpacking.
Why? I told you it was only temporary.
Dads coming tomorrow,
and hes gonna take us back with him.
-I know. But what about Mom?
-She can have Mallory.
Come on, Simon, we cant stay here.
Look at this place.
Its the house that time forgot.
-And its got that...
-Old people smell, I know.
And whats this?
Salt. Theres salt on the window.
I know. Its on all the windows.
Yeah, and thats not weird.
Im guessing she put it there.
-ls that the nut bag and her husband?
-No.
Thats Arthur Spiderwick,
you know, our great-great-uncle.
The little girls the nut bag.
I mean, Aunt Lucinda, his daughter.
Shes the one who lived here
before they took her away to the...
To the...
To the nut house.
Right.
And whyd she get taken there?
Because she said
her father was abducted.
Because she said
her father was abducted.
By?
By faeries.
Exactly.
Our crazy aunt stayed here
her whole life and never left, ever!
Thats not gonna happen to me, or you.
End of discussion.
Has anybody seen my keys?
I know I left them right here.
Nope.
I guess Aunt Lucinda
liked honey with her oatmeal, huh?
And tomato sauce.
Wow.
Where is my fencing medal, Jared?
-Hanging on your bed?
-lts not there anymore.
Well, find the bed
and youll find your medal.
Im not talking about the bed...
You know what?
Im not acknowledging your existence
until you bring my medal back.
Promise?
Well, actually, youd have to
acknowledge his existence
in order to receive the medal from him.
Thanks, Spock.
Youre the pride of the Federation.
Jared, give it back.
I didnt take the stupid medal!
-Youre such a liar!
-Conflict.
-Shut up, Simon!
-Shut up, Simon!
Hey!
Were not gonna do this.
New town. New house. New job.
This is our new life.
Lets not fall into old ruts, okay?
I know this house isnt perfect,
but we can make it work,
if we want to make it work.
-All right?
-All right, Mom.
Shut up!
Hi.
-Dad.
-Dad.
Yeah, we made it.
Whats that noise in the background?
You know, scratch that.
I dont want to know.
-Just because I dont.
-lm gonna go look for my medal.
Ill help you.
What?
Its your dad.
-Hi, Dad.
-Hey, buddy-
Hows the Addams Family mansion?
Oh, the house? Yeah, its great,
if you like big creepy houses
in the middle of nowhere.
-Now, come on-
-Seriously. Theres nothing here.
-Youll see.
-Yeah, well, listen---
-Youre still coming tomorrow, right?
-Yeah, maybe- lm gonna try-
-Why maybe?
-Look, dont worry- lm coming-
Theres something
we need to talk about-
But tomorrow might not work out, okay?
-Y eah, I understand.
-Okay, good-
-Youll try though, right?
-Absolutely-
But lll see you soon, though- Definitely-
Okay.
-See you, Son-
-Bye, Dad.
What did you say to him?
Cant you at least pretend
you want him to come and see us?
Jared Grace, put that broom down!
-Theres something in the wall!
-Now!
You said you were gonna stop
hitting things when you got angry!
I know I said I was gonna stop yelling.
Please, please, dont do this.
Well clean it up, Mom.
You go to bed. You need to sleep.
-Nice move, pinhead.
-Shut up.
Somethings in there, moving.
Probably a red squirrel.
Very common in this region.
Or it could just be a rat.
We dont need any more holes
in the wall!
Great. Ill get blamed for that.
Check it out.
This is one of those things
they use to send food upstairs.
-What are they called?
-Dumbwaiter.
Hey, those are Moms keys.
And my medal!
What? You still think I took it.
Yeah, Mal, you busted me.
I took your medal,
hid it here and re-plastered the wall.
I dont know how you did it.
I just know you did it,
because you always do it.
-And now youre gonna clean it up.
-You told Mom we were gonna clean it.
We means you.
Simon, dont you want to know
where this thing goes?
Not really.
Simon!
Simon, wake up!
I went up. Its a room,
a secret room, upstairs.
Theres a desk and a chest,
and I found this book!
-Something was in there!
-A red squirrel?
No, not a squirrel.
Unless squirrels can spell.
It wrote in the dust on the desk,
Jared Grace, leave this place.
Wow.
Thats really...impossible.
Its late.
Just go to sleep.
Do not dare to read this book,
for if you take one fateful look,
you barter at your lifes expense
and face a deadly consequence.
What the...
How did you guys get out?
Dear reader,
what you now hold in your hands
is the culmination of a lifes work-
And you will soon see, as I have,
that there are fantastical creatures
living among us,
hidden through mimicry and magic-
This book will give you
the tools and techniques
needed to lift the veil
and see the unseen-
The secrets you are about to learn
have been kept hidden for ages,
secrets that many of this realm
would prefer to stay hidden-
The creatures you will meet
are truly a sight to behold,
and most of them do not
like being observed-
But, over time,
I have garnered their trust-
Some, I am quite happy to report,
I now call friend-
But a rare few are, quite frankly,
to be feared-
The darker forces of this realm
all live in service of one creature,
the ogre, Mulgarath-
The secrets herein are powerful,
more powerful than even I was aware-
Never before has knowledge
of the fantastical realm
been assembled in one tome-
And so I implore you, dear reader,
to use this information wisely,
for the ogre, Mulgarath,
seeks this knowledge
with relentless persistence-
If he were to obtain the information
in these pages,
I can assure you his intentions
would be of the vilest sort-
He assumes many forms,
and so you must constantly
be on guard-
I deeply fear that the more I learn,
the more I place everyone around me
in grave danger-
So, reader, beware-
I beseech you, beware-
Mom!
-Whats going on?
-Mom! Mom, please, help!
What happened to you?
-Hold still.
-Please, Mom, just cut it! Cut it!
-Okay, calm down.
-Mom, please!
Just cut me out! Cut it out!
Please, just get a scissors! I dont care!
-What happened?
-He ruined my hair! Get him out!
Jared, youve gone way too far this time.
-Mom, please! Please!
-What? I didnt do this!
Ive been sitting in a footlocker
for the last two hours, reading!
Yeah, right!
Ask Simon.
Well, he was in a footlocker.
-Just cut me out!
-Field guide.
Mom, just cut it!
Im not enjoying this.
I told you, lll help you catch
a woodchuck or something.
I need the practice. Now, come on.
Simon!
Thats not fair. He distracted me.
-What does appease mean?
-Appease.
You know, placate, pacify, assuage.
-ln English.
-To make nice.
Is that what you came out here to do?
Well, apology not accepted.
Im not apologizing cause I didnt do it!
This did.
A brownie is living in the house
and wants us to leave.
Wow. Thats incredible.
You can read!
Im telling you,
something is in that house with us,
and Arthur Spiderwick knew about it,
and thats why he wrote this guide!
Im a little lost.
Who needs to be appeased?
-The brownie?
-No, a boggart.
So theres a brownie and a boggart?
A brownie turns into a boggart
when its angry,
and it got angry
when Mallory destroyed his nest.
and it got angry
when Mallory destroyed his nest.
It likes honey.
-Thats why all the honeys there.
-Really?
Dont listen to him, Simon.
Come on, lets go eat.
Hello!
Hello?
Sorry I wrecked your home,
but I made you a new one.
And I got you some honey.
I read you liked it.
Hope you do.
Hope it, you know, appeases you.
Ill be over here.
Im really hoping you actually exist.
Hello?
Oh! My, my, my.
That is just tasty, tasty, delicious honey.
So good! So yummy, yummy, yummy!
Wait! No! I wont hurt you!
Here, here, have some more honey!
I shouldnt, I shouldnt, I really shouldnt.
I mean, if you insist.
Oh, my, my, my! That is good!
Where are you? Why cant I see you?
Where are you? Why cant I see you?
You dont see us, but now you do.
But only if we want you to.
We? You mean
all the magical creatures
We? You mean
all the magical creatures
Arthur Spiderwick wrote about.
The book! Oh, my gosh!
Im sorry, master, lve failed!
Failed, failed, failed!
Your instructions were simple,
Protect the book.
And I did it, I hid it,
I bound it and I wound it.
I did my best, locked it in the chest!
But you looked and looked
and found the book!
And from the chest,
the thing was stolen!
You foolish boy!
Idiot! Are you blind?
I put a note right on the cover!
Idiot! Are you blind?
I put a note right on the cover!
Cant you read?
Why do I write notes
when no ones gonna read the notes?
Im sorry. Here! More honey!
No! Im not falling for that!
Oh, that is so good.
And they say lve got anger issues.
Protect the book. Dont let it get took!
Right, you had to protect the book.
Who told you to protect it?
-Wait! What did I say?
-Protect the book, protect the book.
It wasnt complicated.
I just had to protect the book. Thats all.
Arthur Spiderwick.
So he wrote it
and asked you to protect it.
I said, Master, we must destroy it!
He said, We must protect the book.
Keep it in the circle,
safe from the ogre.
Ogre? Do you mean Mulgarath?
All the years protecting it
now ruined by a little twit!
Circle, circle, little jerkle.
Little jerkle broke the circle!
Whoa! Stop! What circle?
Okay.
Look. Here, here.
So it protects the house
to protect the book.
-Safe from who?
-Them!
What? Whos them?
I dont see anything.
Tibbsy, come here, boy!
Breakfast time! Mr. Tibbs?
All right, what did you do
with Simons cat?
Theyre not here for the cat.
They want the book!
What is that? Whats out there?
Its goblins! Goblins are here.
And all because
you took the book out there
and practically waved it in their faces,
you little twerp!
Simon!
Go ahead!
Now look at the mess you made!
Simon! Theyre taking him away.
Whats happening?
Simon! Theyre taking him away.
Whats happening?
The Stone! The Stone!
Look through the Stone!
What the hell?
No! No!
-The book stays or we all die!
-I need it! Let go!
It must stay in the circle! In the circle!
Mom!
Mom!
-Mom! Wheres Mom?
-She went to work, okay? Im in charge.
Hey, where are you going?
Psycho.
Help me!
What are you doing? Help!
Help!
Give me, give me.
Give me a leg! Hey, give me!
Give me a leg! A leg!
Thats not a leg!
This is a leg! Imbeciles.
Oh, my God.
Simon.
Dont move.
Slowly lift your foot.
Then we must shake on our alliance.
What? Its good.
-Who are you?
-I am Hogsqueal.
And I am here on a mission
to destroy the ogre, Mulgarath,
who killed my family!
Can you help me save my brother?
Please?
Yeah! Sure!
I was gonna suggest that
right after you let me out of this cage.
-So, come on! Free me!
-Okay, okay.
Get it open. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Good.
Now get behind me
and keep your mouth shut.
Okay, heres our plan.
I will find a safe position over there
and create a distraction with my stick.
Then you leap out with your knife
and finish the beast yourself.
I like that plan.
Thats a good plan. Im smart.
What beast?
The ogre, of course! Mulgarath!
-I just want to save my brother.
-Again with the brother?
Okay, fine. If we kill them,
saving him will be much easier.
Trust me. Now drop that stone.
Youll need both hands
to choke a goblin.
But how do I see without...
Nailed him!
I have given you the Sight,
a gift only a hobgoblin can bestow.
Oh, gross!
Youre welcome. Now, lets go.
-Simon!
-Jared.
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
Jared, whats happening?
Get me out of here.
Just hang on.
Im gonna cut you out.
-Jared!
-Get back.
Hide.
Jared!
Mulgarath!
Mulgarath!
Mulgarath!
Mulgarath!
Mulgarath!
-What are they doing?
-Summoning Mulgarath. Get ready.
Mulgarath! Mulgarath! Mulgarath!
Thats Mulgarath?
Thats the ogre
youre all freaked out about?
That old man?
Dont be fooled
by what you think you see.
Thats just what he wants.
I beg your forgiveness.
I asked my friends here
to invite you to a nice little meeting.
Then they got a bit overzealous.
Thats a goblin for you.
My apologies.
What do you want with me?
Its not what I want with you.
Its what I want from you.
Arthur Spiderwicks field guide.
I know you found it.
Thats right, you can simply
walk back the way you came.
Just give me the book.
I dont have it.
I dont. Look.
Search him!
What? If Mulgarath learns the secrets
in that book,
he could kill us all!
he could kill us all!
Hes weak in his human form.
Its now or never.
Come! Death to the ogre!
Bird!
Delicious! Come back here!
Ill be back! Kill him if you get a chance!
Remember the plan!
Ill be back! Kill him if you get a chance!
Remember the plan!
Move!
Pockets. Search the pockets.
The pockets! No, these!
These are pockets, idiot!
Master, this is all we found.
Do they have the book?
No.
But I know where it is.
Ill go get it and give it to you. I swear.
Im placing my trust in you.
If you give me the book,
your life will go on
as if nothing ever happened.
However, if you fail,
Im afraid lll have to find somebody else
to get my book for me.
Go. Go on.
Run along.
Go.
Mulgarath! Mulgarath! Mulgarath!
You failed me, Redcap!
There are two human boys
with the same faces.
The Jared and the not Jared.
We took the wrong one.
Then find the Jared,
get the book and kill them!
Kill them all!
Move out!
Stupid!
Stupid!
Those things were gonna kill me
over your stupid, stupid book!
-Theyre right over there.
-I cant take this.
Lets just get to the house
and give it to them.
Hey, its not at the house.
Its right here in my backpack.
-What? Then lets just give it to them.
-No, theyll just kill us anyway!
Well, lets just...
-Give it!
-Stop!
Give it!
Book!
-Get them! Go! Go! Go!
-Come on!
After them!
Get them! Get them! Rip them apart!
But not the book! Dont hurt the book!
Jared! Jared! Over here!
Help me! Help me!
Come on!
-Calm down!
-Keep them away! Keep them away!
-Calm down!
-Keep them away! Keep them away!
Its okay. Theres a protective circle
around the house.
-Were safe inside it.
-There you are.
You know, Mom left me in charge,
so you cant just run off
without telling me.
-Get her.
-Mallory, this way, now!
Now! Now!
-What? Dont yell at me.
-Mal, come on! Come on!
Run to the front door, fast!
Im not running anywhere,
and stop throwing rocks at me!
Listen to him!
Youre surrounded by goblins!
Get inside the protective circle!
Oh, God, Simon,
hes got you in on this now?
For the last time,
theres no such thing as...
Whats happening?
No, Mallory, theyre short.
Aim below your knees. 10 oclock.
Mallory! Mallory! 12 oclock!
Behind you! Behind you! 6 oclock!
Come back! Youre safe. Youre safe.
Youre safe.
Now do you believe me?
Mom!
Its gonna be bad! Its bad!
-Oh, God.
-No, thats bad.
-Mom!
-Jared!
-What were those things?
-I told you, goblins.
Its okay, Simon. Its okay.
No, its not okay! Its not! Its not!
Hes right. What am I saying?
Of course it isnt!
How many of those things
are out there?
I dont know! I dont know! Okay?
Sit tight! Ill be right back!
Jared! God, hes gonna get us all killed!
Ill be right back. Keep pressure on that.
Pressure? What?
Jared?
Why are they doing this?
What do they want from us?
The book.
Oh, God!
Theyre coming from everywhere!
I know, I can see.
This cant be happening.
This cant be happening.
Where did you get that book?
So, the book was in here
with a big warning that said,
Do not read, and you read it?
Its a book. I didnt think reading it
would unleash goblin fury, okay?
But thats the thing,
you never think of anything!
-Youre always doing this!
-Yeah, right.
You dont think, you just do!
Maybe I could think if youd stop talking.
You do stuff and we pay for it.
Hey, if youre so smart,
what do you think we should do with it?
If freaky goblins want this book,
I say we give it to them!
No!
Back off! The book stays here!
-Right here! Here, here, here!
-No! Mallory, no! No!
What is that hideous thing?
Havent I made myself that clear?
Touch it and youll pay!
-Stop it! Chill! Chill!
-Touch it and lll bite your fingers off!
Get me some honey from the kitchen.
-What?
-Just do it!
Come on, try it! Try it!
I invite you to try it!
-Go!
-Youll be fingerless, you...
You, get away!
-You ruined everything!
-Okay, protect the book.
Okay, I promise.
-Mallory!
-lm coming!
-Okay, honeys coming, honeys coming.
-ldiots!
-I dont need your stinking honey!
-Here, drink, drink.
-lts okay. Its okay.
-lts okay?
There is so much about this
thats not okay.
I dont even know where to start.
Why can I see him
without that stone thing?
Because hes letting you see.
Thimbletack, what happens
if goblins get the book?
You die, I die, we all die. Bye-bye.
-What does he mean, we all die?
-I think he means we all die.
He cant know the secrets. He cant!
The ogre is not to be trusted.
Hes right. We cant give it to Mulgarath.
Hell just kill us anyway.
I heard him say so.
Then lets just burn it.
No!
No!
Give it! Give the book!
Give it!
Sorry, master! Forgive us!
Give the book!
Okay, okay, okay, wait!
You win. You are strong,
smart human boy.
So dont be foolish. Give us the book.
Well leave you alone.
I dont believe you!
No!
Now youve done it! Now you will pay!
Book!
Book, book, book.
Book, book, book, book, book.
-lts cold.
-You cant stay in the circle forever.
And when you leave, here we will be.
Let me guess,
the books got a charm on it.
Lest there fall any more harm on it.
Great.
-Theyre not leaving.
-I know.
-Theyre never leaving!
-I heard you.
-Why does he want that book so bad?
-I dont know.
Well, figure it out!
All I know is Mulgarath
cant break the circle without this book,
so were safe as long as
we stay in the house.
Until when?
We stay here long enough,
were gonna end up like her!
Wait a minute.
-She can help us.
-Aunt Lucinda? Are you kidding?
We dont even know her
or where she is!
I think I do.
Shes at the Woodhaven Sanatorium.
But how do you get to her?
-There, all safe.
-Good. Now go. Make haste.
Okay, I think I have this figured out.
Some sort of secret tunnel system,
goes all the way to town.
About a mile, that way.
The first ladder you find, go up,
and the sanatoriums here.
Thanks.
You ready?
Oh, yeah. Now lm ready.
-All right. Lets go.
-Mallory?
I already told you, Simon, you cant go.
Not with that leg, youll slow us down.
I know, but I found this.
Itll make it easier for you to see.
Okay, Simon?
Go!
Go!
-Hey, are you there?
-Show yourselves!
Yeah, right here, on the porch!
Come to me on the porch!
Yeah, yeah, good.
Right here, over here.
Yeah, are you hungry?
-Right here on the porch.
-Come on. Hurry up. Get in.
Go! Go! Go!
Theyre coming! Open the door!
Jared, hurry!
-Come on!
-Get in, get in!
Lets go! Go, go, go!
Wait, wait, wait.
This way, this way, this way.
Hurry, hurry, hurry.
Dig! Dig!
Go!
Go!
Goblin defenses.
Tomato sauce burns the skin like acid.
Vinegar fumes asphyxiates.
Salt, blinding effect.
Are there more?
What does the book say?
-Step away from the book!
-Okay, okay, you open it.
Where is it?
Where did he put it? Where?
Oh, there.
Oh, no. Jared.
-What did you do with it? Liars! Liars!
-No, it wasnt me.
All of you, liars! Wheres the book?
-You brought the book?
-We need to show it to Lucinda.
-Which way goes into town?
-Right.
Get the troll.
Now left. Go left!
-lts a mole troll.
-What?
Run!
This way!
Go, go, go!
Jared!
Jared!
Jared, come on!
Are you okay?
Oh, man, did I hit somebody?
Yes. Thank you!
Then you hit F1, tab, tab.
Then shift-return to get the total.
I know, its a lot to remember,
but lets just go through it again.
Here you go.
So tomato sauce really kills goblins?
Jared, come on.
-Youre really in a hurry.
-Were just really excited to see her.
-Those are nice flowers and sword.
-I take fencing.
Lucinda? You have visitors.
More salt.
There, there, there, now.
Its okay. Its okay.
Aunt Lucinda?
Im Mallory Grace,
and this is my brother, Jared.
Our moms Helen.
We have some questions.
-See, we moved into your house.
-What?
Oh, no, no, no.
No, it isnt safe.
Why have you done this?
Mom said you gave it to her
since shes the only living heir.
-No, you have to get out of there.
-We cant.
We dont have anywhere else to go.
-lt isnt safe. You dont understand.
-Yes, we do.
We know everything. Weve seen.
Its okay. Theyve seen.
Mallory, look.
No, no, not for you.
Shes right.
Eat that and youll never crave
human food again.
-How do you know that?
-I found this.
Your fathers field guide.
Inside, quickly, quickly!
Inside, quickly, quickly!
Quickly!
Do you know what youve done
by bringing it outside the circle?
Dont you know what could happen
if it falls into the wrong hands?
No, we dont.
Thats why I brought it to you.
Then you havent read it.
He did.
Then you know more than you should.
And your lives are in danger.
Didnt you read the note?
Please. We dont know what to do.
Cant you tell us something
thatll help us?
This book has brought nothing
but heartache and misery to my family.
I would say it was his lifes work,
but, in truth, it was his life.
The last day I saw him
he was so agitated,
almost delirious-
I remember him
running through the house,
a craZed look in his eyes-
That was the day he created the circle-
A book Mulgarath would use
to destroy all the other faeries-
And then nothing could stop him,
even humans,
from becoming the most powerful
creature the world had ever known.
My father immediately did everything
he could to protect us-
Everything except---
Master must destroy the book!
No! We need to protect it!
Keep it inside the circle,
safe from the ogre!
I just need more time, Thimbletack.
I need more time.
But I didnt know
about the circle, you see.
London Bridge is falling down
Falling down
Oh, no!
Falling down
London Bridge is falling down
Lucy!
Come away from the toadstools!
-What?
-Stay inside the circle!
-I cant hear you!
-Lucy! No!
London Bridge is falling down
Daddy! Please, help me!
Somebodys dragging me, Daddy!
-Leave her alone!
-Daddy!
Lucy, come! Come! Stay there!
-Stay inside the circle!
-Daddy! Daddy, whats going on?
-Whats happening?
-Dont go over the mushrooms! No!
What are those?
Daddy, what are those things?
Tell me!
Daddy! Daddy?
Daddy?
The sylph protect
the entire faerie realm,
and the secrets my father discovered
put them in danger-
So they rescued him from the goblins,
but took him away from me-
-Daddy!
-Lucy! Ill be back!
Each day,
I would stare down that drive,
and dream of him
walking up those steps
and holding me in his arms once again.
But he never did.
One night, I dreamt that I saw him
in the woods.
So I went out to look for him,
but something wouldnt let me.
When they say suicide
and you say goblins,
here is where they put you.
They thought ld read the book, you see.
Mulgarath will stop at nothing
to get these secrets,
which is why you and your family
are in grave danger.
And there is only one person
who can help you.
-Who?
-My father.
Your father? But your fathers dead.
No! No, no, hes not dead.
The sprites have told me hes alive,
held captive by the sylph
for all that he knows.
You must find him,
bring him his book
and have him destroy it.
It is your only hope.
-No!
-Give me that!
Where did he come from?
-No!
-Horrible, horrible!
Mom?
Useless!
-Worthless! No.
-Wait. Wait.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Whats this? Whats this? No?
You had the book in your possession,
and all you bring me is pages
of nixies and phooka habitats!
Dont hurt me.
It hurts!
Charm for protective circle.
Forgive me, master.
When the moon rises,
the book will be mine.
Redcap, we have a potion to make.
Oh, no. This is not good.
Must find human boy. Must warn him.
Or maybe lll just hide. I like that plan.
So, you say you found this book,
and it tells you how to see faeries
and goblins and magic sprites,
and thats what this is all about.
I told you you wouldnt believe me.
-What do you think about all this, Mal?
-lts true, Mom.
No, its not!
Do you really think I am so stupid
that I dont see what this is about?
You hate the house
and you want to go back to New York
and to our old life!
Well, let me just be really clear
when I say
that isnt gonna happen.
Because we cant afford New York,
because...
This is why Dad left, you know.
Excuse me?
When someones trying to tell you
something you dont wanna hear,
this is what you do.
You just stop listening and start yelling.
You did it to Dad all the time.
-Stop it.
-I saw you.
Yeah, you saw what you wanted to see.
You wouldnt listen,
and thats why he left!
Get out.
-What?
-I said get out.
Gladly.
I hate you,
and I dont want to live with you!
Dont you think you should just tell him?
Go inside, Mal.
Well deal with this when I get home.
Oh, my! Were so organized.
Organized, organized, organized.
Look at that. Thats very good.
More bombs for you.
The book! What happened to the book?
What did you do to the book?
-lts okay, its okay. Ill talk to him.
-Stained!
You said you wouldnt take the book,
and you lied!
-You tricked him!
-I know. Im sorry.
Jared, I think you should come
and see this.
See? No goblins.
-Do you think theyve given up?
-Wrong!
Goblins dont give up.
Theyre too stupid to know how.
Theyre relentless,
and theyre out there right now, plotting,
which is why I came back for you.
Now is the perfect time to...
Bird! Bird!
Come here, come here, come here.
Dont go up there! No, come here!
-What is that?
-lts Hogsqueal.
Wait a minute.
-Do birds live in these little houses?
-Yeah.
Oh, my gosh. Thats genius.
Who thought of that?
You can stick your tongue right in.
Hogsqueal! Hogsqueal!
You said the goblins are plotting.
To do what?
They have pages of the book.
That stupid book!
You dont understand.
I talked to Spiderwick.
I shared hobgoblin secrets.
But Mulgarath stole just that one page,
then used it to kill my entire family!
If he gets ahold of the whole book,
he will do the same to everyone,
including you!
And now hes coming.
When the moon rises, he said.
But well be waiting. Well set a trap.
You with your knife and me hiding safely
near these bird homes.
-Who is that? Whos up there?
-More humungous humans!
Recruits for the alliance!
Huh? Huh? Join us on our quest!
Vengeance or death!
Hopefully vengeance.
Okay, heres the plan.
No, no. Wait, wait, wait!
We must unite! We must stay focused!
Dad, lve left like four messages.
Why havent you called back?
Where are you?
Youve got to come here right now.
Theres all this crazy...
All this weird stuffs been happening.
Bad stuff, real bad.
And you, you said
you were gonna come get me.
So where are you?
Hes not coming, is he?
Hes with someone else.
Hes moved in with her.
Hes not getting back with Mom.
Hes not.
Mom wanted him to tell you himself.
Shes been waiting for him to do that.
Its okay, Tibbsy. Its okay.
Oh, God, theyre coming.
Jared, what do we do now?
Lucinda said our only chance
is to take the book to Arthur Spiderwick
and have him destroy it.
What?
We dont even know if hes alive,
let alone how to find him.
-What? What are you looking for?
-He had a pet.
A pet?
And Fluffy the dog is gonna save us?
It wasnt a dog. It was this, a griffin.
When I call upon him
in the native tongue of the tree elf
with whom he dwells,
he comes to my assistance.
See? His pet can find him.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Summon a griffin in native tree elf
to find a 1 25-year-old man
who may or may not be alive?
Thats our plan?
And you know how to summon
a griffin in native tree elf?
Of course.
Is that it?
Did it work?
I guess not.
Whoa! That sounds like a big one.
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
-Jared! Jared!
-Simon, be careful!
Yes, yes, yes! Find Arthur Spiderwick.
Bring him the book.
Theres your ride. Off you go.
Go, go, go!
What? You want us to ride that beast?
Hes not a beast. Hes a bird.
Hes a big-boned bird!
Theres no way we can possibly...
Its okay. Calm down. Its okay.
Cool pet.
Hurry up! What are you waiting for?
Get on him!
My God, its him.
Arthur Spiderwick.
Hes alive.
Whoa.
-How are we gonna get home?
-Arthur Spiderwick?
Thank God we found you.
You dont even know
what weve been through.
-lm sorry. Do I know you?
-Not really.
Lucinda, your daughter,
our great-aunt, she sent us.
Lucy? Shes only 6-and-a-half years old.
No. No, shes 86-and-a-half.
Well, thats nonsense.
I was with her only this morning.
Or was that yesterday?
No, that was 80 years ago!
Listen, you gotta believe me.
Youre my great-great-uncle.
Help me out, guys.
Guys?
Whats happening?
Whats the matter with them?
The sylphs.
Their songs must have altered
my perception of time.
That is what they do.
Lucys an old woman now, you say?
That must mean that my wife is...
Oh, my God, what have I done?
Look, lm sorry about all that, really.
But you gotta help us. I found your book.
The field guide? No!
No, not here. Not now.
Dont listen to them.
Follow me.
Here! Under here!
Quickly, while theyre distracted.
The book, give me the book.
Oh, the field guide.
The field guide.
You should never have read this.
You should not have brought this
outside the circle.
I know. I know, but I brought it to you
so you could destroy it.
Destroy it?
No. Are you mad?
I have uncovered all of their secrets.
And this book is my validation.
This book is my life.
Youre 1 25 years old! Your life is over!
And your daughter
spent her life without a father,
all because of that book.
I never imagined
that the things ld learned
could possibly have led to this.
Look, I know stuff I wish I didnt, too,
but theres nothing I can do about that.
One thing I know for sure
is that you gotta destroy that book.
-Whats this?
-What?
-Whats wrong?
-Wheres my book?
-What is this?
-Thimbletack, he switched the pages.
But the real book
is still inside the circle. Its safe.
-No, Mulgarath got pages.
-What?
-Hell break the circle as soon as...
-As soon as the moon rises, I know.
Thats when Mom will be getting home.
I gotta get back.
No! They wont let you leave.
Theyll keep you here for
the same reason theyre keeping me.
We know too much.
Then what are we gonna do?
Please, youve gotta help us!
If lm as old as you say I am,
lm useless outside this glade.
The last thing I said to my mom was,
l hate you.
Listen, son.
The boy who had the tenacity
to find me,
doesnt need my help.
Now, Mulgarath wants the power
that comes with knowledge.
You have that knowledge.
You are the book now.
And you have to get out of here. Now.
Yes!
I think I can distract them.
On my signal,
run to your brother and sister.
Youll only have a few moments
to escape.
-But...
-Await my signal.
But...
Here! Here! I have the field guide!
Do you want it? Yes, here!
Come take it!
You can keep it safe right here!
Now!
Yes, Byron! Yes!
Get them home safely!
Come on, snap out of it! Come on!
Oh, shoot!
They started spreading the potion.
Oh, shoot!
They started spreading the potion.
Oh, no. Theres Mom.
-Mom! No! Turn around!
-Go away, Mom!
Stop the car!
What?
-Mom, move over!
-What are you doing?
Mallory, you drive!
Get the car inside the circle!
-Go, go!
-Youre not driving this car!
Stop it! Mal, stop!
Thank God.
Will someone please tell me
whats going on?
-Jared, what do we do now?
-Protect the house.
-Simon, the sage in the planter boxes.
-I know, I know.
-Hang them in the windows!
-lm on it.
Mal, go upstairs
and get all of Lucindas salt.
-All of it?
-All of it!
-Okay. Okay.
-Thimbletack!
-Jared!
-Thimbletack!
The circles about to be broken!
Please come out!
Jared! Jared! What is going on?
-Mom, youve got to believe me. Okay?
-No! No!
One more word about faeries
and goblins and I swear...
Goblins, I know. But I hid the book.
Theyll never find it.
Well, I hope they dont. Unless...
Why is she screaming?
Im the one who should be screaming.
The circles about to be broken!
Mom, no! Hes not the problem.
They are.
Get in there! Get in there!
We have to protect the house.
Understand?
Hurry, hurry! Yeah, get every opening!
Okay, the living rooms done!
-Simon, do the music room!
-Okay, okay, I got it!
Steel, it cuts and burns.
Good thing were New Yorkers.
Good thing were New Yorkers.
Wait, wait, here it comes.
Here it comes.
The circle is broken.
The circle is broken.
The circle is broken! Attack!
The windows and doors are protected.
Get down there. Go low! Go low!
Break it! Break on through! Come on!
The rest of you, up! Up, up, up!
Go, you toads! Go! Find the book!
Where did they go?
Did it work?
Come on, Jared! Come on!
Lets go! Lets go!
Get back, Jared! Get back!
Go, go, go! Run!
Give it to me! Give it to me!
-Simon, get the back door!
-lm on it!
Mal, help me!
It wont hold for long.
Give me a hand.
Go on! Get in there! Where did they go?
Where are they? Where are they?
Come on, lets find them.
You, over there, to the left.
You, to the right.
Spread out, spread out.
Oh...
Are you okay?
-lt worked.
-Yeah.
Book safe?
Yes. Good job, Thimbletack.
Thank God.
What is it?
Come on.
Dad?
What happened?
Richard?
-What are you doing here?
-Whats going on?
Where do we start?
With this, I guess.
Whats that? Let me see.
No!
Not until you tell me
what you need to tell me.
What?
The last time we were on the phone,
you said the next time we met,
you had something
you needed to say to me.
you had something
you needed to say to me.
So what is it?
Look me in the eyes and tell me.
I just want to hear you say it.
I...
I just wanted to tell you that I love you.
Let me see.
Jared.
Wrong answer.
-Jared!
-Get back! Get back!
What did you do?
-lts not Dad!
-What?
Oh, my God!
Now give me the book!
Run, Jared!
Give me the book. Give me the book.
Back off!
Thimbletack!
Give me the book!
Jared!
Give me the book!
Oh, yeah.
Give me the book now!
-You want the book?
-Yeah.
Go get it!
Jared! Jared!
-Jared, are you okay?
-Jared, you did it.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Jared, are you okay?
Yes! Death to the ogre!
We did it! You sent him right to me,
and I ate him! Thats teamwork!
The taste of vengeance is sweet!
I can still taste a little! Oh, its good!
I did it! I knew I could do it!
They said I couldnt, but I did it!
-lts the field guide.
-Here, well help you.
Jared.
Im sorry I didnt believe you. I mean...
No, lm sorry.
-No, listen, l...
-For what I said, I didnt mean...
Jared, its not your fault.
Its mine.
I was trying to protect you,
but I guess I should have
just told you the truth.
Your dad does love you,
and if you want to stay with him, thats...
I dont want to live with Dad.
Is it okay if I stay here with you?
Is it okay?
Who else is gonna protect us?
Ill go put this in your old room.
My old friend Thimbletack.
Book safe, Lucy. Book safe.
And if my father were here,
hed say, Job well done.
Aunt Lucinda?
I think you should come see this.
Am I dreaming?
No, my child. Youre not.
Child?
Do you know how old I am?
Yes, I do.
Im so sorry.
I was so captivated by all
the magical creatures I found
that I lost sight of the one I already had.
But I see now,
and I may never be able
to forgive myself.
You came back as you promised,
so I forgive you.
My dear, because the book was saved,
the sylph allowed me to come see you,
but I cannot stay.
Because if I do,
all my years will come back to me,
all at once, and I will turn to dust.
Then this time, take me with you.
Daddy.
Oh, Lucy.
-Come with me.
-Okay.
Hey, come on.
Fly while you can, griffin.
I swallowed an ogre whole.
You could be next.