Spooky Month is an animated web-series made by SrPelo from 2018 to 2024. It follows two children in a costume, Skid and Pump who wants to spread the word of Halloween that they referred to as "Spooky Month" while getting into troubles and problems along the way, mostly revolve around supernatural and murderous entities.
Characters[]
Skid and Pump[]
Skid and Pump is a small duo and a main characters in the Spooky Month series that are known for their love for "Spooky Month" regardless of month their were in. Skid wears a skeleton costume that were black and has a white lines to represent a bones alongside a skull headed mask, while Pump is wears a black suit with a white gloves a pumpkin mask representing a "Jack-O-Lantern". They caused an unintentional troubles and good-nature chaos around their town while preforming a "Spooky Dance" on some occasion.
Lila[]
Lila is Skid mother, who is always getting into dangerous and stressful situation while her children is celebrating "Spooky Month". In the first episode, she is being threatened by a murderer wearing a devils mask (who later named to be Bob Velseeb), while later in the same episode Lila is wearing a Christmas attire telling her kids that it was November. She later became much more prominent, especially in Spooky Month: Tender Treats, where she was almost killed by Bob Velseeb, and it was reveal at the end that Bob was someone that she used to know.
Kevin[]
Kevin is a shop-owner of "CandyClub" who first appear in the second episode of Spooky Month. He is mostly annoyed with Skid and Pump antics because of a trouble that starts happening towards him. But despite the annoyance from the Skid and Pump, he still tried to help them regardless in any troubling situation.
Episodes[]
It's Spooky Month[]
Skid was on his computer desk, when suddenly the clock change from Sep 20 to Oct 1 as the bell chimes. Skid eventually turns-around, proclaiming that "IT IS DA SPOOKY MONTH!". Skid immediately throwing his phone and then calling Pump on his phone. Pump tell Skid that he sent him something which was Skeleton doing a spooky dance (not before it reveals to be a ooga-booga jump-scare). Skid slide to the living room finding his mom, Lila, being held at knifepoint by Serial Killer (who later to be named Bob Velseb) telling Skid to not come here and call 911. But Skid tells her mom that it is Spooky Month, which Lila actually remembers and give a candy to a Serial Killer(who proceed to do a spooky dance). Skid immediately goes to his grandma, telling her that is Spooky Month, before her skeleton came out from her corpse. Skid going outside with Pump, when suddenly a white van appears, A Driver tells them if they want some candy, which they agree to, while telling him that it is the Spooky Month. They later going to watch a horror movie at a theater(another ooga-booga jumpscare), and later go to the graveyard to tell them "IT IS DA SPOOKY MONTH" before immediately Skid tell Pump to do a prank call. Which they actually summoned a demon, Moloch, using a Ouija board, telling a demon that "IT IS DA SPOOKY MONTH", which make a demon start doing a spooky dance. Pump then suggest Skid to play a horror game (which was Luigi's Mansion with another ooga-booga jump-scare), and then Skid tells Pump to go downstairs. When they do go downstairs, they find Lila, wearing a Santa-themed dress telling his kids that it is November. They stay-silently until shouted in excitement saying "IT'S THE SPOOKY BEFORE CHRISTMAS" and immediately start a spooky dance.
Spooky Month 2 - The Stars[]
A two thieves scoping out Skid and Lila's living room after breaking into their house. The fat thief doesn't like the place but the thin thief tells him that they will get out of the house after getting the "stuff". But suddenly, a weird realistic skeleton appear causing the thieves to be scare. But turns it was turns out to be Skid who greets the two thieves, and question them about why are they inside his house. The two thieves tried to explained, but Skid figure that they were for the "Spooky Month" The fat thief begin to do a spooky dance, much to his partner annoyance. Skid bids farewell to those thieves while they continue their research on the house. But the light goes on, while a tired-looking Lila steps in, wondering what's occurred in the living room. After seeing the two thieves in her house, the thin thief tried to distract her by doing a spooky dance. While Skid is running, Moloch(still trap in the Ouija board) telling him to get out here. But Skid refused because it's "Spooky Month" and bids farewell, much to Moloch disappointment. Exit from his house, Skid decided to call Pump that it is a Spooky Month. Pump landing to the sidewalk and suggest Skid that they need to get some ice-cream. They found an ice-cream truck and trying to get attention from the owner, who turns out the be Frank from the previous episode. Frank was angry at first, but his demeanor changed when he sees Skid and Pump and asked them if they want some ice-cream. They asked Frank that they wanted a "Spooky ice-cream", which they eventually get. Skid tell Pump to go for a laugh, but not long before a random kid asked for a ice-cream, and Frank gives the kid a poison ice-cream (and start a spooky dance). Skid and Pump later pop into the dark-alley with posters of missing children and greets Mr. Clown. Mr. Clown asked how they are doing, which Skid respond that it is a "Spooky Month", and Pump tells him about a spooky joke. Mr. Clown just laughing maniacally, which Skid and Pump found it hilarious. Skid tells Pump that they need to go onto Internet. (which make them flying. But not long before another kid tell Mr. Clown, that the kid wants a joke too, but Mr. Clown hits and kidnaps the kid instead.) Skid and Pump then crashed through the window of Susie's bedroom, and they begin mess around her laptop. But not long when Susie appears telling them what are they doing in her room, before they get the hell out of there while Pump stealing her homework much to Susie annoyance. Skid and Pump later knocked the door of Pump's house. They later greet Pump grandfather who got a heart attack, but not long until Skid and Pump tells him that it was "Spooky Month", and Pump's grandpa start a spooky dance (breaking his bones). They later run into the Hatzgang, who proceed to spit on their face, stomping their feet, and hit them in the head. The Hatzgang tells them what are they doing here, and Pump respond by saying that it's a "Spooky Month". The leader of the group, Roy tells Skid and Pump that there is a spooky party around the house on the hill, which make them excited and so they running into the house. When they arrived at the house, they notice that nobody's here, except for one stranger (Roy's Uncle) who tells them that they have been tricked and was ready for his "treat". They are fright to see this stranger, with Skid citing that "this isn't spooky. it's a scary". Just before the stranger could touch them, a mysterious tentacle pops from the floor and grabs them. It turns out it was a octopus-like monsters that grabs them who reveals to be "The Eyes of the Universe". Unfazed by it's appearance, Skid decided to introduce himself and Pump to the monster, while Pump (despite being hypnotize) tell the monster that it is "Spooky Month". The Eyes of the Universe were excited of this that it crashes to the front of the Mansion, squashing the stranger, and hypnotizing the Hatzgang, while Skid think they having fun, while Pump tells them to keep looking at the stars. They later go to the CandyClub, Kevin, who aware of the kids having been here many times, asked them what do they want. Skid and Pump tells Kevin that they want a three candy bags, while Kevin confused and asked "where's the third one?" before The Eyes of the Universe breaks in and screeching at Kevin. While Skid and Pump eating their candies, The Eyes of the Universe tells them that he needs to go. They exchange farewell at the monster, before it tells them to "A L W A Y S L O O K A T T H E S T A R S !", and Skid later tells Pump to visit his house. Meanwhile, the thieves that broke into Skid's house were arrested and send to the police car. While they were in the car, the fat thief notice Skid and Pump waving at them while doing a spooky dance, which makes a fat thief joining them until the thin thief cut it out. Lila telling the kids about where have they've been. Skid tells her mother that they met a new friend, while Pump tells Lila that it tells him to look at the stars, which Lila amused about it. Skid then tells her mother that they teach their friend to do a spooky month, which Lila respond "FOR SPOOKY MONTH!?" and everyone start doing a spooky dance.
Reception[]
In total, Spooky Month has been consistently being Frontpaged on Newgrounds on every instalment. As-well include 4 Daily Feature, 2 Weekly User's Choice, and 1 Review Crew Pick. In total, the 5 entries had between 700,000 to 300,00 views on Newgrounds.