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Sing: Thriller is a Halloween short inspired by the Michael Jackson song that premiered on Netflix from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment. PlotBuster Moon's old friends from his home in Calatonia and new friends from Redshore City are among the crowd that come to the New Moon Theater to watch the Halloween play, GMO the Musical, in which Meena is approached by talking vegetables, including one played by Gunter, and turned into a giant lemon by mad scientists Ash and Johnny. They sing Thriller all throughout. After the show, Buster's troupe invites him to Clay Calloway's Halloween party, which Buster accepts. As he prepares to leave, he gets distracted by a news broadcast discussing a laboratory that has been destroyed in a mysterious explosion. He then flinches as several pumpkins fall from a shelf, and one hits him on the head before Ash reminds him to come with them. On their way to Clay's house in Big Daddy's truck, they are stopped by an officer who informs them that the road is closed due to an explosion and leak at the science lab. Ash asks if anyone is hurt, but the officer assures her everyone has been safely evacuated. Buster asks about the flood of glowing pink-and-blue ooze that has been sectioned off in front of them, but the officer knows nothing about it. As the troupe drives off, the officer steps in some of the ooze, and his eyes start glowing as he goes into a trance. When the troupe arrives to the party, they find the place is well-decorated, but no one else is around, and the ooze can be seen spreading through the property. Ash excitedly rings Clay's doorbell, but he doesn't answer, and all the lights suddenly go out, creating an uneasy atmosphere. Johnny and Gunter convince everyone that they are just being pranked, but when Ash looks through Clay's door's mail slot to try to find him, she is suddenly met with his glowing eyes. The troupe jumps back in shock, and everyone except Buster and Miss Crawly come into contact with the ooze. The other party guests come out, also in a zombie-like state with glowing eyes. Clay, Meena, Ash, Johnny, and Gunter become afflicted as well, and Buster and Miss Crawly watch in fear as everyone sings and dances to Thriller. They run as the zombies begin to chase them, and escape onto a boat and paddle away from the house. Buster, relieved, deems them safe, when three giant tentacles suddenly come out of the water and prepare to slam down on the two. These events are revealed to have just been a dream, as Buster wakes up screaming, back in the theater. Miss Crawly says he must have hit his head, and asks if he is well enough to go to Clay's party. Happy to have woken up from his nightmare, Buster races to meet everyone else and go. However, as Miss Crawly turns off the lights, her eyes glow and she walks away in a trance as Ray appears giving an evil laugh before falling off of his jack-o-lantern. Cast
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